2009 Fall Research Symposium

Symposium Aim and Format

To encourage presentation and discussion of research in the TSRI community with emphasis on the most exciting research projects. A panel comprised of TSRI faculty will judge abstracts based on scientific merit, as well as determine the quality of presentations at both the oral and poster sessions.

When and Where

• Thursday, October 1, 2009.
• Oral Session: Keck Amphitheater, BCC, 11:30am - 5pm
• Moderated Poster Session: Beckman Galleria, 5pm - 6:30pm
• Posters displayed from 10:00 am – 6:30 pm

Keynote Speakers

11:30am-12:30pm
Wim G.J. Hol, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Biological Structure
Biomolecular Structure Center, University of Washington
"Tropical Diseases, Molecular Machines and the Power of Llamas"


2:30pm-3:30pm
Andrew Dillin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Pioneer Development Chair
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Insititute
"Finding Specificity in the Genetics of Aging"

Selected TSRI Speakers (12 mins/speaker + breaks)

12:40pm – 1:20pm Chemistry and Structural Biology

• Chi-yu Fu, Ph.D. "Atlas of Archaeal Viruses in Whole Cells by Cryo Electron Tomography"
• Robert Pejchal, Ph.D. "Crystal structure of Fab Z13e1 in complex with gp41 peptide: identification of a conformational switch in gp41 MPER"
• Srinivas Reddy Chirapu, Ph.D. "Novel Small molecule Anti HBV compounds Using ‘Click’ Chemistry"

1:20pm – 2:00pm Immunology and Microbial Science

• Elise Landais, Ph.D. "Non-anchored Peptide Binding to MHC Increases CD4+ T cell Repertoire"
• Jason Lanman, Ph.D. "Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of an Entire Cell Infected with Flock House Virus"
• John Scatizzi, Ph.D. "The Lupus-predisposing Lbw2 Locus Contains Several Subloci"

3:40pm – 4:40pm Cell and Molecular Biology

• Andras Kern, Ph.D. "Functional and structural interaction of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor and dopamine receptor systems"
• Andrew Lee, Ph.D. "Regulation of arenavirus fusion activity probed by small-molecule fusion inhibitors"
• Costin N. Antonescu, Ph.D. "Phosphatidylinositol-(4,5)-bisphosphate dynamics in clathrin-mediated endocytosis"
• Yann Gambin, Ph.D. "Sub-millisecond steps and missteps in a-synuclein folding pathway"

4:40pm – 5:10pm Experimental Medicine, Neurosciences and Translational Research

• Nabanita De, Ph.D. "Determinants of recognition between the pluripotency factor Lin28 and let-7 precursor miRNA"
• Ramzey Abujarour, Ph.D. "Genome-Wide Gain-of-Function Screen Identifies Novel Regulators of pluripotency"

Eligibility

All TSRI Research Associates (postdocs) and external graduate students are invited to submit abstracts of their work. Only ONE (1) abstract per presenting author, please. All authors of accepted abstracts will receive a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com for participating!

Research Categories

This year's general subject areas include:

• Chemistry & Structural Biology
• Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Immunology & Microbial Science
• Experimental Medicine, Neurosciences and Translational Research
  

All accepted abstracts will be divided into four subject areas based on author preferences and space availability. Therefore, the subject areas presented during the Symposium may deviate slightly.

Abstract Selection and Prize Awards

ORAL

• Cell & Molecular Biology - $300 (first place), $200 (second place), $100 (third place)
• Chemistry & Structural Biology - $300 (first place), $200 (second place), $100 (third place)
• Immunology & Microbial Science - $300 (first place), $200 (second place), $100 (third place)
• Experimental Medicine, Neurosciences, & Translational Research - $300 (first place), $200 (second place)

POSTER

• Cell & Molecular Biology – 2 poster awards ($50)
• Chemistry & Structural Biology – 2 poster awards  ($50)
• Immunology & Microbial Science – 2 poster awards ($50)
• Experimental Medicine, Neurosciences, & Translational Research – 1 poster award ($50)

Abstract Submission

Each presenter may submit only ONE (1) abstract as first author.

Abstracts should be comprised primarily of unpublished data.

Abstract Submission Instructions

• Download the 2009 Abstract Submission Form. It is in MS Word format. Size limit is 2MB.

• Replace the text in the upper half of the form with the applicable information. Insert your abstract where indicated using the requested format guidelines and add your contact information in the space provided.

• Abstract examples can be downloaded here.

• Name your abstract file with your first and last name as either an MS Word (.doc) file or Rich Text Format (.rtf) file, (e.g., OlivierHarismendy.doc).

• Deadline for abstract submission is 5:00 pm, Wednesday, August 19, 2009.

• Notification: Once your abstract has been submitted properly, you will receive an email confirmation.

• Only one abstract should be submitted per Research Associate. If you must withdraw your submission for any reason, please email rmcbride@scripps.edu.
  
  
• Submit your abstract only once!
  
  
• Abstract submission now closed - thanks to all who participated!
  
  
• Abstract authors will then be notified of oral or poster presentation acceptance by Tuesady, September 15th. Subsequent confirmation to partipate in the symposium is due Friday, September 18th.

Food and beverages will be provided at the poster session, complements of the SoF.

For questions and more information, contact us via e-mail.