Are you ready to share your research with us?
We are bringing back the annual Huck Life Sciences Symposium for the 9th year! This FREE event provides a forum for life science researchers and is open to students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, staff, facilities and organizations. Since 2015, this event organized by the Huck Graduate Student Advisory Committee has brought together hundreds of researchers from diverse scientific fields, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and networking. Register for the symposium to learn about some cool science and network with other life scientists!
Sign-up for the 2025 Life Sciences Symposium here on Friday, May 23rd, 2025 for registration with breakfast, lunch, dinner and coffee.
Submit an abstract for the symposium! All student posters and presentations are eligible for awards. Check out the submission guidelines for more details.
The Life Sciences Symposium will feature:
- Keynote talk and panel (P.S., our theme this year is Artificial intelligence in the life sciences)
- Graduate student and postdoc talks
- Student poster presentations
- Breaking into academia and industry workshops
- Networking opportunities
- and more!
Keynote Speaker
Debra Mathews, PhD, MA
Associate Director for Research and Programs for the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, and a Professor in the Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Mathews’s academic work focuses on ethics and policy issues raised by emerging technologies, with particular focus on genetics, stem cell science, neuroscience, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Mathews is a member of the steering committee of The Hinxton Group, an international collective of scientists, ethicists, policymakers and others, interested in ethical and well-regulated science, and whose work focuses primarily on stem cell research. She has been an active member of the International Neuroethics Society since 2006, has been on the Society’s Board of Directors since 2015, and is currently serving as President of the Society. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Mathews has spent time at the Genetics and Public Policy Center, the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, and the National Academy of Medicine working in various capacities on science policy.
Panel
TBD
Workshops
TBD
Career Seminar
TBD
Check in on LSS updates or check out previous year's symposia here.
Got questions?
Contact us via psu.hgsac@gmail.com