The retreat will include oral presentations from our T32 current trainees, faculty talks, and poster presentations by research staff and trainees at all levels. Prizes will be awarded for the top oral and poster presentations. The retreat is an important component of our T32 Training Grant.
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
We look forward to gathering to celebrate research from multiple laboratories!
Stefan Strack, PhD and Dave Roman, PhD
Co-Directors, Pharamcological Sciences Training Program
Registration
Register for the Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Retreat
Deadline to register is Friday, August 1 at 5:00pm.
*Registration is required for all attendees, including those not submitting an abstract for a poster or oral presentation.
Agenda -- Draft
Time | Topic | Location |
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8:00 - 9:00 AM | Registration and Poster setup Continental Breakfast | CPB 1st Floor |
9:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks: Stefan Strack, PhD, Co-Director of T32 | CPB 210 |
9:15 - 10:30 AM | Short Talk Presentations by T32 Trainees (12-minute talks + 3 minutes Q&A) | CPB 210 |
9:15 - 9:30 | Gabby Bierlein-De La Rosa, Neuroscience/MSTP Graduate Program, Mentor: Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD Title: TBD | |
9:35 - 9:50 | Alex Dou, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics/MSTP Graduate Program, Mentor: Chris Ahern, PhD Title: TBD | |
9:55 - 10:10 | Nathan Gentilman, DDET Graduate Program, Mentor: Dave Roman, PhD Title: TBD | |
10:15 - 10:30 | Hannah Hazzard, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Mentor: Serena (Banu) Gumusoglu, PhD Title: TBD | |
10:35 - 10:45 AM | Break & Group Photo | CPB 1st Floor |
10:50 AM - 12:35 PM | Poster Session - Viewing/Judging | CPB 1st Floor |
10:50 - 11:40 | Odd numbered posters present | |
11:45 - 12:35 | Even numbered posters present | |
12:45 - 1:30 PM | Lunch | CPB Courtyard & 1st Floor |
1:30 - 2:15 PM | Exploring Future Careers with T32 Trainee Alumni | CPB 210 |
2:20 - 3:05 PM | Keynote Speaker (35-minute talk + 10-minute Q&A) To be determined | CPB 210 |
3:10 – 4:25 PM | Short Talk Presentations by T32 Trainees (12-minute talks + 3 minutes Q&A) | CPB 210 |
3:10 - 3:25 | Olivia Klein, Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, Mentors: Mark Schultz, PhD & Marco Hefti, MD Title: TBD | |
3:30 - 3:45 | Emma Luhmann, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Graduate Program, Mentor: Kevin Campbell, PhD Title: TBD | |
3:50 - 4:05 | Abby Morrison, Cancer Biology Graduate Program, Mentor: Kristina Thiel, PhD Title: TBD | |
4:10 - 4:25 | Julius Yevdash, Cancer Biology Graduate Program, Mentors: Colin Kenny, PhD & Ronald Weigel, MD, PhD Title: TBD | |
4:30 PM | Awards Announcement and Closing Remarks | CPB 210 |
Keynote Speaker
Name, PhD
Title of talk
Research Description
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Email: linda-buckner@uiowa.edu