UCSD Division of Biological Sciences/ Salk Institute Annual Retreat

  • Where: Lake Arrowhead Resort
    Lake Arrowhead, CA
  • When: September 20 - 22, 2009
  • Registration Deadline:  Friday, August 14th

    REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

This year's retreat will be held from 1:00 PM, Sunday, September 20, until 11:00 am, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Conference Center in Lake Arrowhead, CA.

Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa is situated at an elevation of 5,106 feet in the San Bernardino National Forest along the shores of picturesque Lake Arrowhead, with plenty of fresh air and clear-blue sky. The San Bernardino National Forest is home to seven different ecosystems and has more rare and endangered species than any other national forest. The National Forest is also one of the most heavily recreated forests in America.

You can get more information about the resort at their website. The resort will provide dinner on Sunday, all meals on Monday, and breakfast on Tuesday, as well as a cocktail hour each evening. Please reserve your spot early as we expect to fill up quickly.

Program Preview

Keynote speaker: Fred "Rusty" Gage (SALK faculty member)

Faculty speakers:
Scott Rifkin (EBE) will be joining the faculty at U.C. San Diego effective July 1, 2009.
Raffi Aroian (CDB)
Jing Wang (Neuro)
Luciano Matzkin (EBE) research scientist in T. Markow Lab
Jeff Long (Salk)
Anirvan Ghosh (Neuro)
Debbie Yelon (CDB) will be joining the faculty at U.C. San Diego effective July 1, 2009.
Julian Schroeder (CDB)
Yang Xu (Mol Bio)
Jim Umen (Salk)
Jens Lykke-Andersen (Mol Bio) will be joining the faculty at U.C. San Diego effective July 1, 2009.
Dong-er Zhang (Mol Bio)
Pam Reinagel (Neuro)
Satchidananda Panda (Salk)
Elsa Cleland (EBE)

Post-doc speakers:
Kurt Marek (Neuro) N. Spitzer Lab
Dennis Otero (Mol Bio) M. David Lab
Pascale Charest (CDB) R. Firtel Lab
Uromi Goodale (EBE)
Jennifer Lin (Salk)

Student speakers:
Long Do : Bier Lab
Jenni Durieux: Dillin Lab
Tatiana Hurtado de Mendoza: Loomis Lab
Nolan Campbell: Berg Lab

Best poster and teaching awards, Faculty and student entertainment

Poster Judging Criteria
1) CONTENT: Innovation, Creativity, Quality & Originality

2) COMMUNICATIONS: Presents central theme and results of research, Communicates concisely and clearly, Poster covers key points of research and includes important data; Student answers questions effectively.

Equal weight will be assigned to each category, which will be ranked on a scale of 1-4 with 1=fair and 4=excellent

Questions? Email retreat@biomail.ucsd.edu