SAVE THE DATE!
The 2026 #BeckmanSymposium will take place in Irvine, California July 30 through August 1, 2026. Invited guests will receive information regarding #registration in the Spring.
#InsidetheArchive: '92 #BYI Dr. Chad Mirkin pictured at the '01 #BeckmanSymposium with '93 BYI Dr. Reg Penner. Mirkin returned to Symposium this year as invited #Keynote #Speaker & presented, “Structural Nanomedicine: Blueprints for Better Drugs.” (Beckman Foundation Collection)
More fun pics from the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium! Here, we’ve got a collection of moments from all three days of the event. Thanks to #OCEventPhotos // www.oceventphotos.com
Thanks to 2025 #BYI (& 2020 #AOBPostdoc) James Gaynor, PhD for this great pic with #BeckmanSymposium #Keynote #Speaker and fellow #BYI (1992) Chad Mirkin, PhD and so many #BeckmanScholars
Scenes from our program-specific breakout sessions during the #BeckmanSymposium. Images by OC Event Photos // www.oceventphotos.com
We’ve got more fun pics from the #BeckmanSymposium!
Today’s selection offers a glimpse of activities from throughout the event.
📸Corey Sandler // OC Event Photos
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A few scenes from the #Keynote with Dr. Chad Mirkin during the #BeckmanSymposium.
Photo credit: Corey Sandler // OC Event Photos
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The great photo share begins! 😉 (We have a few) Let’s start with some #highlights from day one of the #BeckmanSymposium - Thanks to Corey Sandler of OC Event Photos for capturing these fun moments! #conference #meeting #socal #orangecounty #photos #research #science #events
Thank you for attending the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium! We hope your return trip is a safe and smooth one. If you should encounter travel disruptions, please consult the guidance provided on our Symposium webpage, also available in the Symposium Event Program, and emailed ahead of the event for support.
Coming up at 3:30pm PT (following Plenary Session II): Join Beckman Foundation’s Executive Director, Dr. Anne Hultgren, for closing remarks at the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium and presentation of Appreciation Awards in Regency ABC. #thankyou #safetravels #closingremarks #appreciationawards
Eight #BYI, #AOBPostdoc and #BSP awardees present their research during Plenary Session II, ongoing in Regency ABC. #BeckmanSymposium #plenary #technicaltalks #presentation #research #agenda #conference #meeting #BeckmanScholars
Talk about a small world! At lunch today, we realized that this is my fav college professor’s son! Ashis K Das (scholar.google.com/citations?us...) is an amazing soul, & his son, Abhirup, now a Beckman scholar from Illinois Wesleyan is carrying his legacy on, working in phage bio. #BeckmanSymposium
Poster presenters whose number assignments are even numbers present today (see poster program for assignments, titles, and abstracts). Poster Session II starts now in Regency DE. #beckmansymposium
Our General Session speaker is award-winning journalist and editor, Carmen Drahl, PhD! This session starts now in Regency ABC. #generalsession #speaker #conference #meeting #science #communication #research #journalist #editor #careertips #BeckmanSymposium
Pics from our Beckman Jeopardy session hosted by Brian Goess and Andrea Tartaro for our #BeckmanScholars during the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium
Photo credit: Corey Sandler // OC Event Photos
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A beautiful SoCal day, listening & chatting science with so many early career folks (& oldies like me lol). If y’all haven’t been to a #BeckmanSymposium, you’re missing out! Also had a chance to hear from 2 amazing budding pop-gen Beckman Scholars from @joannamasel.bsky.social and Nancy Chen labs!
Poster presenters whose number assignments are odd numbers present today (see poster program for assignments, titles, and abstracts), even number assignments will present tomorrow. Poster Session I + Reception starts now in Regency DE. #beckmansymposium
Breakout Session II topics cover lab operations 101, creating a scientific CV, and securing letters of recommendation. This session starts now. #BeckmanSymposium #breakoutsession #agenda #conference #meeting #BYI #AOBPostdoc #BSP #BeckmanScholars
The 2025 #BeckmanSymposium featured strong representation from Northwestern.
Chad Mirkin delivered the keynote on structural #nanomedicine, and James Gaynor was named a 2025 Beckman Young Investigator for work on #electron spin, motion, and molecular shape. #NUChemImpact #FacultyExcellence #chemsky
Eight #BYI, #AOBPostdoc and #BSP awardees will present their research during Plenary Session I, starting now in Regency ABC. #BeckmanSymposium #plenary #technicaltalks #presentation #research #agenda #conference #meeting #BeckmanScholars
Keynote Speaker Dr. Chad Mirkin presents during the morning session of Day 2 at the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium
Breakout Session I has something for everyone – and starts right now. #BeckmanSymposium #breakoutsession #agenda #conference #meeting #BYI #AOBPostdoc #BSP #BeckmanScholars
Dr. Chad Mirkin is our Keynote Speaker for the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium! This session starts now in Regency ABC. #keynote #speaker #conference #meeting #agenda #BYI #nanomedicine #research
1/2 Getting things started on Day 1 with a networking session for our #BYI + #AOBPostdoc attendees at the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium
Scenes from Day 1 of the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium - guest check-in at registration...picking up nametags, certificates, cinch bags, pins, t-shirts, and nametags, and catching up with each other!
Aaahhh! Bestie sighting #BeckmanSymposium! @bielleogy.bsky.social ❤️
#BeckmanSymposium attendees: Our optional Happy Hour begins now on the Patio.
Let’s begin with some networking, an instrumentation roundtable, and a little friendly competition (Beckman Jeopardy!) – our first activities of the 2025 #BeckmanSymposium start now.