UNIVERSITY AND BEYOND:THE SECOND ANNUAL LIFE SCIENCE CONFERENCE

Schedule

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

University of Toronto Scarborough | Toronto, ON

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Our largest event of the year unites experts across post-grad paths with parallel talks, panels, debates, and our first AI case competition.
About this Event

ABBS’s mission has always been to promote student engagement across interdisciplinary fields of biology. As students ourselves, we understand how challenging it is to navigate the decision space between graduate school and research, industry, or medical and health sciences pathways.

With the vision of turning expertise into actionable guidance, we have partnered with UTSC Biological Sciences, the UTSC Co-op Department, Princeton Review, and PrimeUofT to make University and Beyond the theme of this year’s annual conference.

This year, we are offering 3 parallel tracks:
• Health & Medical Sciences
• Industry
• Graduate School & Research

Each track features experts actively working in their fields, providing insights to help you make the most out of your student years and strategically build the skills needed for life beyond university.


Agenda

🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Registration & Check-in (Friday, March 20th)
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM
Opening Remarks & Welcome from ABBS Leadership
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Keynote Talk + Q&A
🕑: 05:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Byte the Biology Case Competition - IN PERSON PHASE
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Saturday March 21st Check-in & Breakfast
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Keynote Talk 2 + Q&A
🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Parallel Tracks + 3D Modeling Workshop
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Beyond the Degree?
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Lunch & Networking
🕑: 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Parallel Tracks
Co-op Session + Co-op Student Panel (Track #1)
Life Science Debate Competition (Track #2)
Byte the Biology Presentations (Track #3)
Keynote Talks + Q&A (Track #4)
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Lessons I’d Tell My Student Self
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Closing Remarks & Award Ceremony
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Where is it happening?

University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Canada

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