{"id":2025,"date":"2026-05-28T15:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.cbc.osu.edu\/foster.281\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:49:28","slug":"foster-lab-goes-two-for-two-at-the-2026-igp-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.cbc.osu.edu\/foster.281\/2026\/05\/28\/foster-lab-goes-two-for-two-at-the-2026-igp-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster Lab goes two for two at the 2026 IGP Symposium!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud Prof sees PhD students Matthew Benedek (Biochemistry) and Nathan Finegold (Biophysics) win recognition for their outstanding presentations at the 2026 Interdisciplinary Graduate Symposium at The Ohio State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/research.cbc.osu.edu\/foster.281\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_4724-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img 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