SUNY Old Westbury was the site for the 55th Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB) Conference, the first in-person meeting held by the organization in three years. There were over 270 registrants, 100 student poster presentations, and seven oral presentations made at the event.
Students from Old Westbury had the opportunity to present their research in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology; Developmental Biology and Genetics; Environmental Biology and Ecology; Microbiology and Immunology; and the Physiology and Neuroscience categories.
Dr. Maria Zulema Cabail, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, gave a presentation on “Obesity-induced Metabolic Inflammation: NF-κB Signaling and its Role in Modulating Autophagy.”
MACUB is a professional organization of college and university biologists in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Region. Founded in 1967, MACUB’s purpose is to stimulate dialogue among college and university biologists, provide members with a forum to present the results of their scientific and educational research, and to resolve transfer, and articulation problems between two- and four-year colleges.