2006 Eighth Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium
Meeting Agenda
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2006
Noon - 5:00 p.m. Arrival at Fairmont Hotel
3:30 p.m. SCHEDULED SCHOLARS SHOULD SET UP POSTERS IN THE ORCHID TERRACE AT THE FAIRMONT HOTEL
4:00 p.m. Symposium Registration
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Reception
Fairmont Hotel, Orchid Terrace/Garden Gazebo
  All Scholars - Please pick up your gift, compliments of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, at the registration table
  Viewing of Scholar's Poster Presentations throughout the reception (Scholar should stay with poster to answer any questions).
 5:45 p.m. Scholars take down poster presentations
 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Informal Buffet Dinner
Fairmont Hotel, The Palms Poolside(Third Floor)
Attire: Business Casual
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2006
6:45 a.m. SCHEDULED SCHOLARS SHOULD SET UP POSTERS IN THE ATRIUM BY 7:30 A.M. 1ST BUS WILL DEPART HOTEL AT 6:45 A.M.
6:45 - 7:45 a.m. Shuttles run from the hotel in 15 minute intervals beginning with departures at 6:45 a.m. and traveling to the Beckman Center. The LAST BUS from the hotel departs at 7:45 a.m.
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast in the Beckman Center Dining Room
Viewing of Scholars' Posters Presentations throughout the day - Beckman Center ATRIUM
Auditorium
 8:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks
and Introduction
Margaret Saha, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
College of William and Mary
 8:05 - 9:05 a.m. Guest Speaker:

Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D.
Developmental Biology Department
Stanford University School of Medicine
"The Cell Cycle: Spatial and Temporal Control of a Multicomponent Genetic Network"

Beckman Scholars Presentations
 9:05 - 9:35 a.m. Introduction:
Presenter:
Institution:
Topic:
Robin Cooper, Ph.D.
Nicolas Badre
University of Kentucky
"Reduced Calcium Channel Function on Vision, Olfaction and Regulation of the Heart in Drosophila"
 9:35 - 10:00 a.m. Break/Poster Viewing
 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Introduction:
Presenter:
Institution:
Topic:
Ram Hosmane, Ph.D.
Margaret Dabek
University of Maryland, Baltimore Cty
"Artificial Blood Based on Cell-Free Hmoglobins: Synthesis of Novel Polyfunctional Organic Reagents to Cross-Link Hemoglobin"
 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Introduction:
Presenter:
Institution:
Topic:
Benjamin Dunn , Ph.D.
Christian Gilliland
University of Florida
"Analyzing Protease from Different Subtypes of HIV - 1"
11:15 a.m. -
12:15 p.m.
BBQ Luncheon on Beckman Center Patio
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Concurrent Session Seminars
(Posted in Atrium)
  Seminar 1
Presenter:
Catherine Drennan , Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Structural Biology in the Post Genomic Era
  Seminar 2
Presenter:
Michael Jensen, M.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Oncology Program
City of Hope
"Targeting Cancer with Genetically Engineered T-Cells: A Story in Translation"
  Seminar 3
Presenter:
Jeanne Pemberton , Ph.D.
Regents Professor of Chemistry
University of Arizona
"Interfacial Properties of Microbially-Produced Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants Relevant for Their Use In Bioremediation"
  Seminar 4
Presenter:
Mark Saltzman , Ph.D.
Goizueta Foundation Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Yale University
"Positioning the Dose: Materials for Localized Drug Delivery"
  Seminar 5
Presenter:
Erik Sorensen , Ph.D.
Arthur Allen Patchett Professor in Organic Chemistry
Princeton University
"Natural Product Synthesis via Some Classic Reactions"
  Seminar 6
Presenter:
Scott Strobel , Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Yale University
RNA Enzymes and Other Molecular Coelacanths
1:15 - 2:45 p.m. Break/Poster Viewing
2:45 - 2:50 p.m. Auditorium
Introduction:

William Segraves , Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Yale University

