Kaitlin Castell. “Adolescent E. coli HS colonization alters behavior and brain maturation in a sex-specific manner.” Brain Body Physiology conference at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories from May 12-16, 2026.
Trainee Travel Award
Trainees (undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral associates, staff) who have presented within the previous 1.5 years are eligible for a travel award of $1500. Trainees will be selected based on a submitted abstract, which reflects the work they wish to present at a conference. The same individual will not be awarded multiple travel grants within a 2-year period.
Awarded travel funds should be used within a 1-year period from the award date. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Abstracts will be reviewed yearly in March.
Previous Award Winners:
Garam Choi. “Exploring the effect of diet on Bifidobacteria colonization in the gut using a gnotobiotic mouse model”. ASM in Washington DC June 4-6, 2026.