Midwest Regional Node Meeting – September 28-29, 2024

The Midwest Regional Node held an in-person meeting at Marian University in Indianapolis, IN on September 28-29, 2024. This meeting included 7 GEP Midwest Node faculty, 7 undergraduate students, a prospective GEP faculty member, and two keynote speakers: Dr. Saoirse Foley (Marian University) and Dr. Rob Denton (Marian University).
Group photo from the Fall 2024 Midwest Regional Node Meeting
The two day event included research talks from undergraduates, implementation talks from faculty, and a discussion around curriculum and GEP resources.
The keynote presentation from Dr. Saoirse Foley focused on the creation of a new model organism database called Arachnobase. The keynote presentation from Dr. Rob Denton focused on the unique reproductive mechanisms of unisexual salamanders. The meeting wrapped up with a planning session for future Midwest Regional Node events.

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We had a nice mix of student talks and faculty implementation talks. We reviewed things from the National meeting, which was great for those in the node that were unable to attend. We had two faculty talk from Marian University about their genomics-related projects, which contributed to good conversations throughout the meeting.

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