Retreat Schedule

Friday October 2nd, 2026

Morning Session 1

8:00 – 8:50 am: Check-in & Breakfast 

8:50 – 9:00 am: Opening Remarks

9:00 – 9:15 am: Neal Silverman (Faculty, IMB) 

9:15 – 9:30 am: Yanghuan Yu (MCB, 5th+ Year) 

9:30 – 09:45 am: Manlin Shao (CBIO, 4th Year) 

9:45 – 10:00 am: Kyla Vazquez (CMM, 5th+ Year) 

10:00 – 10:10: 10 Minute Break/Time check

Morning Session 2

10:10 – 10:25 am: Taejeong Song (Faculty, CMM)  

10:25 – 10:40 am: Calvin Perkins (MCB, 5th+ Year)

10:40 – 10:55 am:  Evy Nguyen (IMB, 4th Year) 

10:55 – 11:10 am: Adriana Gomez-Buckley (MCB, 4th Year)

11:10 – 11:25 am: Noah Franz (IMB, 4th Year)

11:25 – 1:35 pm: Lunch / Free Time

Afternoon Session 1

1:35 – 1:50 pm: Anika Arias (CBIO, 4th Year)

1:50 – 2:05 pm: Andrew Khalil (IMB, 4th Year)

2:05 – 2:20 pm: Sydney Verdugo (IMB, 4th Year)

2:20 – 2:35 pm: Raymond Hon (MCB, 4th Year)

2:35 – 2:50 pm: Kelly King (IMB, 4th Year)

2:50 - 3:10 pm: 20 Minute Break/Time check

Afternoon Session 2

3:10 – 3:25 pm: Alexis Garbarczyk (MCB, 4th Year)

3:25 – 3:40 pm: Sloane McVicker (IMB, 4th Year)

3:40 – 3:55 pm: Skye Rounseville (MCB, 5th+ Year)

3:55 – 4:10  pm: Christina Arnoldy (IMB, 4th Year)

Evening Program

4:10 - 5:15 pm: Dr. James Monaghan (Keynote Speaker)

5:20 - 6:25 pm: Dinner

6:30 - 8:00 pm: Poster Session

8:00 - 9:00 pm: Social Hour

Saturday October 3rd 2026

9:20 - 9:40 am: Breakfast 

9:40 – 9:55 am: Michelle Burr (CMM, 4th Year)

9:55 – 10:10 am: Robert Railey (MCB, 4th Year)

10:10 – 10:25 am: Cason Hancock (CBIO, 4th Year)

10:25 – 10:40 am: Emily Nurke (MCB, 5th+ Year)

10:40 – 10:55 am: Md Abdur Rahman Apu (CMM, 4th Year)

10:55 – 11:10 am: Christina Guerrero (MCB, 4th Year)

11:00 - 12:00 pm: Free Time/Check out