The 86th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences Meeting, sponsored by Mississippi INBRE, was held March 31st – April 1st, 2022, at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi. There were over 1,200 attendees at this year’s meeting, including students, faculty and staff from across Mississippi. The conference boasted over 400 scientific presentations in both oral and poster format. Mississippi INBRE Student Scholars and funded faculty researchers were among those who presented. The meeting hosted an additional 19 speakers, including a presentation on the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi by Mississippi State Epidemiologist Paul Byers, MD.

Research presented at this conference was divided into 13 divisions: agriculture and plant sciences; cellular, molecular and developmental biology; chemistry and chemical engineering; ecology and evolutionary biology; geology and geography; health sciences; history and philosophy of science; marine and atmospheric sciences; mathematics, computer sciences and statistics; physics and engineering; psychology and social science; science education; and zoology and entomology.

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