Beckman Scholars Symposium

2006 Eighth Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium

Meeting Agenda

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2006

Noon - 5:00 p.m.	Arrival at Fairmont Hotel
3:30 p.m.	SCHEDULED SCHOLARS SHOULD SET UP POSTERS IN THE ORCHID TERRACE AT THE FAIRMONT HOTEL
4:00 p.m.	Symposium Registration
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.	Reception Fairmont Hotel, Orchid Terrace/Garden Gazebo
	All Scholars - Please pick up your gift, compliments of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, at the registration table
	Viewing of Scholar's Poster Presentations throughout the reception (Scholar should stay with poster to answer any questions).
5:45 p.m.	Scholars take down poster presentations
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Informal Buffet Dinner Fairmont Hotel, The Palms Poolside(Third Floor) Attire: Business Casual

FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2006

6:45 a.m.	SCHEDULED SCHOLARS SHOULD SET UP POSTERS IN THE ATRIUM BY 7:30 A.M. 1ST BUS WILL DEPART HOTEL AT 6:45 A.M.
6:45 - 7:45 a.m.	Shuttles run from the hotel in 15 minute intervals beginning with departures at 6:45 a.m. and traveling to the Beckman Center. The LAST BUS from the hotel departs at 7:45 a.m.
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast in the Beckman Center Dining Room
	Viewing of Scholars' Posters Presentations throughout the day - Beckman Center ATRIUM
	Auditorium

8:00 a.m.	Welcome Remarks and Introduction	Margaret Saha, Ph.D. Professor of Biology College of William and Mary
8:05 - 9:05 a.m.	Guest Speaker:	Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D. Developmental Biology Department Stanford University School of Medicine "The Cell Cycle: Spatial and Temporal Control of a Multicomponent Genetic Network"

Beckman Scholars Presentations

9:05 - 9:35 a.m.

Introduction:
Presenter:
Institution:
Topic:

Robin Cooper, Ph.D.
Nicolas Badre
University of Kentucky
"Reduced Calcium Channel Function on Vision, Olfaction and Regulation of the Heart in Drosophila"

9:35 - 10:00 a.m.

Break/Poster Viewing

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Introduction: Presenter: Institution: Topic:	Ram Hosmane, Ph.D. Margaret Dabek University of Maryland, Baltimore Cty "Artificial Blood Based on Cell-Free Hmoglobins: Synthesis of Novel Polyfunctional Organic Reagents to Cross-Link Hemoglobin"
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Introduction: Presenter: Institution: Topic:	Ben Dunn , Ph.D. Taylor Gilliland University of Florida "Addressing the global AIDS epidemic: HIV-1 non-subtype B protease"

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	BBQ Luncheon on Beckman Center Patio
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.	Concurrent Session Seminars (Posted in Atrium)

	Seminar 1 Presenter:	Catherine Drennan , Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology Structural Biology in the Post Genomic Era
	Seminar 2 Presenter:	Michael Jensen, M.D. Associate Professor, Pediatrics Director, Pediatric Oncology Program City of Hope "Targeting Cancer with Genetically Engineered T-Cells: A Story in Translation"
	Seminar 3 Presenter:	Jeanne Pemberton , Ph.D. Regents Professor of Chemistry University of Arizona "Interfacial Properties of Microbially-Produced Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants Relevant for Their Use In Bioremediation"
	Seminar 4 Presenter:	Mark Saltzman , Ph.D. Goizueta Foundation Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Yale University "Positioning the Dose: Materials for Localized Drug Delivery"
	Seminar 5 Presenter:	Erik Sorensen , Ph.D. Arthur Allen Patchett Professor in Organic Chemistry Princeton University "Natural Product Synthesis via Some Classic Reactions"
	Seminar 6 Presenter:	Scott Strobel , Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale University RNA Enzymes and Other Molecular Coelacanths

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Break/Poster Viewing

2:45 - 2:50 p.m.

Auditorium
Introduction:

William Segraves , Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Yale University

2:50- 3:35 p.m.

Zev Gartner, Ph.D.
1998 Beckman Scholar Alumni
B.S. - University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. - Harvard University
Presently Post-Doctoral Position at University of California, Berkeley
Enabling the Evolution of Synthetic Small-Molecules using DNA-Templated Organic Synthesis

3:35 - 4:35 p.m.

Michael W. Berns, Ph.D.
Founding Director, Beckman Laser Institute
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Professor
University of California, Irvine
Laser Scissors and Tweezers In Space and Time

4:35 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Jenni Punt , Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Furman University

4:40 p.m.

