During the celebration, Drs. Petersen-Jones, Xuefei Huang, Jack Harkema, Jim Pestka, Kurt Zinn, Linda Mansfield, Adam Moeser, and Loïc Déjardin presented about their current research in the IQ atrium. Research discussed ranged from gene therapy approaches to blindness, anti-cancer vaccines, dietary interventions to combat autoimmune disease, novel imaging methods to better image and treat cancer, the microbiome and health, inflammation, and stress to novel tools and approaches for orthopedic interventions. Hosting the event were Dr. Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, associate dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the College, and Dr. Christopher Contag, director of IQ.

"This was an event to celebrate the innovation and opportunity between our researchers," says Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan. "It will be the first of many times where we can join together and acknowledge how we as Spartans are changing the world."