The tradition of UMBC's Life Science Symposium continued for the 17th year with A Look Ahead XVII: Explorations in Transformative Research on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. The event featured two invited plenary speakers, Dr. Eve Marder, Professor and Head, Division of Science, Brandeis University, and Dr. Phyllis Robinson, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UMBC, as well as an extended poster session featuring the research of UMBC faculty. The symposium was offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of event sponsors. Next year's event will be held on April 15, 2015.