Scholars take down poster presentations

4:45 - 5:30 p.m.

Shuttle departs from the Beckman Center to return to hotel at 15 minute intervals. Last bus departs at 5:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.	Reception	Fairmont Hotel Bay Laurel Ballroom - North Attire - Jacket & Tie/Business Attire
7:00 p.m.	Sit-Down Dinner	Fairmont Hotel Bay Laurel Ballroom - Center & South Remarks: Harry Gray, Ph.D.

8:15 p.m.

Film: Arnold O. Beckman Documentary

SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2006

6:45 a.m.	SCHEDULED SCHOLARS SHOULD SET UP POSTERS IN THE ATRIUM BY 7:30 A.M. 1ST BUS WILL DEPART HOTEL AT 6:45 A.M.
6:45 - 7:45 a.m.	Shuttles run from the hotel in 15 minute intervals beginning with departures at 6:45 a.m. and traveling to the Beckman Center. The LAST BUS from the hotel departs at 7:45 a.m.
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast in the Beckman Center Dining Room
	Viewing of Scholars' Posters Presentations throughout the day - Beckman Center ATRIUM
	Auditorium

8:00 a.m.	Introduction	Carlos Gutierrez, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry California State University, Los Angeles
8:05 - 9:05 a.m.	Guest Speaker:	Harry Gray, Ph.D. Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry California Institute of Technology "Powering the Planet"

Beckman Scholars Presentations

9:05 - 9:35 a.m.

Introduction:
Presenter:
Institution:
Topic:

Laura Mays-Hoopes , Ph.D.
Daniel Holtzman
Pomona College
"Mutational analysis of Drosophila Rab GDI interaction with the UBX domain protein Gint3"

9:35 - 10:15 a.m.

Break/Poster Viewing

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	Introduction: Presenter: Institution: Topic:	Richmond Thompson , Ph.D. Meaghan Kennedy Bowdoin College "Neuropeptides and Social Behavior: Gene Sequences for Alternative Versions of the Vasotocin Receptor in the Goldfish Brain"
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.	Introduction: Presenter: Institution: Topic:	Charles Schmuttenmaer, Ph.D. Daniel E. Rosenfeld Yale University "Dynamics of Water Confined within Reverse Micelles"

11:15 a.m. -
12:15 p.m.

Lunch in Beckman Center Dining Room

12:15 p.m.

Auditorium
Introduction:

William Segraves , Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Yale University

12:20- 1:05 p.m.

Tracy LaGrassa, Ph.D.
1999 Beckman Scholar Alumni
B.S. - State University of New York, Stony Brook
Ph.D. - University of Heidelberg
Presently in Post-Doctoral Position at Columbia University "Organelle size control: A phospho-switch tells yeast vacuoles to stay small"

1:05 - 2:05 p.m.

Break/Poster Viewing

	Auditorium
2:05 p.m .	Panel Presentation: Stem Cell Research

2:05 p.m.	Moderator:	Martin Pera, Ph.D. Professor Director, Broad Institute for Integrative Biology and Stem Cell Research Keck School of Medicine of USC
2:10- 2:30 p.m.	Presenter:	Meri Firpo, Ph.D. Department of Medicine and Endocrinology University of Minnesota, Twin Cities "Human Embryonic Stem Cells For Biology and Therapy"
2:30 - 2:50 p.m.	Presenter:	Hans Keirstead , Ph.D. Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology University of California, Irvine "Stem Cell Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury"
2:50 - 3:10 p.m.	Presenter:	Bernard Lo , M.D. Professor of Medicine Director, Program of Medical Ethics University of California, San Francisco "Stem cell research: science, ethics, and policy"
3:10 - 3:30 p.m.	Presenter:	Greg Wasson Parkinson's Action Network Patient Advocate, Stem Cell Research "Patient Advocacy for the Advancement of Stem Cell Research"
3:30 - 3:50 p.m.	Presenter:	Baldwin Wong National Institutes of Health Representative Chief, Science Policy and Planning Branch NIDCD, NIH "National Institutes of Health: Stem Cell Initiative"

3:50- 4:05 p.m.

Break

4:05- 4:45 p.m.

Auditorium: Stem Cell Panel Q & A

4:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Thomas Wenzel, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Bates College

4:50- 4:55 p.m.	Billion Dollar Life
4:55 p.m.	Scholars take down poster presentations
4:55 - 5:45 p.m.	Shuttle departs from the Beckman Center to return to the hotel in 15 minute intervals. LAST BUS departs at 5:45 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2006

12:00 p.m.

Hotel Check-out