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Past Retreats: 2014 Agenda

Monday, April 21, 2014
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration, Poster Set-up, Coffee
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Welcome
Celine Cluzeau, Ph.D., Chair, Annual Meeting Steering Committee
Constantine A. Stratakis, M.D. D(med)Sci., Scientific Director, NICHD
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. 10th Annual Keynote Address
Moderator: Thomas Miller
“Cellular Mechanics and Cell Shape Change during Drosophila Gastrulation”
Eric Wieschaus, Ph.D.
Princeton University
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Fellow Presentations
Moderator: Megan Wyeth
"Targeting Phosphoinositide Recycling Limits Tumor Angiogenesis"
Amber Stratman, Ph.D.
Program in Genomics of Differentiation

"Pump therapy for Adrenal Insufficiency: A Pilot Study Assessing the use of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion in the Treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia"
Katerina Nella, M.D.
Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. NICHD Scientific Update
Moderator: Valerie Virta
“Looking Under the Hood of Cells through Imaging”
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D.
Section on Organelle Biology, Cell Biology and Metabolism Program
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Career Focus: Round Tables
Moderator: Stephanie Cologna
11:30 - 12:00 noon Introductions & Overview
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Rotations, 15 minutes each, from:
  1. Academe/Research
    • Silviya Zustiak, Ph.D., St. Louis University, MO (Nossal Lab)
  2. Academe/Teaching
    • Sydella Blatch, Ph.D., Stevenson University, MD (Pfeifer Lab)
  3. Government: NIH
    • Dan Sackett, Ph.D., NICHD (Nossal Lab)
  4. Government: FDA
    • Smita Abraham, M.D. (Nieman Lab)
  5. Government: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    • Sean Barron, Ph.D. (McBain Lab)
  6. Government: FDA
    • Megan Janssen-Schroeder, Ph.D. (Buonanno Lab)
  7. Science Writing
    • Shana Spindler, Ph.D. (Chitnis Lab)
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch & Continued Career Round-Table Discussions
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Fellow Presentations
Moderator: Yasaman Ardeshirpour
"Protein kinase A (PKA) subunit RIIα knockout mice are leaner than WT mice, but also eat less when given high-fat diet: Is central or peripheral PKA regulation the cause of diet-induced obesity (DIO) resistance?"
Edra London, Ph.D.
Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics

"Relative Brain Signature (RBS): A Feature Extraction Technique to Identify Functional Biomarkers in the Brain of Alcoholic Subjects"
Nader Shahni Karamzadeh
Program on Pediatric Imaging and Tissue Sciences
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. NICHD Scientific Update
Moderator: Mary Scott Ramnitz
"Recessive OI Reveals new Players in Bone Formation"
Joan Marini, M.D., Ph.D.
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Career Keynote Address
Moderator: Celine Cluzeau
“Life After NIH: Taking the Less Traveled Road”
Sherri Bale, Ph.D. FACMG, Managing Director, GeneDx
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Poster Session
With refreshments
5:00 p.m. Social Outing
Elephant and Castle
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
http://www.elephantcastle.com/menu
Happy Hour 4-7 PM