The third annual Chemical Biology Area Research Conference (CBARC) was held on January 14, 2025, at the I Hotel Conference Center on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. The purpose of CBARC is to foster scientific discussions, spark new ideas, and promote collaborations. The January 2025 conference was attended by faculty and students from 15 Department of Chemistry research groups, with over 120 attendees. The conference agenda included six oral presentations by graduate students, as well as two poster sessions where members of all attending groups presented their research. Also in attendance were representatives of several industrial sponsors, whose generous support allowed us to reserve the Conference Center venue and cover the cost of lunch for everyone. The fourth annual CBARC will be on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
CBARC 2025 Agenda
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
9:15 am | Gather and Opening Remarks |
9:30 am - 10:45 am | Student Oral Presentations |
10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Poster and Discussion Session |
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Student Oral Presentations |
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm | Poster and Discussion Session |
3:30 pm | Conference Conclusion |
We thank our CBARC 2025 sponsors!
Eli Lilly & Company
Procter & Gamble
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Abbott Diagnostics
Genus
NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program
CBARC 2025
Student Presenters
Poster Sessions
Lunch Break
Previous CBARC Conferences
The first annual Chemical Biology Area Research Conference (CBARC) was held on January 13, 2023, at the I Hotel Conference Center on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. The purpose of CBARC is to foster scientific discussions, spark new ideas, and promote collaborations. The January 2023 conference was attended by faculty and students from 14 Department of Chemistry research groups, with over 100 attendees. The conference agenda included six oral presentations by graduate students, as well as two poster sessions where members of all attending groups presented their research. Also in attendance were representatives of several industrial sponsors, whose generous support allowed us to reserve the Conference Center venue and cover the cost of lunch for everyone.
CBARC 2024
CBARC 2024 Agenda
Friday, January 12, 2024
9:20 am | Gather and Opening Remarks |
9:30 am - 10:45 am | Student Oral Presentations |
10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Poster and Discussion Session |
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Student Oral Presentations |
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm | Poster and Discussion Session |
3:30 pm | Conference Conclusion |
We thank our CBARC 2024 sponsors!
Abbott Diagnostics
Corteva Agriscience
Merck
Procter & Gamble
NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program
CBARC 2024
Student Presenters
Poster Sessions
Lunch Break
CBARC 2023
CBARC 2023 Agenda
Friday, January 13, 2023
8:50 a.m. | Gather and Opening Remarks |
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Student Oral Presentations |
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Poster and Discussion Session |
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Student Oral Presentations |
2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Poster and Discussion Session |
4:00 p.m. | Conference Conclusion |
We thank our CBARC 2023 sponsors!
Abbott Diagnostics
Corteva Agriscience
Genentech
Eli Lilly and Company
Procter & Gamble
NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program
CBARC 2023
Speakers
Poster session
Lunch break
Presentations