The University of Iowa BBE show is our 5th annual event at this venue. We have moved the date from our traditional early June date to August to further improve attendance at this event which is historically been good but we collectively know we can do better. The Department of Biology investigates a wide range of research questions across the vast disciplines of the biological sciences. Our interdisciplinary faculty have research interests in areas ranging from single cells to entire systems and questions ranging from why we need sex to the origin of diseases at the cellular level.