When: March 23, 2012, 10 am - 6 pm
(plus an 8:30-9:30 am optional workshop)
Where: Brown Foundation Institute of
Molecular Medicine,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1825 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030
Cost: Free!
Please register by Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Speakers will include:
John Mekalanos, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Thomas W. Geisbert, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
M. Stephen Trent, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Section in Molecular Genetics
and Microbiology, The University of Texas at Austin, TX
Registration Form and Information
Directions and Parking Instructions
Come join us for this day-long event designed to foster communication and collaboration among molecular pathogenesis researchers in Texas! All faculty, students, fellows (research or clinical) and staff interested in pathogenesis and infectious diseases in the Texas Medical Center, Rice University, University of Houston, UTMB, Texas A&M and other Texas institutions are welcome to attend.
Sponsored by:
The Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases Training Program
Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens, UTHSC-Houston
Texas A&M Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Co-organizers:
Steven J. Norris, Ph.D., Univ. of Texas Medical School at Houston; and
Magnus Höök, Ph.D., Texas A&M Health Science Center, Institute of Biosciences & Technology
Heidi Kaplan, Ph.D. Univ. of Texas Medical School at Houston
The retreat includes:
- Great invited speakers: John Mekalanos, Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School; Thomas W. Geisbert, Ph.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch; Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D. from Texas Tech University School of Medicine; and M. Stephen Trent, Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin
- Additional oral presentations by selected graduate students and fellows
- Poster session with awards for best posters from graduate students and fellows (1st, 2nd, and 3rd awards of $200/$100/$50 in each category)
- Optional workshop (8:30-9:30 am) on Career Development in Microbiology/Infectious Diseases. All graduate students, fellows, junior faculty or other interested individuals are welcome to attend.
- Continental Breakfast and Luncheon
Please register even if you do not intend to present a poster, so that we can get an accurate count for the luncheon and refreshments. Instructions are included on the Registration Form; please contact Steve Norris or Laura Nixon if you have questions. We hope to see you there!
