The 24th Annual BIG Retreat, held at the SeaWorld Resort on the Gold Coast on the 8th and 9th of August, welcomed 117 attendees, with over half being students and early career researchers (ECRs). Attendees were highly impressed with the quality of the presentations, particularly those delivered by the budding researchers. Congratulations to everyone involved!
People’s Choice for Best Oral Presentation (sponsored by ICB): Daniel Howard (QIMRB)
BIG Retreat 2024 Oral Presentation Awardee: Conan O'Brien (MRI-UQ)
BIG Retreat 2024 Poster Presentation Award: Yomani Sarathkumara (UQ IMB)
BIG Retreat 2024 Most Enthusiastic Beach Cricketers: Stephen Daley (QUT) & Shachi Rana (QIMRB)
Gratitude is extended to the Organising Committee (Prof Rajiv Khanna, Prof Katharine Irvine, Prof Matt Sweet, A/Prof Danielle Stanisic, A/Prof Emma Hamilton-Williams, and Dr Margaret Jordan) for all their efforts. The event's success was also made possible by the generous support of sponsors such as BD Biosciences, John Morris, STEMCELL Technologies, Australian Biosearch, BMG Labtech, Millennium Science, Sanofi, and ASI. A special thanks also to Absolute Events for their seamless management.
Next year will be the BIG's 25th anniversary! Be on the lookout for the “Save the Date” announcement or reserve August in your calendars so you don’t miss out!
Professor Gabrielle Belz
Email: g.belz@uq.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 3443 8026
Professor Rajiv Khanna
Email: rajiv.khanna@qimrb.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 3362 0385