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The 5th annual Front Range Microbiome Symposium will be held Friday, April 25th at the CSU Spur Campus, Hydro Confluence Theater, located on National Western Drive in Denver. The venue provides easy access from Front Range locations and the Symposium offers numerous opportunities for networking with fellow microbiome researchers across disciplines. The event includes meals and beverages and will feature three keynote speakers and two poster sessions. Additionally, our kick-off event will be held Thursday, April 24th, from 5:00-9:00 PM at the VIB Hotel Rooftop, located at 3560 Brighton Blvd, Denver. This event is open to all registrants, offering a relaxed environment for attendees to welcome our speakers and meet and mingle. Parking at SPUR is free for all attendees in both the parking lots and the parking garage just north of the Confluence theater. We will also have free shuttle transportation to and from the CSU Fort Collins campus on Thursday and Friday. Registration will remain open until we reach capacity. However, those wishing to present a poster or be considered for short talks must submit abstracts by Feb 15, 2025. Abstracts submitted after that time will not be considered. Students and post-docs that register early will receive an email inviting them to register for our new professional development workshops to be held at the SPUR campus from 12-4pm on Thursday, April 24th. Additional information about the event and venue can be found at: https://frontrangemicrobiomesymposium.com/. Questions can be directed to ReJean.Allen@Colostate.edu or Tiffany.Weir@Colostate.edu.

The 5th annual Front Range Microbiome Symposium will be held Friday, April 25th at the CSU Spur Campus, Hydro Confluence Theater, located on National Western Drive in Denver. The venue provides easy access from Front Range locations and the Symposium offers numerous opportunities for networking with fellow microbiome researchers across disciplines. The event includes meals and beverages and will feature three keynote speakers and two poster sessions. Additionally, our kick-off event will be held Thursday, April 24th, from 5:00-9:00 PM at the VIB Hotel Rooftop, located at 3560 Brighton Blvd, Denver. This event is open to all registrants, offering a relaxed environment for attendees to welcome our speakers and meet and mingle. Parking at SPUR is free for all attendees in both the parking lots and the parking garage just north of the Confluence theater. We will also have free shuttle transportation to and from the CSU Fort Collins campus on Thursday and Friday. Registration will remain open until we reach capacity. However, those wishing to present a poster or be considered for short talks must submit abstracts by Feb 15, 2025. Abstracts submitted after that time will not be considered. Students and post-docs that register early will receive an email inviting them to register for our new professional development workshops to be held at the SPUR campus from 12-4pm on Thursday, April 24th. Additional information about the event and venue can be found at: https://frontrangemicrobiomesymposium.com/. Questions can be directed to ReJean.Allen@Colostate.edu or Tiffany.Weir@Colostate.edu.

The 5th annual Front Range Microbiome Symposium will be held Friday, April 25th at the CSU Spur Campus, Hydro Confluence Theater, located on National Western Drive in Denver. The venue provides easy access from Front Range locations and the Symposium offers numerous opportunities for networking with fellow microbiome researchers across disciplines. The event includes meals and beverages and will feature three keynote speakers and two poster sessions. Additionally, our kick-off event will be held Thursday, April 24th, from 5:00-9:00 PM at the VIB Hotel Rooftop, located at 3560 Brighton Blvd, Denver. This event is open to all registrants, offering a relaxed environment for attendees to welcome our speakers and meet and mingle. Parking at SPUR is free for all attendees in both the parking lots and the parking garage just north of the Confluence theater. We will also have free shuttle transportation to and from the CSU Fort Collins campus on Thursday and Friday. Registration will remain open until we reach capacity. However, those wishing to present a poster or be considered for short talks must submit abstracts by Feb 15, 2025. Abstracts submitted after that time will not be considered. Students and post-docs that register early will receive an email inviting them to register for our new professional development workshops to be held at the SPUR campus from 12-4pm on Thursday, April 24th. Additional information about the event and venue can be found at: https://frontrangemicrobiomesymposium.com/. Questions can be directed to ReJean.Allen@Colostate.edu or Tiffany.Weir@Colostate.edu. *Ask us about sponsorship opportunities!

The 5th annual Front Range Microbiome Symposium will be held Friday, April 25th at the CSU Spur Campus, Hydro Confluence Theater, located on National Western Drive in Denver. We offer several unique sponsorship opportunities that can help promote your company and its products. See sponsorship level descriptions below.

New this year, the Front Range Microbiome Symposium is offering a special Professional Development Workshop from 12-4pm on April 24th. Space is limited to 60 people, so be sure to sign up early to take advantage of this offer. There will be two sessions: Best Practices in Communicating your Science and Emerging Technologies in Microbiome Science. The guest presenters for the Best Practices in Communicating your Science workshop include: • Kyle Frischkorn- Editor, Nature Microbiology • Chris Oucalt- CSU Science Writer • Bartow Elmore- Award Winning Author • Elisha Wood-Charlson- Kbase Engagement Lead Presenters for the Emerging Technologies in Microbiome Science include: • Qiagen • Illumina Registration is $15 and includes lunch for all attendees and transportation options from the CSU campus in Fort Collins.

Join us for a fun class where we will showcase pizza as a vehicle for creative veggie intake and get excited for all those veggies coming back into season!

April 17 & 24 from 5-7pm. This is a free workshop, but registration is required.

Join us for a new class featuring ever-popular street tacos!

Join us for a cooking class featuring delicious Italian cuisine!

Join us for a menu highlighting culinary herbs!

Give the gift of nutrition and the experience of cooking!

Give the gift of nutrition and the experience of cooking!