For the second year in a row, the CIC biomaGUNE PhD Day took place on October 29.  Due to the health situation, this year it was performed online using the Microsoft Teams platform.

The “Annual Workshop of Young Researchers of CIC biomaGUNE” is a yearly meeting open to all researchers, but with a special emphasis on the participation of biomaGUNE’s PhD students. The event is envisaged as a 1-day
symposium, where PhD students have the opportunity to present their latest results within a relaxed environment, and participate in lively scientific debates.  The contributions by PhD students of second and third year are in the form of short 5 minutes oral communications, encouraging them to focus on presenting the most important results of their research in a clear and concise way. Additionally, first year PhD students have the opportunity to introduce their research with a poster. As such, PhD Day tackles all research activities of CIC biomaGUNE, and provides postdocs and PhD students with an invaluable insight into the latest achievements performed at the institute, all within a reduced timeframe.

A number of prizes were awarded to the best oral communications and posters, but the best contributions of the students during the discussions following the talks were also recognized. These prizes were decided by the students themselves.

Audience attendance average number was above 100 persons during the event.

Students participating in the PhD Day 2020, total of 16 Posters and 28 oral Talks. Below the numbers by gender:

6 Prize winners (2 male (33%) and 4 female (67%))

Best question (students vote): Raquel Ruiz Hernández
Best answer (students vote): Elisa Lenzi

Best poster (students vote): David Vila Liarte
Best poster (committee vote): Laura Pérez-Chirinos Lallana

Best talk (students vote): Mathias Charconnet
Best talk (committee vote): Idoia Mikelez Alonso