Thursday, September 5, 2024
Fostering inclusion, creativity and collaborations
"The goal of the Department of Pharmacology Annual Retreat is to promote inclusion, creative thought and scientific interactions between faculty, trainees and staff"
Our retreat offers JHU- and NIH-required training in responsible conduct of research (RCR) and includes learning activities for professional and career development. Typically, the program consists of several research talks given by department faculty, a one-hour-long RCR training session on topics that vary annually, student poster presentations, and one flash talk competition during the closing happy hour. Our retreat is a great opportunity for first year students to learn about the innovative research being conducted in the department as they consider labs for rotations.
Additional Information
You can find additional information about this year's retreat below.
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Time Topic Presenter 11:15AM – 11:25AM Check-In and Introductory Remarks Dr. Ron Schnaar 11:25AM – 11:30AM New Student Introductions Dr. Caren Freel Meyers 11:30AM – 12:30PM RCR Training Session Dr. Nathan Stenberg 12:30PM – 1:30PM Lunch Break 1:30PM – 1:40PM TBA Dr. Kristi Bigos 1:45PM – 1:55PM TBA Dr. Nate Brennen 2:00PM – 2:10PM TBA Dr. Wanli Smith 2:15PM – 2:35PM DEII Activity DEII 2:35PM – 2:45PM Elucidating Functions of Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) in IBD Dr. Diane Peters 2:50PM – 3:00PM TBA Dr. Sridhar Nimmagadda 3:05PM – 3:20PM Coffee Break 3:20PM – 4:00PM Flash Talks (3 mins)
3:20PM – 3:23PM Small Drugs for a Big Problem: Nanomedicine for Preterm Birth Davell Carter 3:24PM – 3:27PM Keeping the VIPs from Leaving the Womb Club Too Early! Marina Better 3:28PM – 3:31PM Secret Life of Glutamate Manisha Pradhan 3:32PM – 3:35PM Size Matters: How Giant Cells May Be the Key to Curing Cancer Melvin Li 3:36PM – 3:39PM The ART of HIV Research Natalie McMyn 3:40PM – 3:43PM mRNA Vaccines for HIV Cure Mauro Garcia 3:44PM – 3:47PM It's Just a Phase: Liquid Phase Separation of TOP2A Rosa Meyo 3:48PM – 3:51PM Splice Splice Baby: Aptamer-Mediated Delivery of Splice Switching Oligonucleotides Josean Alicea Salas 3:52PM – 3:55PM Reliable AI for Multi-Cancer Earlier Detection Sam Curtis 4:00PM – 4:10PM Break 4:10PM – 4:20PM TBA Dr. Bindu Paul 4:25PM – 4:35PM TBA Dr. Doug Robinson 4:45PM – 5:50PM Happy Hour + Poster Session 5:50PM – 6:00PM Awards and Closing -
Poster Presenter Faculty Mentor(s) Poster Title Amy Domae Dr. Jun Liu Mechanistic Studies of a Novel Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) Activator Angelica Camilo Drs. Stuart Ray & Francesco Simonetti Investigating the Role of CD4+ T Cell Immunity to Commensal Fungi in Maintaining HIV-1 Persistence Anthony Abeyta-Lopez Dr. Bob Siliciano Instantaneous Inhibitory Potentials of Newly Released HIV-1 Antiretrovirals Erika Serrano-Diaz Drs. Caren Freel Meyers & Laura Ensign Towards the Characterization of Lipid-Based Formulations for DXPS Inhibitors Freddy Guzman Dr. Bethany Gray Unraveling the Challenges of Aptamer Multimerization Jasmine Encarnacion Dr. Michael Wolfgang The Increase of Hepatic ApoA4 in Dysregulated Fatty Acid Oxidation is Linked to Atf3 in a Sex-Specific Manner Kimberly Bockley Drs. Laura Ensign & Justin Hanes LNP Mediated Delivery of mRNA for the Prevention of Preterm Birth Lauren Guttman Dr. Ted Dawson Investigating the Protective Mechanism of a Novel Parthanatos Inhibitor in Ischemic Stroke-Induced Cell Death Madison Purkerson Drs. Ken Pienta & Sarah Amend Cells in the Resistant, Endocycling Cancer Cell State Exhibit Centrosome Amplification Mark Allan Jacob Dr. Doug Robinson Mmsdh as a Bridge Between Metabolic Activity and Cortical Dynamics Megan Masi Dr. Greg Carr Selective D5 Dopamine Receptor Agonist Decreases Oxycodone Consumption in an Oral Self-Administration Assay Reema Sharma Dr. Bethany Gray Selection of High Affinity RNA Aptamers for Tumor Targeting Applications Sumer Jasmine Drs. Nate Brennen & Sam Denmeade LSD1 Inhibition Transcriptionally Reprograms Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer Exposing Unique Therapeutic Vulnerabilities Thomas Asbell Dr. Jun Liu Characterization of Rapaprotin, a Proteasome Inhibitor with a Novel Mechanism of Action from a Rapfucin Library Tommie Drummond Dr. Heng Zhu Hi-Plex CUT&Tag Decodes Combinatorial Epigenetic Events in Gene Regulation -
The Rita Rossi Colwell Center
Located in the heart of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the Rita Rossi Colwell Center is home to the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET). It is named for Dr. Rita Rossi Colwell, an internationally renowned microbiologist and marine scientist. Dr. Colwell served as the 11th Director of the National Science Foundation, the first woman to serve in this role.
Getting There
The Rita Rossi Colwell Center sits on Pier V at 701 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Parking is available next door in the Pier V Garage. It is also easily accessible by public transportation.
By bus: Catch the green route of the Charm City Circulator at Ashland Avenue next to Starbucks or on Broadway across from the Dome. The bus departs every 20 minutes. Get off at Fleet St. - Harbor East or President St. - Reginald F. Lewis Museum. The Colwell Center is a short walk from both stops.
By subway: Exit at Shot Tower/Market Place and walk the few blocks south to Pratt Street.
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Check-in
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RCR training Attendance
Please register during our RCR training to receive credit for attending
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