Postdoctoral candidate Rui Chen won best research poster in the EPI Research Day 2023 Early-Stage Investigator Poster Competition. Her poster consisted of several interrelated projects, but her main research focused on characterizing the function of inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels in insects nervous system.
The Emerging Pathogens Institute’s annual Research Day event celebrates pathogens research and the people who work in this critical academic space. After three years of meeting virtually, the event was held in person at the Reitz Union on Feb. 16, 2023 on the University of Florida’s campus. Researchers and students exhibited 123 abstracts and posters that probed pathogens and infectious diseases topics spanning from lab research to field investigations and bioinformatic analyses.
Abstract Submission Form There is a 400-word maximum on your abstract. This is only for the abstract. You may have more than 400 words on your poster. Going over the maximum will disqualify you from the competition.
EPI Research Day 2025 Abstract Submission Form Submit an abstract to participate in the poster session at EPI Research Day 2025. The abstract submission deadline is noon on Feb. 9,…
Feb. 15, 2024 EPI Research Day 2024 EPI Research Day 2024 took place on Feb. 15, 2024, in the UF Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. The event had over 135 posters…
EPI investigator Song Liang enjoys introducing undergraduate students to the mesmerizing world of pathogens research. His most recent mentee, Lindsay Richards, recently won UF’s campus-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium best paper competition in the STEM/Medicine category.
