The Northeast Symposium on Proteomics and Protein Chemistry

“Improved Strategies for the Analysis of Proteins, Protein Complexes and Proteomics”

9:00 AM through 4:00 PM

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Venue:

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research

533 Tower Road, Cornell University

Ithaca, New York 14853

 

Please join us for the first annual Northeast Symposium on Proteomics and Protein Chemistry (NESPPC). In its maiden year this event will be held in the 1st floor auditorium of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) on the Cornell University Campus. The timing of the meeting was selected to coordinate with the annual meeting of the Northeast Regional Life Sciences Core Directors Meeting (NERLSCD) and all NERLSCD attendees are encouraged to attend. However, it should be noted that this meeting is free and open to the general public and all interested parties are welcome. Although there is no preset attendance limit we are asking attendees to preregister to facilitate organization, logistics and ordering. Registration can be done free of charge at the link below. Symposium planning and speaker selection is an ongoing process so please check back here frequently for news and updates. The current list of confirmed speakers includes:

 

·         Jim Bruce, University of Washington

 

·         Ileana Cristea, Princeton University

 

·         Jay Fox, University of Virginia

 

·         Arthur Moseley, Duke University School of Medicine

 

·         Darryl Pappin, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

 

·         Jocelyn Rose, Cornell University

 

·         Christian Ruse, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

 

·         Marcus Smolka, Cornell University

 

·         Klaas Van Wijk, Cornell University

 

For additional information concerning this event please contact the meeting organizers Michelle Cilia and Ted Thannhauser.

 

Registration

 

Symposium Program

 

Directions to BTI

Use the Cornell University Interactive Map. Enter “Boyce Thompson Institute” in the “Search Map” feature and then click “Go”. Next, enter your starting location in the field indicated and select “view directions in a new window”.

 

Symposium Parking

A limited number of free parking spaces are being reserved for this event at the R. W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health which is directly across the street from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI). Additional paid parking is available at the “Peterson Lot” immediately west of BTI at the corner of Judd Falls and Tower Roads (see Interactive Map).

 

 

Hotel Accommodations

If you are traveling to Ithaca to attend the NERLSCD Meeting or plan to arrive the evening of November 8th to ensure you will be present for early morning talks you will need to arrange for lodging. Special meeting rates have been negotiated with several conveniently located hotels in association with the NERLSCD Meeting. These rates are available to the attendees of NESPPC for the evening of November 8th. Please ask for the NERLSCD Meeting rates and make your reservations on or before October 9, 2011.

 

Symposium Sponsors