Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group, 2005 Symposium

Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group
10th Annual Symposium - October 23, 2006
The Annenberg Center
University of Pennsylvania
3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

7:30 - 8:30	Poster Set-up and Vendor Exhibits Set-up
8:00 - 9:00	Registration, Breakfast, and Posters/Vendor Exhibits open (main lobby, upper & lower ambulatory)
9:00 - 9:05	Dr. Jonathan Raper, Director and Chair, CAMB Graduate Group Opening Remarks (Zellerbach theater)
9:05 - 9:30	Dr. J. Alan Diehl - Assoc Professor & Assoc Investigator , Depts of Abramson Cancer Institute; Cancer Biology; Cell &Developmental Biology - Cell Growth and Cancer Program "Title TBD" (Zellerbach theater)
9:30 - 9:50	David Garbe - PhD Candidate - Genetics and Gene Regulation Program "Beta Spectrin functions independently of Ankyrin to regulate the establishment and maintenance of axon connections in the Drosophila embryonic CNS" (Zellerbach theater)
9:50 - 10:10	Penney Gilbert - PhD Candidate - Cell Biology and Physiology Program "Title TBD" (Zellerbach theater)
10:10 - 11:05	Vendor Exhibits/Posters/Beverage & Snack Break (mail lobby, upper & lower ambulatory)
11:05 - 11:25	Scott E. Hensley - PhD Candidate - Gene Therapy and Vaccines Program "Adenoviral Vector Induced Type I IFN: Friend or Foe?" (Zellerbach theater)
11:25 - 11:45	Erinn B. Rankin - PhD Candidate - Cell Growth and Cancer Program "Title TBD" (Zellerbach theater)
11:45 - 12:10	Dr. Sara Cherry - Asst Professor, Dept of Microbiology and Penn Genomics Institute - Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology Program "Identifying host factors involved in viral pathogenesis: Lessons learned from Drosophila" (Zellerbach theater)
12:10 - 1:45	Vendor Exhibits/Posters/Lunch (main lobby, upper & lower ambulatory)
1:45 - 2:05	Sheri Hanna - PhD Candidate - Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology Program "Title TBD" (Zellerbach theater)
2:05 - 2:25	James Walters - PhD Candidate - Developmental Biology Program "Title TBD" (Zellerbach theater)
2:25 - 2:50	Dr. Vivian G. Cheung - Assoc Professor, Dept of Pediatrics & Genetics - Genetics and Gene Regulation Program "Title TBD" (Zellerbach theater)
2:50 - 3:45	Vendor Exhibits/Posters/Beverage & Snack Break (main lobby, upper & lower ambulatory)
3:45 - 4:45	Keynote Speaker: DR. CHARLES M. RICE - Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor, The Rockefeller University "Title TBD" (Zellerbach theater)
4:45 - 5:00	Announcement of Poster Prizes* (Zellerbach theater)
5:00 - 6:00	Cocktail Reception (Main Lobby)

*Student Posters will be judged, and the top posters will receive $100 prizes. The Faculty Judges will be selected by Dr. David Gasser, Chair of the Events Committee.

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

The Annual Symposium is a full day of science and social interaction for CAMB Faculty and Students (Post-Docs from faculty labs are also invited to attend).

Talks will be presented by faculty from three of the CAMB Programs (it will alternate next year with the other three CAMB programs)...and six students, one from each program. We also have an outside Keynote speaker, Dr. Charles Rice.

All CAMB Students who are thesis level (one year past prelim) are expected to present posters, and all other CAMB Students may volunteer to do so. There is a small panel of faculty judges who will award the top posters $100 prizes at the end of the day.There are times set aside throughout the day when people can look at posters and discuss them with the students. (We sincerely apologize, but due to space constraints, only CAMB Students will be allowed to present posters - no outside or faculty posters.)

There will be a continental breakfast in the morning, a box lunch in the afternoon, and a cocktail reception to end the day (as well as two beverage/snack breaks between speakers).

Some of our sponsors will put up vendor tables in the lobby to display their products. They provide financial support for our event, and we encourage all Faculty and Post-Docs to stop and speak with them at some point during the day. (We want to be sure to show our appreciation of their support!)

For directions to The Annenberg Center, (click here).

The Faculty and Students of CAMB would like to thank the following Sponsors for their support of our Symposium:

Ace Glass, Inc. (Chuck Carney/Liz DeJesus)

B & B Microscopes, LTD (David Williams/Brian Miller)

Cell Signaling Technology (Carrie Brown)

Clontech Laboratories, Inc (Michele Sakach)

Denville Scientific Products (Theresa Ruch)

Integrated DNA Technologies (Mitch Gore)

Matrix Technologies Corp. (Sharon Watt/Dara Zuckernick)

Olympus America, Inc. (Joseph Snedeker)

Optical Apparatus Co. (Kristen Kelley)

PerkinElmer Life & Analytical Sciences (Stella J. Ponzo)