| General Information | Abstract and Registration Deadlines | Program | Directions | Accommodations | Area Dining | Transportation |
The
14th Annual Midwest Stress Response and Molecular Chaperone Meeting
will be held on
Saturday, January 17, 2009 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 the program chairs are Susan Liebman of the University of Illinois
at Chicago and Michal Zolkiewski of Kansas State University. Jeffrey Brodsky of the University of Pittsburgh will be the Keynote Speaker. 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 promptly at 8:55 AM. A continental breakfast will be set out at 7:30 am. The meeting ends at 6:10 PM and is followed by a wine and hors d'oeuvre reception immediately after. 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 this year's schedule HERE.
PARTICIPANTS: You may download this year's Directory of PARTICIPANTS HERE.
POSTER: Poster space dimensions are 4 feet wide
by 4 1/2 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.)
A
map of Northwestern's Evanston campus and directions for those driving
can be found here.
If you are
FLYING IN, it 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.
(We do NOT recommend going to the cab stand). BE SURE TO ASK FOR THE FLAT RATE TO EVANSTON. It should
be around $30.00.
Continental Airport Express is a shared van service to/from O'Hare Airport and Midway Airport. A one-way trip is $25.00 and round-trip is $46.00. Call 1-888-284-3826 to reservations.
Abstract and Registration Deadlines
MEETING REGISTRATION: Please fill out the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM. The deadline is January 2.
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 adjust our food order and save money for future meetings.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: Deadline is December 8. Speakers will be notified by December 19. Abstract submission guidelines:
Instructions for Abstract Submission for a Talk and/or a PosterAbstracts must be received by December 8.
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. Please include authors'
institutions.
Preference: Indicate whether the abstract should be considered for a Talk,
Poster or Either.
