We would like to extend our greatest thanks to our sponsors and mentors who have and continue to guide and support us in bringing this conference to fruition. Notably, we would like to thank Dr. Robert J. Leftkowitz for his generous donation and for sharing his wisdom as Keynote Speaker; the Duke Medical School faculty and students for sharing their time and expertise as panel speakers, judges, and abstract screeners; Dr. Len White, the Duke Canine Cognition Center, Dr. Goodwin, and the Duke University Hospital for leading the experiential tracks; the Undergraduate Research Support Office for helping with logistical planning; Conference and Events Services for assisting in fund collection; the staff at Trent Semans for their cooperation in event space booking; and our advisor David Frankel for his unwavering support.