This news item is about: Faculty and graduate students from the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Graduate Program gathered at the College of Veterinary Medicine for the 10th Annual Biological and Biomedical Sciences Symposium to welcome the Fall semester. This event was organized by a group of graduate students and postdocs from the Baker Institute for Animal Health. Boasting a record number of attendees, the Symposium kicked off with a breakfast held in the College of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Education Center Atrium at 9:00AM, followed directly by a brief “Welcome Address” given by the now former Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, Dr. Robert Gilmour. Six BBS graduate students then presented their research through a series of fifteen minute oral presentations. As determined by a panel of faculty judges, the following students won best oral presentations: