Southern Science Symposium: Cell Biology and Careers (an ASCB one-day local meeting)

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences

(Psychology building)

Ponce, Puerto Rico. 

This meeting will provide undergraduate and graduate science students from Ponce and nearby universities, as

well as science department directors, faculty, and the local community, a unique opportunity to:

- Learn aspects of cell biology and hear about the research that is conducted in this region

- Share their research and strengthen networking and collaborative efforts across local colleges

- Inspire future careers in science and learn about the role of biomedical scientists and the importance of their investigations

- Hear from graduate schools in Puerto Rico about their programs and how to better prepare for the graduate school admission process

- Participate in a varied program, which will include one scientific speaker and career plenary, scientific sessions, a scientific career forum, and a poster session and awards.

Scientific session topics: NeuroAIDS, HIV pathogenesis, cancer biology, neurophysiology/Fear Extinction,

Scientific Plenary: The long road to personalized cancer therapies: it's back to basics

Joaquin Espinosa, Ph.D., HHMI Early Career Scientist, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular

and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder

Co-Leader, Molecular Oncology Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center

Director, The Functional Genomics Facility at UC Boulder

Career Plenary:

Johana Vallejo-Elias, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Midwestern University

Abstract submission deadline: October 17

Free registration! Deadline: November 9

For complete program, registration and abstract

submission guidelines visit: www.psm.edu/sss

Contact: symposium@psm.edu

Tel: 787-284-2038

Sponsored by: American Society for Cell Biology, Ponce

School of Medicine & Health Sciences RISE and RCMI

Programs and VWR.