At the Pathobiology Graduate Program Annual Retreat held on September 23, 2011, the awards for best talk and best poster were both won by graduate students in laboratories of the Neuropathology division. Ms. Sophie Lin, a member of Phil Wong’s laboratory, had the best talk. Her research focuses on the role of TDP43 in neurodegenerative disease. Ms. Samantha Semenkow, a member of the Eberhart and Bar laboratories, won for best poster. She reported a new system for imaging the growth of glioblastoma xenografts. Congratulations to Sophie and Sam!