Agenda

Wednesday 9/22

Room check-in will be between 3:00pm and 9:00pm.

Retreat Packets will be available at the entrance to the Salmon Gallery beginning at 12:45pm.

Posters go up in the Salmon Gallery either with blue painters tape or on our wooden stands.

Lunch 12:15 – 1:00pm
(Because of seating capacity issues, Biochemistry will lunch at 11:30 and Genome Sciences at 12:15).

1:15 Chapel
Joint Symposium Departments of Biochemistry and Genome Sciences
“New Technologies for the 21st Century”
Debbie Nickerson, Richard Palmiter

2:15 – 2:45 Salmon Gallery
Break

2:45 – 3:45 Joint Symposium Departments of Biochemistry and Genome Sciences continued
“New Technologies for the 21st Century”
Maynard Olson, Wim Hol

4:30 – 6:00 Chapel
Chairpersons: Steve Voght and Laura Finn
Speakers: Carol Sibley, Mike MacCoss, Leo Pallanck, Josh Akey, Barb Trask, Evan Eichler

6:00 – 7:30 Kingfisher Dining Lodge
Dinner

7:30 – 8:00 Chapel
Introduction of new GS students

8:00 - 9:30 Chapel
Keynote Presentation
Lee Silver, Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
"Biotechnology in a Spiritual World: Engagement between Science and Society."

9:30 – 11:00 Salmon Gallery
Hosted Socializing

Thursday 9/23

7:00 – 8:30am Kingfisher Dining Lodge
Breakfast

8:45 – 10:00 Chapel
Chairpersons: Nathan Clark and Jen Eklund
Speakers: Sam Miller, Raghu, Bill Noble, Joe Felsenstein, Jim Thomas

10: 00 – 10:30 Salmon Gallery
Break

10:30 – 10:45 Chapel
Introduction of new MCB students

10:45 – 12:00 Chapel
Chairperson: Steve Eacker
Speakers: Colin Manoil, Ellen Wijsman, Gerold Schubiger, Willie Swanson

12:00 – 1:00pm Kingfisher Dining Lodge
Lunch

1:00 – 3:00 Chapel
Faculty Meeting for Genome Sciences Regular Faculty

6:00 – 7:30 Chapel
Dinner

7:30 - 8:30 Chapel
Bob Waterston

8:30 –11:00 Salmon Gallery
Poster Session and Hosted Social

Friday 9/24

7:00 - 8:30am Kingfisher Dining Lodge
Breakfast

8:45 – 10:00 Chapel
Chairperson: Lazar Dimitrov
Speakers: Celeste Berg, Bob Braun, Mary-Claire King, Phil Green, George Martin

10:00 – 10:30 Salmon Gallery
Break

10:30 – 11:30 Chapel
Chairperson: Greg Finney
Speakers: Stan Fields, John Storey, Larry Ruzzo

11:30pm Adjourn with Box Lunches 11:45 – 12:00 Vans will board and depart.