The 4th CIC biomaGUNE PhD Day took place on 27th and 28th of October.

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 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.

10 Prize winners (5 male (50%) and 5 female (50%))

Best question (students vote): Kyle Van Gordon
Best answer (students vote): Uxue Aizarna Lopetegui

Best poster (students vote): Michele Cesco
Best poster (committee vote): Sergio Fernando

Best talk (students vote): Bruno Espuche
Best talk (committee vote): Zuriñe Blasco

Scientific image (1st place): Nerea Pascual
Scientific image (2nd place): Malou Henriksen-Lacey

Photo Montage (1st place): Raquel Ruiz Hernández
Photo Montage (2nd place): Giuseppe Misia