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2008 APSA Annual Meeting
2008 APSA Annual Meeting attendee
APSA 5th Annual Meeting
We invite you to attend the 5th Annual Meeting of the American Physician Scientists Association in Chicago, Illinois from Friday, April 24th, 2009 until Sunday, April 26th at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, IL. The largest meeting of physician-scientists from the student, to the resident/fellow, the the young investigator, to the professors, students, researchers, managers, CEO’s, investigators, and clinicians will be in a unique environment combining academia, industry, and government into three days of interaction.
As this meeting coordinates with the Association of American Physicians (AAP), and the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), there will be ample opportunity to expand your knowledge on an expansive number of topics. Additionally, you will be able to find yourself face to face with some of the top physician-scientists in the country, those who oversee millions of dollars in funding, thousands of people, and direct our country’s scientific ambitions.
Additionally, we hope that our APSA student members will be able to find themselves shoulder to shoulder with the top minds in the country by presenting their research at a number of poster sessions throughout the weekend. Please submit your abstract by the deadline to be considered for the various Travel Awards made available by APSA and its partner organizations.
Lastly, the Annual Meeting Committee has been diligently working on many social activities to take place over the weekend. Ranging from mentorship breakfasts, to hot topic discussions, to receptions, and to the various dinner opportunities, we hope you will be able to build and expand your network as you meet up with old colleagues, meet new friends, and establish new mentorship relationships. We are anticipating a large turnout as we celebrate APSA's 5th year in existence and hope you will join us in strengthening APSA now and in the future with your support.
2009 APSA Annual Meeting Committee
Location: |
Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL (Map)(APSA, ASCI/AAP) The Mid-America Club, Chicago, IL (CSCR/MWAFMR) |
Partnering Meeting Info: |
ASCI / AAP Joint Meeting Website CSCR / MWAFMR Combined Annual Meeting Website |
Date: |
April 24-26, 2009 |
Early Registration Fee:Late Registration Fee: |
$35 APSA Members || $55 Non-Members $50 APSA Members || $70 Non-Members (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, eCheck accepted Google Checkout) Your registration fee covers registration to all three meetings: APSA, ASCI/AAP, CSCR/MWAFMR |
Hotel Accommodations: |
Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL Room Rates: $260.00 / room / night (exclusive of all taxes and fees) The ASCI/AAP Joint meeting offers the block room rate through the Fairmont Hotel. You can make your reservations by going to this website. Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL Room Rates: $240.00 / room / night (inclusive of all taxes and fees) APSA has a limited number of rooms blocked off through the Union League Club of Chicago. To request a room at this rate, please fill out the form here. Rooms will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Meeting attendees have the opportunity to post their findings for other nearby hotel accomodations and can be found here. Click here to find affordable options posted by other meeting attendees. |
Registration Deadlines: |
Early Registration Deadline: April 10, 2009 Late/Onsite Registration available based on funding and space availability. |
Abstract Submission Deadlines: |
CSCR/MWAFMR Poster Session: December 12, 2008 (11:59 PM EST) ASCI/AAP Poster Session: Februrary 13, 2009 (Midnight EST) Click for More Information |
Poster Sessions: |
There will be two opportunities for APSA members to scientifically contribute to this joint meeting. Please note the different abstract deadlines for each poster session. APSA members are eligible to present at both poster sessions. The first will be the Poster Session hosted by the CSCR/MWAFMR Combined Annual Meeting. Abstracts for the posters presented in this session will also published in the American Federation for Medical Research's Journal, the Journal of Investigative Medicine and will be indexed in PubMed. The second will be the Poster Session hosted by the ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting. Posters presented at this session will give APSA members the opportunity to present their research to the top leading physician-scientists from across the nation. A total of 6 Poster Awards will be awarded (3 by the ASCI/AAP and 3 by the APSA) |
Travel Awards: |
APSA Travel Awards (TBA) ASCI/AAP Travel Awards (TBA) CSCR/MWAFMR Travel Awards - The MAWFMR will be making several travel awards available to APSA members who present at the CSCR/MWAFMR Poster Session in the amounts of $500 as part of the MWAFMR Scholar's Program. Awards will be based on the scoring of the submitted abstracts. |
