BMEGSA is hosting the Purdue University Research Symposium, From Cells to Systems: Engineering the Future of Medicine, offered to Biomedical Engineering (BME), PULSe, and IBSc students. This year, the Research Symposium will be held on April 23, 2026, in Discovery Learning (DLR Room 131) in West Lafayette.

BMEGSA is seeking industry professionals, faculty, research scientists, and post-doctoral students to be judges during our event.

The Purdue University Research Symposium From Cells to Systems: Engineering the Future of Medicine, is an opportunity for all BME, PULSe, and IBSc students to gain experience in presenting a poster or oral presentation. Students can submit abstracts following the criteria listed here: Abstract Criteria via the Abstract Submission Form and register here: Student Registration Link until March 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

We need judges present at the event in the late morning and early afternoon on April 23, 2026. The time is TBD and we would request that you submit your availability in the registration form below. Judges are not required to be present for the entire event. Please consider judging for the Research Symposium this year and/or distributing this request to any faculty that you believe would be interested. Here is the link to register as a judge: Judges Registration Link. Please fill out this form by March 27, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

The detailed schedule will be sent out as the event approaches.

If you have any questions regarding the Research Symposium, please email Samantha Mata Robles (smatarob@purdue.edu).