General Information

The 15th Annual Midwest Stress Response and Molecular Chaperone Meeting will be held on
Saturday, January 16, 2010 on the Evanston Campus of Northwestern University at the James L. Allen Center and the Pancoe-ENH Life Sciences Pavilion.

This meeting will provide the opportunity for those interested in the areas of stress response, heat-shock proteins, and molecular chaperones to present their own work and learn from others working in this field.

The meeting is organized by Richard Morimoto at Northwestern University and will be chaired by Brian Freeman of the University of Illinois and Jason Gestwicki of the University of Michigan. Elizabeth Craig (University of Wisconsin) will give the keynote address. Talks by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and new investigators will be featured as well as a poster session.

Program, Participants and Poster Information

PROGRAM: The meeting will start at approximately 9:00 a.m. A continental breakfast will be set out at 7:30 am. The meeting will end at approximately 6:00 p.m. and will be followed by a reception. A group dinner at a local and reasonably-priced restaurant will be planned for those interested. (Please note that everyone pays for themselves). You may download last year's schedule HERE.

POSTER: Poster space dimensions are approximately 4 feet wide by 4 feet high. Push pins will be provided. The Poster Session will be held in the Pancoe Cafe on the 2nd floor of the Pancoe-ENH Life Sciences Pavilion. (The Pavilion is across from the Allen Center, just seconds away.)

Directions and Maps

A map of Northwestern's Evanston campus and directions for those driving can be found here.

Transportation from Airports:

To travel to Evanston will take approximately 30-45 minutes from O'Hare and 45-60 minutes from Midway.

Three cab services familiar with Evanston are Norshore Cab (800-244-9200), American Taxi (800-244-1177) and 303 Cab (800-255-5303). Call to arrange for pick up after you land. They have cars at the airport, so the wait will not be long. All have flat rates to Evanston ($32 from O'Hare and $52 from Midway). We do not recommend going to the cab stand as most are Chicago cabs not familiar with Evanston.

Continental Airport Express is a shared van service to/from O'Hare Airport and Midway Airport. Go to www.airportexpress.com or 1-888-284-3826 for reservations.

Abstract and Registration Deadlines

MEETING REGISTRATION: Please fill out the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM. The deadline is January 4.

There is no registration fee for this meeting as funding has been granted by the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Institute for Biomedical Research and other funds will be sought. However, if at any time you need to cancel, please email Georgette (g-pliml@northwestern.edu), so we can save funds for future meetings.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: The deadline is December 7. Speakers will be notified by December 18.

Abstracts must be received by December 7.

Abstracts should be no more than 400 words. Please use 12-point Times New Roman font.

Save the abstract as a Word document using the Last Name of the presenter as the file name.

Email the abstract as an attachment to Georgette (g-pliml@northwestern.edu).

For a sample of an abstract, please click here.

Please include the following information at the top of the abstract:
Title
Author(s): Underline name of presenting author.
Authors' institutions.
Preference: Indicate whether the abstract should be considered for a Talk, Poster or Either.