Hello, My name is Kadidia Samassekou and I am a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University. This year I am co-chairing a completely student-run conference called Hitchhiker's Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy (HG2BG). This symposium has been put on for >10 years and brings together undergraduate students, graduate student, post-doctorates, and faculty throughout the Midwest who are all striving to share and gain more insight into various biophysical approaches. I was wondering if you could please share the email below to your department. I will send another email when registration opens. Thank you in advance for your help! Best, Kadidia Samassekou [cid:image001.png@01DA7C5C.E09D1F80] Calling all astronauts and control center personnel, Prepare for liftoff of the 2024 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy symposium<https://hitchhikers.science.purdue.edu/2024/index.html>! Please fill out this quick, pre-symposium survey (link<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqualtricsxmmx7jkjmbp.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_9NxD38359Db7jrE&data=05%7C02%7Cbmeroundtable-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cf708bb9293f8453e850f08dc4f499387%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638472424628672049%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QUcvh%2Flf4aqRrLa9o%2F%2BEygHypgMlyLzoVnI0WiUWAU0%3D&reserved=0>) and let us know if you plan on attending the symposium, what interests you, and ideas you may have for the committee to discuss. Note: This is NOT registration. This survey is used to gauge interest and seek information about how to improve the symposium this year. The 9th annual Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy (HG2BG) symposium will be held on Thursday-Friday, May 23rd & 24th 2024 and we hope to see you there. HG2BG brings graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral researchers, research scientists, and faculty together from across the Midwest who have a passion for biophysical research. The symposium will include a keynote address given by Dr. Jin Zhang from the University of California San Diego. Dr. Zhang’s research contributions were recognized by numerous awards. Her lab developed a series of molecular tools and fluorescence imaging technologies to understand the spatiotemporal regulation of cell signaling. Dr. Zhang’s lab website<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjinzhanglab.ucsd.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cbmeroundtable-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cf708bb9293f8453e850f08dc4f499387%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638472424633359795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FVU8Ui%2FJleqoquFm7O2IM4bFklS22rOsxczfWXA8sTQ%3D&reserved=0> There will be a reception and poster session where graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, undergraduates, faculty, and visitors can share their work, as well as seminar-style lectures and workshops on topics related to career development and technological developments. Lastly, we will also be hosting pre-symposium events on Wednesday, May 22nd 2024. Our pre-symposium events are focused on advancing careers with professional development and implementing diversity and inclusion in our field, along with social and networking opportunities with other researchers at Purdue and the Midwest! Hope to see you all there! On behalf of the 2024 organizing committee: Co-Chair, Kadidia Samassekou (Department of Chemistry) Co-Chair, Vaani Ohri (Department of Biological Sciences) Kadir Ozcan (Department of Biological Sciences) Hanna Bovill (Department of Chemistry) Ketaki Mahurkar (PULSe/Department of Chemistry) Michelle Bush (Department of Biological Sciences) Ryan Peters (Department of Biological Sciences) Hunain Janjua (PULSe/Department of Biological Sciences) Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lauren Ann Metskas (Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry) Link to survey<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqualtricsxmmx7jkjmbp.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_9NxD38359Db7jrE&data=05%7C02%7Cbmeroundtable-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cf708bb9293f8453e850f08dc4f499387%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638472424633359795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QyCYu0XxFTd2av5itiuGZ2SVuNBdGW9FRNcevp9rTt0%3D&reserved=0> Kadidia Samassekou PhD Candidate | Lyon Lab Department of Chemistry WTHR 327, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 ksamasse@purdue.edu<mailto:ksamasse@purdue.edu> | www.chem.purdue.edu/lyon<http://www.chem.purdue.edu/lyon/> Lab: (765) 494-5292 [cid:image002.png@01DA7C5C.E09D1F80]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=purdue> -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list@ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list