2:50- 3:35 p.m. Zev Gartner, Ph.D.
1998 Beckman Scholar Alumni
B.S. - University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. - Harvard University
Presently Post-Doctoral Position at University of California, Berkeley
Enabling the Evolution of Synthetic Small-Molecules using DNA-Templated Organic Synthesis
3:35 - 4:35 p.m. Michael W. Berns, Ph.D.
Founding Director, Beckman Laser Institute
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Professor
University of California, Irvine
Laser Scissors and Tweezers In Space and Time
4:35 p.m. Closing Remarks
Jenni Punt , Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Furman University
4:40 p.m. Scholars take down poster presentations
4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Shuttle departs from the Beckman Center to return to hotel at 15 minute intervals. Last bus departs at 5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Reception Fairmont Hotel
Bay Laurel Ballroom - North
Attire - Jacket & Tie/Business Attire
7:00 p.m. Sit-Down Dinner Fairmont Hotel
Bay Laurel Ballroom - Center & South
Remarks: Harry Gray, Ph.D.
8:15 p.m. Film: Arnold O. Beckman Documentary
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2006
6:45 a.m. SCHEDULED SCHOLARS SHOULD SET UP POSTERS IN THE ATRIUM BY 7:30 A.M. 1ST BUS WILL DEPART HOTEL AT 6:45 A.M.
6:45 - 7:45 a.m. Shuttles run from the hotel in 15 minute intervals beginning with departures at 6:45 a.m. and traveling to the Beckman Center. The LAST BUS from the hotel departs at 7:45 a.m.
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast in the Beckman Center Dining Room
Viewing of Scholars' Posters Presentations throughout the day - Beckman Center HUNTINGTON ROOM
Auditorium
 8:00 a.m. Introduction Carlos Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
California State University, Los Angeles
 8:05 - 9:05 a.m.  Guest Speaker:

Harry Gray, Ph.D.
Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
"Powering the Planet"

Beckman Scholars Presentations
 9:05 - 9:35 a.m. Introduction:
Presenter:
Institution:
Topic:
Clarissa Cheney , Ph.D.
Daniel Holtzman
Pomona College
"Mutational analysis of Drosophila Rab GDI interaction with the UBX domain protein Gint3"
 9:35 - 10:15 a.m. Break/Poster Viewing
 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Introduction:
Presenter:
Institution:
Topic:
Richard Thompson , Ph.D.
Meaghan Kennedy
Bowdoin College
"Neuropeptides of Social Behavior: The Relationship between Expressiona Patterns of the Vasotocin Receptor in the Goldfish Brain and Individual Differences in Social Behavior"
 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Introduction:
Presenter:
Institution:
Topic:
Charles Schmuttenmaer, Ph.D.
Daniel E. Rosenfeld
Yale University
"Dynamics of Water Confined within Reverse Micelles"
11:15 a.m. -
12:15 p.m.
Lunch in Beckman Center Dining Room
12:15 p.m. Auditorium
Introduction:

William Segraves , Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Yale University

12:20- 1:05 p.m. Tracy LaGrassa, Ph.D.
1999 Beckman Scholar Alumni
B.S. - State University of New York, Stony Brook
Ph.D. - University of Heidelberg
Presently in Post-Doctoral Position at Columbia University "Organelle size control: A phospho-switch tells yeast vacuoles to stay small"
1:05 - 2:05 p.m. Break/Poster Viewing
Auditorium
2:05 p.m . Panel Presentation: Stem Cell Research
2:05 p.m. Moderator: To be determined
2:10- 2:30 p.m. Presenter:
Peter Andrews , Ph.D. (invited)
Director, International Stem Cell Institute
Department of Biomedical Science
The University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
"to be determined"
2:30- 2:50 p.m. Presenter:

Meri Firpo, Ph.D.
Department of Medicine and Endocrinology
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
"to be determined"
2:50- 3:10 p.m. Presenter:
Hans Keirstead , Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
University of California, Irvine
"to be determined"
3:10- 3:30 p.m. Presenter:
Bernard Lo , M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Program of Medical Ethics
University of California, San Francisco
"to be determined"
3:30- 3:50 p.m. Presenter:

Greg Wasson
Parkinson's Action Network
Patient Advocate, Stem Cell Research
"to be determined"
3:50- 4:05 p.m. Break
4:05- 4:45 p.m. Auditorium: Stem Cell Panel Q & A
4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
Thomas Wenzel, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Bates College
4:50- 4:55 p.m. Billion Dollar Life
4:55 p.m. Scholars take down poster presentations
4:55 - 5:45 p.m. Shuttle departs from the Beckman Center to return to the hotel in 15 minute intervals. LAST BUS departs at 5:45 p.m.
SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2006
12:00 p.m. Hotel Check-out