Student Research Week 2023

35th Annual Student Research Week

2023 Information

• 35th annual Student Research Week
• Tuesday February 28th through Friday March 3rd, 2023
• Location: Academic Event Center for in-person events, and Zoom for virtual events
• Hosted by the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Concentration

2023 Theme

This year’s theme is Lord of the Genes: Cell Biology and Biochemistry. Besides being a huge LOTR fan, in CBB, many of us focus on different aspects of cell homeostasis. For some, p53 is the “lord of the genes” since it is involved in tumorigenesis and is the “guardian of the genome”. For others, SRP, which targets 30% of the proteome, is one of the Lord of the Genes. I wanted to include every facet of biochemistry and cell biology, and leave it vague enough that everyone can feel included, especially other departments.

This year will be conducted in a hybrid fashion, with in-person open poster sessions, a vendor fair, and oral presentations and with all virtual poster judging sessions. Both the judging and open poster sessions allow students from different biological research areas to present their research projects, discuss their results, and disseminate their findings and ideas. Students from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), Medical school, Nursing school, the new Population and Public Health school, Pharmaceutical sciences, Texas Tech University campus, Amarillo campus, and other colleges show great interest by participating in these poster sessions.

Student Research Week also provides research seminars presented by distinguished biomedical students, and is an opportunity to recruit regional students into GSBS degree programs.

GSBS students organize, plan, and coordinate the entire event, and determine the overall seminar series theme. While the event has a biomedical theme, the posters are open to all biological research areas. The judging criteria are set to evaluate a hypothesis, the methods used to research that hypothesis, and the presenter’s ability to clearly present those original ideas.

Helpful Links

• More information about SRW
• Poster Guidelines
• 2023 Abstract Book
• SRW Committee
• SRW Forms
• SRW Vendors and Sponsors