Guest Registrations: |
Registrations to the meeting for guests of attendees is allowed and encouraged but should follow the following guidelines in order for us to make the appropriate accomodations: 1) If your guest will be attending the APSA Welcome Reception, please click here to register your guest. Note you must be logged on to your APSA account to have access. There is no extra fee for this event 2) If your guest will be attending the APSA Dinner on Saturday Evening, also click here to register your guest. Note you must be logged on to your APSA account to have access. The regular price of $20.00 will also apply to your guest 3) If your guest will be attending any other portions of the meeting or any other meals of the meeting, then your guest must register fully as an attendee to the meeting. |
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Financial Support:The American Physician Scientists Association would like to gratefully thank the following funds, programs, corporations, and organizations for their financial support for APSA's 5th Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
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National Cancer Institute - NIHFunding for this conference was made possible (in part) by Grant Number: 1R13CA136301-01A1 from the National Cancer Institute. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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5thAnnual APSA Meeting Agenda |
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Friday – April 24th, 2009 |
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APSA |
08:15 am – 07:00 pm |
On-Site APSA Registration |
APSA |
08:30 am – 01:20 pm |
APSA Business Meeting |
APSA |
08:30 am – 08:50 am |
Opening Remarks & Introduction to Procedures James Pauff, APSA President |
APSA |
08:50 am – 09:45 am |
APSA Standing Committee Reports |
APSA |
09:45 am – 10:15 am |
APSA Executive Council Candidate Speeches |
APSA |
10:15 am – 11:45 pm |
APSA Lunch & External Presentations |
APSA |
11:45 pm – 12:45 pm |
APSA Breakout Sessions Hot Topics on Issues Facing Physician-Scientist Trainees |
APSA |
12:45 pm – 01:00 pm |
Closing Remarks David Braun, APSA President-Elect |
APSA |
01:15 pm – 01:30 pm |
Welcoming Remarks June Yowtak & Jarish Cohen |
APSA |
01:30 pm – 02:15 pm |
Keynote Speaker Diane Havlir, MD (Bio) Professor of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco Chief HIV/AIDS Division at San Francisco General Hospital Chair HIV/TB Working Group of the Stop TB Partnership |
APSA |
02:15 pm – 03:00 pm |
Keynote Speaker Mary Dinauer, MD, PhD (Bio) Director, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Professor, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics Nora Letzter Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology Associate Chair Basic Research, Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine, Indiana University |
APSA |
03:00 pm – 04:00 pm |
Women and Medicine Panel & Discussion: "Life in the Fastlane: insights from the journeys of Women Physician Scientists." Diane Havlir, MD Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD Mary Lou Schmidt, MD |
ASCI/AAP |
04:00 pm – 07:00 pm |
Poster Setup |
ASCI/AAP |
07:00 pm – 09:30 pm |
Poster Viewing |
ASCI/AAP |
03:00 pm – 04:00 pm |
ASCI/AAP Young Investigator Reception |
ASCI/AAP |
04:00 pm – 06:00 pm |
Opening Plenary Session: Basic Stem Cell Biology |
ASCI/AAP |
04:00 pm – 04:55 pm |
Speaker George Daley, MD, PhD (Bio) Title: Patient Specific Pluripotent Stem Cells Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and of Pediatrics Howard Hughes Medical Institute Boston Childrens Hospital Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Stem Cell Institute Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research |
ASCI/AAP |
05:00 pm – 05:55 pm |
Speaker Elaine Fuchs, PhD (Bio) Title: Skin Stem Cells: Biology and Clinical Promise Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development The Rockefeller University |
ASCI |
06:00 pm – 07:00 pm |
ASCI Welcome Reception |
ASCI |
07:00 pm – 09:00 pm |
ASCI Annual Dinner (Limited Space - By Invitation for APSA Members) Introduction of New Members Dinner Address Speaker Title: Translational Research: Converting the Valley of Death into the Garden of Eden Barry S. Coler, MD (Bio) Vice President for Medical Affairs and Physician-in-Chief David Rockefeller Professor Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology The Rockefeller University Robert M. Califf, MD (Bio) Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Duke University School of Medicine Former Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute Head, Duke Translational Medicine Institute |
APSA |
07:00 pm – 09:00 pm |
APSA Dinner Outings (On Your Own) Groups will meet by the Registration Desk at the Fairmont Hotel |
APSA |
09:30 pm – 12:00 am |
