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October 13, 2016

Science 2016 Calendar

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science2016.pitt.edu//schedule.htm


WEDNESDAY 19

Science 2016 Registration
Alumni foyer, 1st fl., 2 pm

Career Symposium for Postdocs/Graduate Students
“Exploring Your Passions & Recognizing Your Potential,” Dennis Yablonsky, CEO of Allegheny Conference on Community Development; Alumni aud. 7th fl., 3 pm

Pitt Innovation Showcase
Alumni Connolly Ballrm., 4-7 pm

Michael G. Wells Entrepreneurial Scholars Lecture
Healthcare entrepreneurship panel; Alumni Science Lecture Hall 3rd fl., 4 pm

Michael G. Wells Student Health Care Competition & Kuzneski Innovation Cup Winner Announcement
Michael Wells, Andrew & Laurie Kuzneski; Alumni Science Lecture Hall 3rd fl., 4:45 pm

Opening Reception
Alumni Connolly Ballrm., 5 pm

THURSDAY 20

Registration
Alumni foyer, 1st fl., 8 am

Spotlight Session 1
“Genome Editing & Engineering,” Alumni Science Lecture Hall 3rd fl., 9 am

Spotlight Session 2
“Late Breaking Technologies & Methods”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Schenley Ballrm. 3, 100 Lytton Ave. behind Alumni Hall, 9 am

Spotlight Session 3
“The Senses”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Schenley Ballrm. 4, 9 am

Plenary Session 1: Dickson Prize in Medicine
“CRISPR Systems & the Future of Genome Engineering,” Jennifer Doudna, UC-Berkeley; Alumni aud. 7th fl., 11 am

Exhibits & Lunch
Alumni Connolly Ballrm., 12:30 pm

Poster Session 1
Alumni Connolly Ballrm., 1 pm

Spotlight Session 4
“The Women of PQI: Answering Deep Questions About Quantum Behavior”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Schenley Ballrm. 4, 2 pm

Spotlight Session 5
“Personalized & Precision Medicine”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Schenley Ballrm. 3, 2 pm

Spotlight Session 6
“Violence & Terrorism: Living in An Unsettled World”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Carnegie Rm., 2 pm

Spotlight Session 7
“Circuits & Circuit Disorders of the Basal Ganglia”; Alumni Science Lecture Hall 3rd fl., 2 pm

Plenary Session 2: Klaus Hofmann Lecture
“Circuits & Circuit Disorders: Approaches to Neuromodulation,” Mahlon DeLong, Emory; Alumni aud. 7th fl., 4 pm

Undergraduate Research Poster Reception
Alumni Connolly Ballrm., 5:15 pm

FRIDAY 21

Registration
Alumni Foyer 1st fl., 8 am

Spotlight Session 8
“Addressing Pennsylvania’s Opioid Epidemic”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Schenley Ballrm. 4, 9 am

Spotlight Session 9
“How Cells Decide How to Behave”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Schenley Ballrm. 3, 9 am

Spotlight Session 10
“Eye on the Cosmos”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Carnegie Rm., 9 am

Spotlight Session 11
“Implicit Bias & Other Hard to Measure Phenomena That Affect Our Perceptions & Actions”; Alumni Science Lecture Hall 3rd fl., 9 am

Plenary Session 3: Provost Lecture
“Making Science Policy at the White House,” Jo Handelsman, White House Office of Science and Technology; Alumni aud. 7th fl., 11 am

Lunch & Exhibits
Alumni Connolly Ballrm., 12:30 pm

Poster Session 2
Alumni Connolly Ballrm., 1 pm

Sr. VC Research Seminar
“Discovery of New Chemistry & Biology From the Microbial World,” Xinyu Liu, chemistry; Alumni Science Lecture Hall 3rd fl., 2 pm

Spotlight Session 12
“Systems Biology & Network Medicine”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Carnegie Rm., 2 pm

Spotlight Session 13
“Understanding Schizophrenia”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Schenley Ballrm. 3, 2 pm

Spotlight Session 14
“You’re Surrounded: Your Microbiome & You”; Wyndham Pgh U Ctr., Schenley Ballrm. 4, 2 pm

Spotlight Session 15
“Development & Aging”; Alumni Science Lecture Hall, 3rd fl., 2 pm

Plenary Session 4: Mellon Lecture
“Genome Regulation,” Howard Chang, Stanford; Alumni aud. 7th fl., 4 pm

Closing Happy Hour
Alumni 7th fl. gallery, 5 pm


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