49th Annual AGSBS Symposium

Biology and Beyond: An Expedition to a World of Science

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AGSBS 49th Annual Biology Symposium Participant List and Abstracts

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Join us please for the first AGSBS Biology Symposium back in-person since 2019! We are proud to announce the 49^th annual AGSBS Biology Symposium will be held Thursday, May 11^th,2023 at the Schulich ELC. Prospective participants will be adding their expertise to our invited keynote speakers, whose research ranges from various disciplines in biology. Our theme this year is Biology & Beyond: An Expedition to a World of Science. To celebrate 50 years of AGSBS, we look forward to expanding beyond the realms of biology as we know it and explore innovative advances in the field! We invite all graduate students to submit an abstract to present their research in a poster format or talk! 

At this year’s symposium we will host two Keynote Speakers, as well as 6 student talks, and 20 poster presentations. The symposium will conclude with a Career Workshop facilitated by York Alumni, Dr. Chun Chih Chen.  

Note that to attend and submit abstract submissions for talks or posters, you must register for the event.  

If you would like to present your research in a talk-presentation format, please select ticket type ‘Student Admission + Talk Abstract Submission’. Please note the talk presentations will be 10-minutes and students will have the opportunity to vote for the Best Talk from Student Talk Session 1 and Session 2. The winners will be awarded a prize! Deadline to submit talk abstracts is Monday, April 10^th,2023. 

If you would like to present your research in a poster-presentation format, please select ticket type ‘Student Admission + Poster Abstract Submission’. Please note the poster presentations will be 5-minutes and will be judged by an assigned Principal Investigator. The winner will be awarded a prize! Deadline to submit poster abstracts is Monday, April 24^th,2023. 

You will be prompted to complete a form which will allow you to submit your abstract for a talk or poster. You will also have the option to indicate whether you would like your abstract to be considered for a poster presentation if you are not selected for a talk. 

If you would like to attend the event without submitting an abstract for a talk or poster, please select ticket type ‘ General Student Admission’. Deadline to register for the symposium is Monday, May 1^st,2023. 

We are excited to see you on May 11^th,2023! 

Here is the registration link: 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/516370216217  

If you have any questions, please email agsbsymposium@yorku.ca.

48th Annual AGSBS Symposium

“The World of Viruses: How Far Have We Come?”

Similar to last year, we will be hosting our symposium through the Fourwaves platform, with many new and exciting features! Using the Fourwaves site, we will have a “Virtual Poster Session” and “Poster Gallery” which will allow all presenters and attendees to interact and “walk-through” all presentations. Poster presenters can publish their content on the Fourwaves site and engage in video discussions of up to 8 people! As a poster presenter, you can also share your screen to point to specific areas of the figures.

Note that to view the posters and necessary links for the talks, keynote speakers, and workshops, you must register for the event. Moreover, all content published by the poster presenters & necessary links will be private. Therefore, you must remember your login information after you register.

If you would like to present your research, please first register for the event, then you can submit your abstract. We have already included an option to attach your poster – please note that you can add this later on, or edit/change your abstract until the deadline through your registered account.

The official deadline to submit abstracts will be March 18th, 2022 by 11:59 PM.

We are excited to see you on April 1st, 2022!

Here is the registration link:

https://event.fourwaves.com/746c9a83-ea9e-4005-b357-10fe325397b2/pages

Once registered:

You can look forward to a lineup of invigorating keynote talks, focusing on researching viruses and their impact on our world! Additionally, we have a list of student talks, poster presentations, helpful workshops as well as the 2^nd annual Lion’s Den! For a full description of our speakers, click on the “Speakers” tab. To know when each event is taking place and the necessary links to join, click on the “Schedule” tab. If you want to know what the Lion’s Den is, scroll down!

LION’S DEN

As part of the 48^th AGSBS Symposium, we will be hosting the 2^nd annual, Lion’s Den.

• Do you have what it takes to impress the Lions? Try convincing them, in 90 seconds or less, that your research is the NEXT. BIG. THING. Rules: Present your research as you would to someone with no science background. You have 90 seconds to speak to your judges. Slides are not allowed, props are welcomed. The winner will get a $50.00 gift card.

Will you be entering the Lion’s Den?

47th Annual AGSBS Symposium

The Virtual 46^th AGSBS Biology Symposium

From Local to Global: Exploring the Vast Diversity between Biological Environments

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AGSBS 46th Symposium Poster 2020
AGSBS Main Program – 46th Symposium

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