2003 Fall Research Symposium

Friday, October 17th, 2003

The TSRI Society of fellows is pleased to announce the winners of our fall research symposium. The presentations were terrific again this year, and the judges had a very hard time choosing the winners.

First prize winners won a $600 travel award, second place winners won a $200 travel award.

First Place Winners

• William M. Shih, Gerald F. Joyce Lab
• Natalie L. Prigozhina, Waterman-Storer Lab
• Lynn Hancock, Marta Perego Lab
• Alan Saghatelian, Benjamin Cravatt Lab
  

Second Place Winners

• David Shin, John A. Tainer Lab
• Eric Schirmer, Gerace Lab
• Michael Franti, Pascal Poignard Lab
• Alexander Deiters, Peter G. Schultz Lab

Morning Sessions

Structural Biology Session

Location: W.M. Keck Foundation Amphitheater, BCC
Start: 9:00 AM
Keynote Speaker: Partho Ghosh, University of California San Diego, "Invasion of Mammalian Cells by Bacterial Pathogens"
TSRI Speakers:
09:45–10:00 William M. Shih, Gerald F. Joyce Lab
10:00–10:15 Brian Norledge, Arthur Olson Lab
10:15–10:30 Estelle Leclerc, Anthony Williamson Lab
10:30–10:45 Coffee Break
10:45–11:00 Carolyn Moores, Ron Milligan Lab
11:00–11:15 David Shin, John A. Tainer Lab

Cellular and Molecular Biology Session

Location: The Committee Lecture Hall, MBB
Start: 9:00 AM
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jan Karlseder, The Salk Institute "Protection of Mammalian Chromosome Ends"
TSRI Speakers:
09:45–10:00 Cristina Bongiorni, Perego Lab
10:00–10:15 Natalie L. Prigozhina, Waterman-Storer Lab
10:15–10:30 Amr El-Sheikh, Edgington Lab
10:30–10:45 Coffee Break
10:45–11:00 Eric Schirmer, Gerace Lab
11:00–11:15 Tracy Stevens, Meech Lab

Afternoon Sessions

Immunology and Microbiology Session

Location: Timken Auditorium, Green Hospital
Start: 1:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Doug Green, La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology "Apoptosis and the Roads to Ruin"
TSRI Speakers:
1:50–2:05 Maria Cecilia Marcondes, Howard S. Fox Lab
2:05–2:20 Fei Liu, J. Lindsay Whitton Lab
2:20–2:35 Coffee Break
2:35–2:50 Michael Franti, Pascal Poignard Lab
2:50–3:05 Tomasz Zal, Nicholas Gascoigne Lab
3:05–3:20 Lynn Hancock, Marta Perego Lab

Chemistry Session

Location: W.M. Keck Foundation Amphitheater, BCC
Start: 2:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marcey L. Waters, University of North Carolina "Aromatic Interactions in Peptide Structure and Function"
TSRI Speakers:
2:45–3:00 Alexander Deiters, Peter G. Schultz Lab
3:00–3:15 Alina K. Feldman, K. Barry Sharpless Lab
3:15–3:30 Coffee Break
3:30–3:45 Pradip K. Sasmal, K. C. Nicolaou Lab
3:45–4:00 Timothy R. Chan, K. Barry Sharpless Lab
4:00–4:15 Alan Saghatelian, Benjamin Cravatt Lab

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