Stem Cell Retreat 2011
The 2011 Retreat was held Saturday, September 17 at La Tourelle Resort, Ithaca, New York. This quaint, off-campus but nearby location "borders Buttermilk Falls State Park and is nestled on 70 beautiful acres in the Finger Lakes Wine Region" providing plenty of ponds and trails to enjoy and explore. This year's keynote speaker was Dr. Anthony Oro, Stanford University (epithelial cancer biology). Please see the retreat schedule below.
Congratulations to Song Eun Lee (Tumbar Lab), Pengcheng Bu (Shen Lab), and Gabriel Balmus and Aaron Oswald (Weiss Lab) the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of the retreat poster competition!
Stem Cell Program Retreat 2011 Schedule |
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| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Light breakfast | Banquet Room |
| 10:00-10:05 a.m. | Opening Remarks: |
Banquet Room |
| 10:05-10:45 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Anthony Oro, Associate Professor, Dermatology, Stanford University |
Banquet Room |
| 10:50-11:10 a.m. | Faculty Talk: Doina Tumbar, Associate Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University Hair follicle stem cell dynamics and molecular control in adult skin homeostasis |
Banquet Room |
| 11:15-11:35 a.m. | Faculty Talk: Alexander Nikitin, Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University Stem cells of the ovarian surface epithelium |
Banquet Room |
| 11:40-12:00 p.m. | Faculty Talk: John Schimenti, Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University Hypersensitivity of germline stem cells to DNA replication defects |
Banquet Room |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Poster Setup | Outdoor Patio |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions: Faculty (Yellow Barn Suite) Students/Postdocs and Anthony Oro (Banquet Room) |
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| 2:00-2:20 p.m. | Faculty Talk: Xiling Shen, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University How do cells make a digital switch for cell fate decisions |
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| 2:25-2:45 p.m. | Faculty Talk: Kelly Liu, Associate Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University |
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| 2:50-3:10 p.m. | Faculty Talk: Chip Aquadro, Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University |
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| 3:15-3:35 p.m. | Faculty Talk: Mike Kotlikoff, Dean & Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University |
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| 3:40-4:00 p.m. | Afternoon Break | |
| 4:00-4:20 p.m. | Faculty Talk: Claudia Fischbach, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University Adipose progenitor cells and their role in breast tumorigenesis |
Banquet Room |
| 4:25-4:45 p.m. | Faculty Talk: Vimal Selvaraj, Assistant Professor, Animal Science, Cornell University |
Banquet Room
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| 4:50-6:20 p.m. | Poster Session & Cocktails | Banquet Room/Bar |
| 6:20-6:30 p.m. | Award Presentation | Banquet Room |
| 6:30-8:30 p.m. | BBQ Buffet Dinner | Banquet Room |
| 7:00-10:00 p.m. | Music by DJgourd | Banquet Room |