This fall I had the opportunity to present my summer and semester research at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) for the second year in a row! In traveling to ABRCMS I was excited to see this national conference with the understanding of what to expect based on my previous experience, but to also get a new experience as a soon to be graduate looking for programs to transition into the next stage of my life. This year I presented my research looking at sexual dysfunction in female mouse models of epilepsy. At ABRCMS presentations are judged by three judges give a score of 1 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest) and look at the overall content of the research (hypothesis/ methods/ results/ conclusion), the presenter’s skills and abilities to answer questions, and the quality of the presentation. My final judge of the evening was a Biostatistician from Hawaii and he absolutely loved my work! He made a connection with my project and his own previous experience and understanding of female sexual behavior. He explained that he loved the way I introduced the problem and smoothly transitioned through each component of my poster and that he fully understood the content. It made me feel great that my investment in my research was clearly shown in the way I presented and was accessible to those outside of my discipline. This was confirmed the next evening at the Awards Banquet where I won a presentation award! Traveling to ABRCMS I was excited to meet with people I got to know the first time around and to meet new people. During my poster presentation, I had three judges that were excited to hear about my work and the inspiration behind it. After I finished going through my poster with my final judge he told me about his own experience with understanding female’s sex and behavior and how long ago it had been. He stated that he loved the way I introduced the problem and smoothly transitioned through each component of my poster and that he fully understood the content. It made me feel great that my investment in my research was clearly shown in the way I presented. This was confirmed even more the next evening at the Awards Banquet where I won a presentation award in Neuroscience.