The Grand (Re) Opening Celebration & Research Symposium on May 5, 2023 was a marvelous success. Thank you to everyone who came, interacted, presented research, or showcased technologies.

The event was held in the beautiful University Center venue. Scott Lokey and Phil Crews presented some entertaining stories from the beginnings of the CSC. We also had on stage Paul Koch, the Dead of the PBSci division.

Trainees flaunted their research success with talks, posters, and a number of fun prizes. Trainee talks were given by Aswad Khadilkar, Jaru Taechalertpaisarn, and Cindy Liang. The first place poster prize was tied between Tilini Wijeratne and Peter Ngoi, and third place was awarded to Nadia Dzhanbekova. Recognized for their excellence in High Throughput Technology were instrument users Matylda Zietek, Priya Crosby, Jaru Taechalertpaisarn, Matt Loven, Jackson Baumgartner, Adam Lentz, and Akshar Lohith.

We had a lovely catered party at the end of the day, where we heard from Cynthia Larive, Chancellor of the University, who recognized the ways that the CSC supports inspiring, high impact research that improves lives for the better.

Thank you to Jack Lee for being our photographer for the symposium!

We also want to thank our industry sponsors, primarily Perkin Elmer, whose donation funded the majority of the event. We also had vendor tables from Agilent BioTek and BioLegend. We also thank our internal symposium sponsors, the Office of Research; the PBSci Division Dean’s Office; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology; and the Biomolecular Engineering department within Baskin Engineering.

Last but not least, we thank QB3 and the UCSC Physical and Biological Sciences Division for ongoing support of the CSC daily operations.