The Midwest Protozoology Society

Attendees of the 2025 meeting discuss science during a poster session set up beneath a hanging fin whale skeleton.

2026 Annual Meeting

Join us Saturday April 25th, 2026 at Knox College in Galesburg, IL for the annual meeting! Contact us below for meeting details and registration information. Please register by Friday, April 3rd.

Our small community meeting facilitates networking opportunities and helps foster collaboration. Galesburg offers nearby hotels and is easy to navigate. Contact us with any questions!

Hosted at Knox college

Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois is a centrally located meeting site. If you’re in the area and interested in protists, join us for this 1-day meeting!

Image of Knox College's Old Main building shot from the ground with fall foliage in the foreground.

Annual Meeting Details

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2025 Midwest Protozoology Meeting Highlights

Our Trainees

Five platform presentations were given by our undergraduate and graduate trainees.

We also had 13 poster presentations given by our trainees.

Faculty SPeakers

Jim Forney gave the keynote address and shared insights about a career of working with ciliates.

Mark Slabodnick discussed phototaxis in Stentor and the state of the system.

Jerry Honts presented on the proteins involved with the ultra-fast contraction in Spirostomum

Eric Cole revealed newly identified genes required for symmetry breaking in ciliates.