APSA Welcome Reception - Presidential Address (APSA Name Tags / Badges Required) Joffey Tower Chicago, IL 60601
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Saturday – April 25th, 2009 |
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ASCI/AAP |
07:00 am – 08:15 am |
Mentorship Breakfast |
ASCI/AAP |
07:00 am – 11:15 am |
Poster Viewing |
APSA |
08:00 am – 08:30 pm |
Q/A with APSA Leaders How to Get Involved in APSA Engage APSA Leaders on the organization's goals and priorities |
ASCI/AAP |
08:30 am – 11:30 am |
Plenary Session: Tissue-Specific Stem Cells |
ASCI/AAP |
08:30 am – 09:25 am |
Speaker Michael T. Longaker, MD, MBA (Bio) Title: Skeletal Tissue Engineering Professor, Department of Surgery - Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Professor, Department of Bioengineering Deane P. and Louise Mitchell Professor Director, Children’s Surgical Research Department of Surgery Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford University School of Medicine |
ASCI/AAP |
08:30 am – 10:20 am |
Speaker Rob Wechsler-Reya, PhD (Bio) Title: Stem Cells, Progenitors and the Origins of Brain Tumors Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University School of Medicine |
ASCI/AAP |
10:20 am – 10:35 am |
Break |
ASCI/AAP |
10:35 am – 11:30 am |
Speaker Amy Wagers, PhD (Bio) Title: Reversing Dysfunction of Aged Stem Cells Investigator, Joslin Diabetes Center Assistant Professor of Pathology Core Co-Director: Flow Cytometry Harvard Medical School |
ASCI/AAP |
11:30 am – 11:50 am |
ASCI/AAP Distinguished Public Service Awardee US Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) Title: A Call to Action to Accelerate Cures Introduction by Elliott Kieff MD, PhD; President, AAP |
ASCI/AAP |
11:50 am – 01:30 pm |
Poster Session with Lunch |
ASCI/AAP |
01:30 pm – 03:00 pm |
Poster Dismantle |
ASCI/AAP |
01:30 pm – 03:30 pm |
Plenary Session: Innate Immunity |
ASCI/AAP |
01:30 pm – 02:10 pm |
Speaker Shizuo Akira, MD, PhD (Bio) Japan Science and Technology Agency |
ASCI/AAP |
02:10 pm – 02:50 pm |
Speaker Ruslan Medzhitov, PhD (Bio) David W. Wallace Professor of Immunobiology Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Yale University School of Medicine |
ASCI/AAP |
02:50 pm – 03:30 pm |
Speaker William H. Hauswirth, PhD Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Molecular Genetics Powell Gene Therapy Center University of Florida Genetics Institute University of Florida College of Medicine |
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APSA |
03:30 pm – 03:35 pm |
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APSA |
03:35 pm – 04:20 pm |
Keynote Speaker Griffin Rodgers, MD (Bio) Director National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Molecular & Clinical Hematology Branch National Institute of Health |
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APSA |
04:25 pm – 04:55 pm |
Career Development Workshop Sessions Mentorship – How to Find a Mentor and Be a Good Mentor Moderator: David Engman, MD, PhD (Bio) Associate Professor, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Pathology and Microbiology-Immunology Past President, American Association of American Medical Colleges - Graduate Research, Education, and Training Group (GREAT) - MD-PhD Section, National Association of MD-PhD Programs Sources of Funding as a Student and Post-Graduate Moderator: Toni Scarpa, MD, PhD (Bio) Director Center for Scientific Review National Institutes of Health Residency for the Physician Scientist 101 Moderator: Nancy Brown, MD (Bio) Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Scientist Development Robert H. Williams Professor of Medicine Professor of Medicine & Professor of Pharmacology Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
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APSA |
04:55 pm – 05:05 pm |
Break |
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ASCI/AAP |
03:30 pm – 03:45 pm |
Break |
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ASCI/AAP |
03:45 pm – 05:05 pm |
ASCI and AAP New Member Presentations AAP - Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD New York University School of Medicine Title: Toll Like Receptors, dendritic cells and the modulation of immunity ASCI - Howard Y. Chang, MD, PhD Stanford University Title: Programming chromatin states by long noncoding RNAs ASCI - Levi A. Garraway, MD, PhD Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Title: Elaborating "Druggable" Dependencies Linked to Genomic Alterations in Human Cancer AAP - Arul M. Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD University of Michigan Medical School Title: Next Generation of Gene Fusion Discovery in Cancer |
ASCI/AAP |
05:05 pm – 05:35 pm |
AAP Presidential Address Elliott Kieff, MD, PhD (Bio) Title: Physician Scientist Creativity, Unknowns, and Three-legged Stools AAP President (2008-2009) Co-Director, Channing Laboratory Harriet Ryan Albee Professor of Medicine Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Harvard Medical School |
