CleMBIO Symposium

April 17th, 2026 • Clemson University

Join faculty, students, and researchers for a day of scientific talks, poster presentations, and collaboration at Clemson University.

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About the Symposium

The inaugural symposium on Medical Biophysics at Clemson University will feature outstanding invited speakers and several presentations from junior researchers that will be selected from submitted abstracts.

The symposium will bring together experts in experimental and computational approaches spanning computational biology, information theory, single-molecule approaches, intrinsically disordered proteins, single cell analysis, super-resolution microscopy, genome mapping-phenome relationships in biomedicine, biosensors and precision medicine to explore cutting-edge advancements and identify key challenges in the field.

The meeting will provide an excellent opportunity for trainees to present their work. We warmly invite you and members of your group to participate in this unique and timely conference.

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Registration for the CleMBIO Symposium is free. Please complete the form below to register for the event.

Program

Talk format: Invited talks are 30 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A. Student/Postdoc talks are 7 minutes + 3 minutes Q&A.

Time Session Type
8:30 – 8:50 amBreakfast (bagels, pastries, coffee)Networking
8:50 – 9:00 amLaura Finzi: Welcome and Opening RemarksOpening
9:00 – 9:40 amKeith Weninger (NCSU)Invited talk
9:40 – 9:50 amStudent/Postdoc TalkShort talk
9:50 – 10:00 amStudent/Postdoc TalkShort talk
10:00 – 10:10 amBreakBreak
10:10 – 10:50 amFaruck Morcos (UT Dallas)Invited talk
10:50 – 11:00 amStudent/Postdoc TalkShort talk
11:00 – 11:10 amStudent/Postdoc TalkShort talk
11:10 – 11:20 amBreakBreak
11:20 am – 12:00 pmNatarajan Kannan (UGA)Invited talk
12:00 – 2:00 pmBoxed Lunch and PostersPoster session
2:00 – 2:40 pmSheng Liu (Clemson)Invited talk
2:40 – 2:50 pmStudent/Postdoc TalkShort talk
2:50 – 3:00 pmStudent/Postdoc TalkShort talk
3:00 – 4:00 pmFree Discussion and PostersDiscussion
4:00 – 4:40 pmPengyu Chen (Auburn)Invited talk
4:40 – 4:50 pmConcluding RemarksClosing
6:00 pmDinner for invited speakersSpeakers

Speakers

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Keith Weninger

North Carolina State University (NCSU)
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Faruck Morcos

The University of Texas at Dallas
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Natarajan Kannan

University of Georgia
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Sheng Liu

Clemson University
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Pengyu Chen

Auburn University
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Venue

The symposium will be held at the Madren Conference Center and Inn at Clemson University.

Conference Venue

The Madren Conference Center and Inn at Clemson University
230 Madren Center Drive
Clemson University, SC 29634
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Contact

Amanda Ellenburg

Physics and Astronomy

Graduate Student Services Coordinator

aellenb@clemson.edu

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