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Program at a Glance
2008 Program at a Glance (PDF)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
| 12:00 - 8:00 pm |
Registration Opens |
| 12:00 - 4:00 pm |
Explore Disney! |
| 2:00 - 8:00 pm |
Exhibit Set-up |
1:00 - 5:00 pm
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Preconference Workshop 1
(Recommended for Faculty, Program Directors, and Exhibitors)
Use of Influence, Power, and Conflict Resolution in Negotiation.
Barbara Butterfield, Ph.D.
HumanED, Inc., Prescott, AZ
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| 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
Preconference Workshop 2
(Recommended for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scientists)
Professional Skills Training for Minority Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Scientists.
Jane Tucker, Ph.D.
President, Jane W. Tucker & Associates, Raleigh, NC
Gilda Barabino, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA |
| 6:00 - 7:00 pm |
Conference Orientation (four sessions)
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| 7:00 - 8:00 pm |
Dinner |
| 8:00 - 9:00 pm |
Conference Overview, Opening Remarks, and Keynote Address
What Scientific Research Can Teach Jane and Joe Citizen
Belle Wheelan, Ph.D.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Decatur, GA
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| 9:00 - 10:00 pm |
FASEB Travel Awardees Orientation |
| 9:00 - 10:00 pm |
ABRCMS Travel Awardees Orientation |
Thursday, November 6, 2008
7 am - 5:00 pm
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Registration Open |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am |
Networking Breakfast |
| 8 am - 12:00 |
Exhibit Set-up |
| 8:15 - 9:15 am |
Plenary Scientific Session
Nanomaterials & Health: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
(Sponsored by the Society of Toxicology)
Martin Philbert, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Professional Development Sessions |
| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Judges Orientation |
| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Exhibitor Orientation |
| 10:45 - 11:45 am |
Concurrent Scientific Sessions
Modeling Tumor-Induced Angiogenesis and Vascular Tumor Growth
Trachette Levon Jackson, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Evolution of Emerging Disease Viruses
(Sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology)
Paul E. Turner, Ph.D.
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Targeting DNA-Adduct Stereochemistry and p53-Mdm2 Complexes for Improved Breast Cancer Cell Death
Jill Bargonetti, Ph.D.
Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY
Of Pigs, Mice, and Men: How the Egg Gets Activated
(Sponsored by the American Society for Cell Biology)
Rafael Fissore, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Progress Towards the Bionic Human: the Role of Chemistry in Implantable Medical Devices
Kenneth J. Takeuchi, Ph.D.
University of Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Regulation of Transepithelial Ion Transport by Purinergic Receptor Activation
Pamela Gunter-Smith, Ph.D.
Drew University, Cambridge, MA
Biochemical and Structural Studies of Retroviral Replication
Victoria D'Souza, Ph.D.
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Bioengineering Applications of Receptor-Targeting Peptides
Louis A. Peña, Ph.D.
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
Brain Mechanisms of Fear Extinction: Implications for Memory Facilitation and PTSD
Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Disaster Mental Health Response in Diverse Communities
Beth Boyd, Ph.D.
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD |
| 12:00 - 12:45 pm |
Networking Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:45 pm |
Plenary Scientific Session
Choosing Sex: How Germ Cells Take the Road Less Traveled
David C. Page, M.D.
Whitehead Institute, Cambridge, MA
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| 2:00 - 6:00 pm |
Exhibits Open |
| 2:15 - 3:30 pm |
Poster Session 1 |
| 2:30 - 5:00 pm |
Career Counseling Corner/Meet and Greet Speakers |
| 3:30 - 4:45 pm |
Poster Session 2 |
| 4:45 - 6:00 pm |
Take down time for Poster Sessions 1 & 2 |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
Oral Presentation Sessions 1 - 10 |
| 6:15 - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
|
| 7:00 - 7:15 pm |
Undergraduate Student Professional Development Session
What's Next? How to Utilize Your Scientific Organization to Your Advantage
Amy Cheng Vollmer, Ph.D.
Swathmore College, Swathmore, PA |
| 7:30 - 8:30 pm |
Networking with Disciplinary Societies
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| 8:30 - 10:00 pm |
Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Scientist Mixer
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Friday, November 7, 2008
7 am - 5:00 pm
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Registration Open |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am |
Networking Breakfast |
| 8:15 - 9:15 am |
Plenary Scientific Session
As the Future Catches You
Juan Enriquez, MBA
Chairman & CEO
Biotechnology, Boston, MA |
| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Senior Doctoral Graduate Student Poster Session/Postdoctoral Fellowship Recruitment Opportunity
|
| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Concurrent Professional Development Sessions |
| 10:30 - 10:45 am |
Set up Time for Poster Session 3 |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Exhibits Open |
| 10:45 - 12:00 |
Poster Session 3 |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Career Coaching Corner/Meet and Greet Speakers |
| 12:15 - 1:00 pm |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm |
Plenary Scientific Session
How Bacteria Talk to Each Other
Bonnie Bassler, Ph.D.
Princeton University, Trenton, NJ
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| 2:15 - 3:15 pm |
Senior Doctoral Graduate Student Poster Session/PostDoctoral Fellowhship Recruitment Opportunity
|
| 2:15 - 3:15 pm |
Concurrent Professional Development Sessions |
| 3:15 - 6:00 pm |
Exhibits Open |
| 3:30 - 4:45 pm |
Poster Session 4 |
| 4:00 - 5:30 pm |
Career Coaching Corner Open/Meet and Greet Speakers |
| 4:45 - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session 5
|
| 6:15 - 7:15 pm |
Small Group Discussion |
| 6:30 - 8:00 pm |
Program Directors, Speakers, Judges, and Exhibitors Reception |
| 7:15 pm |
FREE TIME |
| 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
MARC/MBRS/RISE/SCORE Program Director Meeting |
| 8:15 - 9:30 pm |
Bridges Program Director Meeting |
Saturday, November 8, 2008
7 am - 12:00 pm
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Registration Open |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am |
Networking Breakfast |
| 7:30 - 8:00 am |
Open Forum for Feedback |
| 8:15 - 9:00 am |
Exhibitor Feedback Session |
| 8:15 - 9:15 am |
Oral Presentation Sessions 11 - 20 |
9:15 am - 12:00
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Exhibits Open |
| 9:30 - 10:45 am |
Poster Session 6 |
| 10:45 - 12:00 |
Poster Session 7 |
| 12:15 - 1:15 pm |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:00 pm |
Luncheon Keynote Address
Beating the Odds: Preparing Underrepresented Minorities for Research Careers in Biomedical Sciences
Freeman Hrabowski III, Ph.D .
President, UMBC, Baltimore, MD
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| 2:30 - 3:45 pm |
Concurrent Professional Development Sessions |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Professional Development Sessions |
| 5:00 - 7:30 pm |
FREE TIME |
| 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
Banquet, Conference Wrap-Up, Awards Ceremony, and Concluding Remarks
|
| 9:30 - 10:00 pm |
Photo Session for Award Winners |
| 10:00 - 1:00 am |
Dance and Social - All are Invited |
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