The West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research (WCBSUR) Conference is the oldest, intercollegiate Conference of its kind in the nation. The purposes of the Conference are: 1) to provide a forum for undergraduate researchers to present original data they have generated in the fields of biology and biochemistry; and 2) to foster intercollegiate interactions among students and faculty who share a commitment to undergraduate research in the biological sciences. The WCBSUR Conference was founded in 1975 by Dr. William Eisinger, Professor of Biology at Santa Clara University, and was hosted by Santa Clara every year until 1986, when other institutions began sharing the responsibility. Those include Colorado College, Loyola Marymount University, Occidental College, Point Loma Nazarene University, Santa Clara University, the University of California at Irvine and the University of San Francisco. Over the first 34 years of its history, WCBSUR Conferences have been attended by students and faculty representing 143 institutions from 25 states (see below).
Participating Institutions:
Alaska: University of Alaska –Juneau; Arkansas: University of Arkansas; Arizona: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona. California: Allan Hancock College, American River College, Azusa Pacific University, Biola University, California Baptist College, California Institute of Technology, California Lutheran University, California Poly at Pomona, California Poly at San Luis Obispo, Chico State University, Cosumnes River College, CSU at Bakersfield, CSU at Dominguez Hills, CSU at East Bay, CSU at Hayward, CSU at Los Angeles, CSU at Monterey Bay, CSU at Northridge, CSU at Sacramento, CSU at San Bernardino, CSU at Sonoma, CSU at Stanislaus, Chapman University, Charles Drew Medical School, Claremont McKenna College, College of the Canyons, Dominican University, Fresno State University, Fullerton State University, Harvey Mudd College, Humboldt State University, La Sierra University, Loma Linda University, Long Beach State University, Loyola Marymount University, Mesa College, Mills College, Miracosta College, Miramar College, Occidental College, Pacific University, Palomar College, Pepperdine University, Point Loma Nazarene University, Pomona College, San Diego City College, San Diego State University, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, Scripps College, Skyline College, Southwestern College, Stanford University, St. Mary's College of CA, The Master’s College, The Scripps Research Institute, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, University of La Verne, University of the Pacific, University of Redlands, University of San Diego, University of San Francisco, University of Southern California, Vanguard University, Victor Valley College, Westmont College, Whittier College; Colorado: Adams State University (CO), Colorado College, Fort Lewis College, Regis University, University of Colorado at Boulder; Hawaii: BYU Hawaii, Chaminade University, University of Hawaii - Manoa; Idaho: College of Idaho, University of Idaho; llinois: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Wheaton College; Louisiana: Louisiana State University, Tulane University, University of Louisiana at Monroe; Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Minnesota: University of Minnesota; Missouri: Truman State University, Washington University; Montana: Montana State University, University of Montana; Nebraska: Creighton University, Hastings College, Nebraska Wesleyan University; North Carolina: Duke University, Elon University; Nevada: University of Nevada at Reno, UNLV; Ohio: Case Western Reserve University, Hiram College, Ohio State University; Oklahoma: Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University, Southern Nazarene University; Oregon: Linfield College, Oregon State University, Reed College, University of Oregon, Willamette University; Tennessee: Vanderbilt University; Texas: St. Mary's University, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Trinity University, University of Texas – Austin; Utah: Brigham Young University, Southern Utah University, University of Utah, Weber State University; Vermont: Middlebury College; Washington: Gonzaga University, Pacific Lutheran University, Peninsula College, Seattle University, University of Puget Sound, University of Washington, Washington State University, Western Washington University, Whitman College, Whitworth College; Wisconsin: Northland College.