Stowers Research Conferences have earned a reputation as innovative, intimate events that inspire creativity and collaboration for both established and early career scientists in biology.

It's been a very interactive conference and that's really a terrific format,” said Roy Parker, Ph.D., Keynote Speaker and Distinguished Professor at University of Colorado – Boulder. “I hope to implement this format in the conferences I organize.”

SRC distinguishes itself by providing a chance for trainees to share the stage with their advisor and present in tandem, offering a fresh perspective and an exciting twist to the usual conference format.

“We offer the mentor and mentee to talk together during the same slot, and that is actually very fun because most of them have never done that,” Bazzini said.

The tandem talks also provide a platform to showcase up and coming scientists in their respective fields.

“Just from what I saw here and from all the discussion, these mentees will be the future in the RNA field,” Bazzini remarked.

“This is my first in-person conference and so it's nerve wracking, but it's really cool to know that my PI is also going to be up there and we get to share two different stories together,” said Courtney Jungers, a Graduate Research Assistant at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Stay tuned for more information coming soon about the next SRC in Fall 2024.