Biology student Margaret Antonio receives molecular and computational biology award

Margaret Antonio, a senior biology major conducting thesis research in Dr. Tim van Opijnen's lab, received the molecular and computational biology award for her poster presentation entitled: "MAGenTA: A bioinformatics pipeline for genome-wide Tn-Seq analysis of microbial pathogens" at the 15th Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Seattle, WA where over 1,700 abstracts were presented. The conference hosts notable speakers, including NIH and NIGMS director Jon Lorsch, HHMI investigator and Nobel Prize winner Linda Buck, and social activist Naomi Tutu. The 350 exhibitors from graduate programs, national laboratories, professional societies, and research companies also provided a rich opportunity for networking.