The Genetics Program Retreat 2023 was a huge success held last week in the Biology Building and The Art Building West on the University of Iowa Campus. The Genetics Graduate Program wants to give a big thanks to the Keynote Speaker Susan Rosenberg, PhD, and the Alumni guest speakers Tim Parnell, PhD, and Tanner Koomar, PhD, as well as the Retreat Committe. A special thanks to all the graduate students who presented their work and to all the attendees.

Congratulations to the students who received Oral Presentation Awards: 1st place Bekah Peplinski-Dupuy lab, 2nd place Nathan Mohar-Wallrath lab, and 3rd place Lucas Casten-Michaelson lab.

Congratulations to the students who received Poster Presentation Awards: 1st place Swathi Mamillapalli-Darbro lab. 2nd place Nate Mullin-Mullins lab. 3rd place Maria Alejandra Rodrigues Herrera-Potthoff lab.