ASCI/AAP |
05:35 pm – 06:05 pm |
ASCI Presidential Address Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD (Bio) Title: Can we keep 'academic' in academic medical centers? ASCI President (2008-2009) Dean, School of Medicine Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, School of Medicine Duke University Medical Center |
APSA |
06:45 pm – 09:15 pm |
APSA Dinner (Black Tie Optional) Keynote Speaker: James R Gavin, III, MD, PhD (Bio) CEO & Chief Medical Officer, Healing Our Village Inc. Board of Directors, Baxter International Inc. Board of Directors, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors, Nuvelo Inc. Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emory University Past President, Morehouse School of Medicine Past Senior Officer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Past Director, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) - National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program Past President, American Diabetes Association |
AAP |
09:15 pm – 10:00 pm |
AAP Annual Reception and Dinner (Black Tie Optional) (APSA Members attending the APSA dinner above will be invited to hear Dr. Farmer's speech at the AAP Dinner at 9:15 PM) Dinner Speaker: Paul Farmer, MD, PhD (Bio) Title: Poverty and Sustainable Health Care Founding Director, Partners In Health, Presley Professor of Medical Anthropology Department of Social Medicine Harvard Medical School. Duke University Humanitarian Award Margaret Mead Award, American Anthropological Association American Medical Association’s Outstanding International Physician (Nathan Davis) Award Heinz Humanitarian Award John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation “Genius Award” |
ASCI/AAP
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10:00 pm – 12:00 am |
Dessert Reception |
Sunday – April 26th, 2009 |
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ASCI/AAP |
06:45 am – 07:45 am |
Mentorship Breakfast |
APSA |
07:30 am – 08:00 am |
Q/A with APSA Leaders How to Get Involved in APSA Engage APSA Leaders on the organization's goals and priorities |
ASCI/AAP |
08:15 am – 09:00 am |
Kober Medal Presentation Presenter: Michael Welsh, MD (Bio) Professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Carver Trust-Roy J. Carver Biomedical Chair in Internal Medicine Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Co-Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa College of Medicine Recipient: Francois M. Abboud, MD (Bio) Edith King Pearson Chair in Cardiovascular Research Professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Director, Cardiovascular Research Center Associate Vice President for Research Former Head, Department of Internal Medicine (1976-2002) University of Iowa College of Medicine |
ASCI/AAP |
09:00 am – 09:20 am |
Best Poster Awards Presentation Bridge Grant Awards Recognition |
ASCI/AAP |
09:20 am – 10:20 am |
Kober Lecture Michael Welsh, MD University of Iowa College of Medicine Title: Pursuing Cystic Fibrosis |
ASCI/AAP |
10:20 am – 11:00 am |
The Stanley J. Korsmeyer ASCI Award Lecture Recipient: Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD University of Pennsylvania Title: Transcriptional Regulation of Metabolism |
APSA |
10:00 am – 10:45 am |
Keynote Speaker:Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD (Bio) Marilyn M. Simpson Professor Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Director, Starr Center for Human Genetics Laboratory of Molecular Genetics The Rockefeller University 2007 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal 2004 Gairdner Foundation International Award 2004 Passano Foundation Award |
APSA |
10:45 am – 11:30 am |
Keynote Speaker:Lorraine Fitzpatrick, MD Group Director, Musculoskeletal Diseases Clinical Development Cardiovascular Metabolic MDC GlaxoSmithKline |
APSA |
11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Post-Graduate Opportunities Panel Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD (Bio) Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Dennis Ausiello, MD (Bio) Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine Harvard Medical School Chief of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Board of Directors, Pfizer Inc. Past President, Association of American Physicians Maria-Luisa Alegre, MD, PhD (Bio) Assistant Professor Section of Rheumatology Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago Pamela Schwartzberg, MD, PhD (Bio) Head, Cell Signaling Section, Genetic Disease Research Branch National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH |
APSA |
12:30 pm – 02:30 pm |
Luncheon with Medical Residency Directors (Confirmed, more TBA)
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APSA |
02:30 pm – 04:00 pm |
Executive Council Meeting Attendance required for incoming and outgoing Executive Council Members |
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