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10 IN FOCUS t ISSUE 2025-2026tVISSCHER SYMPOSIUMJop van Berlo and graduate awardees: Jenna Mendelson, first place; Haneul Jo, second place Jop van Berlo and postdoc awardees: Samuel Becker, second place; Fernando Souza-Neto, first placeJoe Sepe and MS Program in Physiology Highest GPA awardees: Sharon Burri (right), Sophia Ostergren (center), and Danielle Laibly (left)2025Keynote Speaker: E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, William S. Adams Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Chair and Executive Medical Director, David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA. %u201cMitochondrial Mechanisms for Cardiometabolic Disease%u201dCongratulations to all of the Visscher Young Investigators finalists!Young Investigator Competition Awardees: Jenna Mendelson won first place in the graduate student category and Haneul Jo received second place. Fernando Souza-Neto won the postdoctoral Scholars category and Samuel Becker received second place.Undergraduate Physiology Society (UPS) Leadership: Ifrah Aden and Tarun Balaji, Co-PresidentsTop Physiology Undergrad Scholars: Sangwook Han and Livia ReevesMS Program in Physiology Highest GPA: Sharon Burri, Sophia Ostergren, and Danielle LaiblyDr. Netea is the head of the division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nijmegen University Nijmegen Medical Center. He is the recipient of the Spinoza Prize 2016 and a member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW). His research is focused on understanding the memory traits of innate immunity (trained immunity), the factors influencing variability of human immune responses, and the immune dysregulation during bacterial and fungal infections. SAVE THE DATE for the Annual Visscher Symposium featuring Prof. Dr. Mihai G. Netea of Nijmegen University Nijmegen Medical Center. May 7, 2026