2025 Undergraduate Poster Competition winners
The Undergraduate Poster Competition, which takes place every year at the ASBMB annual meeting, allows students to present their research to peers and scientists from all career stages. There is one grand prize winner and three honorable mentions per topic category.
Category 1: Cellular communication and molecular signaling

| Winner | Vanessa Giallombardo |
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| Honorable mentions | Cadence McCammack Veronica Henderson–Davis Nina Wilson |
Category 2: Proteins and computational biology
Sponsored by the wwPDB Foundation

| Winner | Maria Ahmed |
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| Honorable mentions | Sofia Rosenberger Bryce Dye Ellie Schneider |
Category 3: Biochemical foundations and education

| Winner | Kristin Osika |
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| Honorable mentions | Charitha Patlolla Jake Royster Mayank Pandey |
Category 4: Cancer, cell and developmental biology

| Winner | Anush Margaryan |
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| Honorable mentions | Elena Cabral Abigail Lee Nichole Bondocoy |
Category 5: Genomic regulation and microbial systems

| Winner | Tyler Downs |
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| Honorable mentions | Davi Zola de Araujo Migue Van Louis Darcera Philip Kerber |
Category 6: Chemical and metabolic innovations in biology

| Winner | Kasey Parks |
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| Honorable mentions | Rachel Hendrickson Nathan Henderson Owen Patrick |