Retreat 2007
August 25-26, Kellogg Biological Station

Pictures from Past Retreats

The Genetics Program and the Cell and Molecular Program jointly host an annual retreat prior to the beginning of the fall semester. The retreat is held at the Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners, MI.

A "students only" session precedes the faculty-student retreat on Saturday afternoon. This session is composed of short oral research presentations by students representing a range of disciplines on campus. Faculty presentations are Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Saturday evening presentations are followed by a poster session.

GENETICS RETREAT 2007:

August 25-26, 2007 at the Kellogg Biological Station

Saturday, August 25, 2007

12:00-1:00     Lunch for GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY.
1:00-3:30       GRADUATE STUDENT SESSION.
1:00                Informal Introduction
1:10                Kanchan Pavangadkar – Genetics (Triezenberg - Thomashow Lab)
1:30               Julie Bordowitz – CMB (Montgomery-Kaguri Lab)
1:50                Break
2:10                Weifeng Mao – Genetics (Hans Cheng Lab)
2:30                Charlie Miller – CMB (Weinreich Lab, VARI)
2:50                Student Panel Discussion: Make the Most of Your First years in Graduate School   
Brenda Marrero-Rosado (GEN 2nd Yr, Uhal Lab), Meghan Drummond (GEN 3rd Yr, Friderici Lab), Laura Lamb (CMB 4th  Yr.,  Miranti Lab – VARI), Aaron DeWard (CMB 4th Yr, Albert Lab - VARI)
3:30 – 6:00    Faculty/Post-docs Arrive; Check-in; Poster set-up; Socialize
5:00                Tour of KBS Manor House ($3.00 per person)
6:00                Dinner
7:00                Welcome and Introduction of New Graduate Students and Program Members
7:15                Kellogg Biological Center Overview                        
7:30                "Genetics of floral traits: the roles of integration and constraint in adaptive evolution,” Jeff Conner (Plant Biology)
8:00                "Regulation of neuronal signaling by alternative splicing and RNA editing of an insect sodium channel gene,"  Ke Dong (Entomology)
8:30                Poster Session and Refreshments

Sunday, August 26, 2007

7:00                Bird Sanctuary Tour ($3.00 Faculty/Post Docs, Free for Students)                       
8:00 – 9:00    Breakfast and Check-out
9:15                "Molecular evolutionary genetics in yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae)," Barry Williams (Zoology)
9:45                "Actin and hearing:  what’s the connection?" Karen Friderici (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics)
10:15              Coffee Break
10:45              "How an insect parasitic nematode transmits an essential symbiont," Todd Ciche (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics)
11:15              "Overcoming current limitations for biological oil production by employing genetic and genomic approaches," Christoph Benning (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Noon               Lunch and Departure

Pictures From Previous CMB/GEN Retreats

CMB/GEN Retreat 2006: GEN students at breakfast. From left: Soumya Korrapati, Elizabeth Molina-Campos, Matthew Berry, Brad Cavinder, and Carlos Martinez	CMB/GEN Retreat 2006: Water volleyball
CMB/GEN Retreat 2006: Students hanging out by the lake	CMB/GEN Retreat 2006: New and returning students huddle in the rain
Setsuko Wakao explains her research to first year Genetics student Jon Glynn	Cholani Weebadde, fifth year Genetics student, shows her research results to Genetics students Paula Hauck and Eliana Gonzales-Vigil.
Bill Underwood observes genetics poster.	Dr. Steve Treizenberg takes a moment to learn from Genetics and CMB students

Water Volleyball

Trevor Wagner, Harrie Van Erp, and Ajith Vengellur discuss genetics