Dear members of the BMCDB community,
We are delighted to welcome you to our Spring Showcase! This annual celebration of our students' accomplishments will be held on Friday, May 29th, 2026.
Please note that we are relocating! The Spring Showcase will be held at the Della Davidson Performance Studio, which is located on the banks of Putah Creek in the UC Davis Arboretum.
The studio shares Nelson Hall with the Gorman Museum of Native American Art; the studio faces northeast, and its name is written on the door. Parking Lot 5 is the nearest lot available to visitors. The nearest bike parking is in front of the Gorman Museum and at the back of Wyatt Pavilion.
Program of Events
8:30 - 9:00am: Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10: Opening Remarks by Bruce Draper, Chair of the BMCDB Graduate Group
9:10 - 9:50: Keynote Talk by Jasmine Esparza, PhD candidate in the Namekawa Lab
9:50 - 10:00: Bio Break!
10:00 - 11:10: Session 1*
11:10 - 11:20: Bio Break!
11:20am - 12:20pm: Alumni Panel
12:20 - 1:20: Lunch**
1:20 - 1:30: BMCDB Group Picture
1:30 - 2:15: Poster Session
2:15 - 3:25: Session 2*
3:25 - 3:30: Concluding Remarks and Student Award Presentations by Bruce Draper
4:00pm (optional): Please join us for Lauren Anderson's exit seminar in 1022 Green Hall!
* Each session will consist of four 2-minute lightning talks by our first-year students, as well as by three 15-minute talks (plus 5 for Q&A) by senior students. Session 1 will begin with lightning talks, whereas Session 2 will end with lightning talks.
** We will be serving burritos; food is not allowed in the Della Davidson studio, so we encourage you to bring picnic blankets for the Arboretum! The forecast is projected to be a lovely 75 degrees, and shade is plentiful this time of year.