To view program by the day select the link listed below:

Wednesday November 10th, 2010	Thursday November 11th, 2010	Friday November 12th, 2010	Saturday November 13th, 2010

2010 ABRCMS KEYNOTE, PLENARY & CONCURRENT

SCIENTIFIC SPEAKERS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2010

OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

"Why Grey Matter Matters"

Juliet V. García, Ph.D.
Juliet V. García became president of The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) in 1992 after serving as president of Texas Southmost College (TSC) for six years.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 2010

Plenary Scientific Session Speaker

9:15- 10:15 a.m.

"In Search of King Solomon's Ring: Studies on the Cognitive & Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots"

Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D.
Pepperberg is a research associate and lecturer in the psychology department at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA and an adjunct associate professor in the psychology department at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA.

Plenary Scientific Session Speaker

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

"The Dark Side of the Universe: Black Holes, Dark Matter, Dark Energy"

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is the first occupant of the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, NY.

ABRCMS Celebration Dinner Speaker

"Opportunities & Challenges in Biomedical Research"

See full program for details

Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D.
Jeremy M. Berg is director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) in Bethesda, MD.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12th, 2010

Concurrent Scientific Session Speaker

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

"A Study of Thymic Nurse Cell Function During T-Cell Development"

Jerry Charles Guyden, Ph.D.
Jerry Charles Guyden is a professor of biology and director of the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) program at the City College of New York (CCNY).

Concurrent Scientific Session Speaker

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

"Biological Sensors of Oxygen"

Maria Alda Gilles-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Dr. Gilles-Gonzalez is a professor at the UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Biochemistry Department in Dallas, TX.

Concurrent Scientific Session Speaker

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

"Toxicity: Key Consideration for Drug Discovery & Development"

Myrtle A. Davis, DVM, Ph.D.
Myrtle A. Davis is Branch Chief for Toxicology and Pharmacology in the Developmental Therapeutics Program of the Division of Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD.

Concurrent Scientific Session Speaker

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

"HIV-Related Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Lessons from Non-Human Primate Models"

Sonia C. Flores, Ph.D.
Sonia C. Flores is a professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine and Microbiology, at the University of Colorado, Denver. She also directs the Graduate Training for Multicultural Students Summer Internship Program at the University of Colorado, Denver.

Concurrent Scientific Session Speaker

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

"Zirconia & Hafnia Merials In Bioanalysis"

Luis A. Colón, Ph.D.
In 1993 Colon joined the faculty at SUNY Buffalo, where he is professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry in Buffalo, NY.

Concurrent Scientific Session Speaker

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

"Mathematical Epidemilogy with Applications: The Case of Influenza in Mexico"

Carlos Castillo Chavez, Ph.D.
Carlos Castillo-Chavez is the founding director of the Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.

Concurrent Scientific Session Speaker

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

"The Role of Doctor-Patient Relationships in Overcoming Healthcare Disparities"

Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, FACP
Lisa A. Cooper is a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Cooper is an internal medicine physician with training in public health.

Concurrent Scientific Session Speaker

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

"Food for Health: Connecting Genetic Diversity & Epigenetics to Improved Nutrition & Cancer Prevention"

Eleanore Wurtzel, Ph.D.
Eleanore Wurtzel is a tenured full professor at Lehman College and The Graduate Center of CUNY and has chaired the CUNY Plant Sciences Ph.D. subprogram for the past five years.

Raymond Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Raymond Rodriguez is a professor in the Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology and director of the NIH-sponsored Center of Excellence in Nutritional Genomics at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis).

Plenary Scientific Session Speaker

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

"Imaging the Glycome"

Carolyn Bertozzi, Ph.D.
Carolyn Bertozzi is the T.Z. and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and director of the Molecular Foundry.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

"Exceptional Opportunities for Biomedical Research"

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Francis S. Collins is the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 2010

Luncheon Keynote Speaker

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

"An Afternoon with Maya Angelou"

Maya Angelou, Numerous Honorary Degrees
Maya Angelou is a poet, educator, author, entertainer and director.

Back to Top^

Home | ABRCMS | Program | Registration & Housing | Exhibits & Sponsors |
Abstracts & Posters | Travel awards | Contact Us