2025 Awardee


Diya Surray at meeting standing by research posterDIYA SURRAY

Major & Year

Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Minor in Psychology,  Class of 2025

DLS Student Support Award:

$350 

Conference Attended:

Genetics Society of America Drosophila Conference

March 19-23, 2025

San Diego, CA


 

How did your conference experience add to your academic journey at Rutgers?

I had an incredible time attending GSA's Drosophila conference. Firstly, I was able to listen to many different talks, many of which touched upon my research in new and unique ways, which opened up new possibilities for my work. Secondly, presenting my work was very helpful since it bolstered my presentation skills, and I received a lot of valuable feedback on my presentation. Finally, I was able to talk to other scientists in the field, and have generated potential collaboration projects. Thank you!