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 32 years of its history, WCBSUR Conferences have been attended by students and faculty representing 125 institutions from all across the United States (see below).   The link to last year's Conference at Loyola Marymount University is shown below:

2007 WCBSUR Conference at Loyola Marymount University:     
http://myweb.lmu.edu/kdahlqui/wcbsurc2007/index.htm

Participating Institutions:

Adams State University (CO), Allan Hancock College, Arizona State University, Azusa Pacific University, Biola University, Brigham Young University, California Baptist College, California Institute of Technology, California Lutheran University, California Polytechnic University at Pomona, California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo, California State University at Bakersfield, California State University at Chico, California State University at Dominguez Hills, California State University at Fresno, California State University at Fullerton, California State University at Hayward, California State University at Long Beach, California State University at Los Angeles, California State University at Monterey Bay, California State University at Northridge, California State University at Sacramento, California State University at San Bernardino, California State University at Sonoma, California State University at Stanislaus, Case Western Reserve University (OH), Chaminade University (HI), Chapman University, Charles Drew Medical School, Claremont McKenna College, College of the Canyons, Colorado College, Creighton University (NE), Duke University (NC), Fort Lewis College ( CO), Harvey Mudd College, Hastings College (NE), Hiram College (OH), Humboldt State University, La Sierra University, Linfield College (OR), Louisiana State University, Loma Linda University, Loyola Marymount University, Middlebury College (VT), Mills College, Miyasaki University, Montana State University, Nebraska Wesleyan University, North Carolina State University, Northland College (WI), Occidental College, Oklahoma City University, Oregon State University, Pacific University, Pacific Lutheran University, Palomar College (CA), Peninsula College (WA), Pepperdine University, Point Loma Nazarene University, Pomona College, Reed College (OR), Regis University (CO), San Diego City College, San Diego State University, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, Scripps College, Seattle University, Skyline College, Southern Utah University, Southwestern College (CA), Stanford University, St. Mary's College of CA, St. Mary's University (TX), The Masters College (CA), The Scripps Research Institute, Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, Trinity University (TX), Truman State University (MO), Tulane University (LA), University of Arizona, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Davis, University of California at Irvine, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at Merced, University of California at Riverside, University of California at San Diego, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of California at Santa Cruz, University of Chicago, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Idaho, University of La Verne, University of Louisiana at Monroe, University of Minnesota, University of Nevada at Reno, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, University of Oregon, University of the Pacific, University of Puget Sound (WA), University of Redlands, University of San Diego, University of San Francisco, University of South Australia, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Utah, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University (TN), Vanguard University, Victor Valley College (CA), Washington State University, Washington University (St. Louis), Weber State University (UT), Western Washington University, Westmont College, Wheaton College (IL), Whitman College (WA), Whittier College, Whitworth College (WA), Willamette University (OR)