October 25 & 26, 2009
We are pleased to announce that the 2nd Annual USC Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Retreat will be held from October 25 to 26 (Sunday - Monday) at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center at Two Harbors, Catalina Island
The retreat provides an opportunity for faculty and lab members from many parts of USC to meet together in a casual and focused setting to interact and discuss their current work. We will have a mixture of talks from faculty, post-docs, and students, and a poster session and party on Sunday night. We hope that the USC Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Retreat will be one of the major activities of the year!
The Marine Science Center is located on a small cove at the quiet end of Catalina Island in close proximity to the beach and a marine reserve. We have fully booked the Marine Science Center and will have this part of Catalina Island all to ourselves! Unless you have your own plane or boat, you need to take a ferry to get to Two Harbors. Although the exact ferry schedule has yet to be announced, we anticipate that the ferry will leave Sunday from San Pedro at 12:30pm and arrive at Two Harbors at 2:00pm. The return trip on Monday will depart at around 4:15pm for a 5:45pm arrival. Further details will come.
In addition, we are very pleased to have Prof. Gerold Schubiger of the University of Washington as our keynote speaker. Gerold Schubiger is one of the great Drosophila geneticists of our time and has trained and mentored many successful scientists. Since the 1980s, he has had a keen interest in blastema formation and the connections between, regeneration, transdetermination, and pluripotency. He is in a rare position to convey historical and current perspectives on the biological mechanisms of regeneration.
Registration Information
This retreat is open to faculty, students, and postdocs from CSCRM, CCMB, and other stem cell and developmental biology labs at USC or associated campuses (such as CHLA and House Ear) as well as first year PIBBS students (free of charge). Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and space is very limited (80 people total). To register, email Elizabeth Forman: elizabeth.forman@keck.usc.edu.
• Since we are booking the whole center, there are a variety of accommodations to choose from of different prices. Please indicate three choices in your email. The following prices reflect total cost for the meeting (including all meals). You will have to pay for the ferry separately (estimated $50 round trip). Please submit payment to Wendy Rosero: rosero@usc.edu
Dorm $100
1 Bdrm Apt $110
2 Bdrm Apt $101
Boone Apt $125
Boone House 1 $140
Boone House 2 $114
• PIs will present their work in 20-minute talks during the sessions. We will also be selecting postdocs and students to present 12-minute short talks. If you wish to give a talk, please submit a 200-word abstract to gcrump@usc.edu by September 25. In addition, all attendees are strongly encouraged to present posters.
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Tentative Schedule (final schedule to follow in September)
Sunday, October 25, 2009
3:00 - 4:30 pm Talks
4:30 - 5:00 pm Coffee Break
5:00 - 6:30 pm Talks
7:00 - 8:30 pm Dinner
8:30 - 9:30 pm Keynote Talk, Gerold Schubiger, PhD
9:30 - 1am Party and Poster Session
Monday, October 26, 2009
8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 am Talks
10:30 -11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 pm Talks
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 4:00pm Free Time
4:00 pm Departure
To register, please contact Elizabeth Forman at eforman@usc.edu.
For more information, please contact Gage Crump (gcrump@usc.edu) or Francesca Mariani (fmariani@usc.edu).