CleMBIO 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.
Registration for the CleMBIO Symposium is free. Please complete the form below to register for the event.
Registration Deadline: April 10, 2026
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 am | Breakfast (bagels, pastries, coffee) | Networking |
| 8:50 – 9:00 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks by Chad Sosolik & Laura Finzi | Opening |
| 9:00 – 9:40 am | Keith Weninger (NCSU) | Invited talk |
| 9:40 – 9:50 am | Abideen Ayangbemi | Short talk |
| 9:50 – 10:00 am | Shamrat Paul | Short talk |
| 10:00 – 10:10 am | Break | Break |
| 10:10 – 10:50 am | Faruck Morcos (UT Dallas) | Invited talk |
| 10:50 – 11:00 am | Dr. Ashish Agrahari | Short talk |
| 11:00 – 11:10 am | Anay Fernanda Lazaro | Short talk |
| 11:10 – 11:20 am | Break | Break |
| 11:20 am – 12:00 pm | Natarajan Kannan (UGA) | Invited talk |
| 12:00 – 2:00 pm | Boxed Lunch and Posters | Poster session |
| 2:00 – 2:40 pm | Sheng Liu (Clemson) | Invited talk |
| 2:40 – 2:50 pm | Wesley Stine | Short talk |
| 2:50 – 3:00 pm | Dr. Rajen Goutam | Short talk |
| 3:00 – 3:10 pm | MacKenzie Partsch | Short talk |
| 3:10 – 4:10 pm | Free Discussion and Posters | Discussion |
| 4:10 – 4:50 pm | Pengyu Chen (Auburn) | Invited talk |
| 4:50 – 5:00 pm | Concluding Remarks by Emil Alexov | Closing |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner for invited speakers | Speakers |
The symposium will be held at the Madren Conference Center and Inn at Clemson University.
The following hotels are among the closest options to the conference center.