Meeting Agenda January 17-20, 2002  

Agenda

Thursday, Jan 17

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Optional Pre-Tour: Catamaran Snorkel Cruise / Beach BBQ

7:00 pm -10:00 pm AMGDB Welcome Party - Poolside

Friday, Jan 18

7:00 am - 10:00 am Buffet Breakfast
8:00 am -12:00 pm AMGDB Scientific Session

"Recruitment of Eukaryotic Messenger RNA to Ribosomes by Initiation Factors"

Dr. Robert Rhoads, LSU

"Structure-Function Relationships of Glucocorticoid Receptor Derived Domains: Apoptosis and Gene Regulation"

Dr. Brad Thompson, University Texas

"The Calcium-Calpain Hypothesis for Neuromuscular Degeneration"

Dr. Alfred Stracher, SUNY, Brooklyn

AMGDB Business Meeting Reports and New Business

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Spouse / Guest Tour

PM Dinner on Own

Saturday, Jan 19

7:00 am - 10:00 am Buffet Breakfast
8:00 am -12:00 pm AMGDB Public Policy Session

Leanne Cusumano, Head, NSF, NSF Outreach and Oversight, View Powerpoint Presentation

Dr. Alan Price, ORU - FBHS, Associate Director for Investigative Oversight, View Powerpoint Presentation

Dr. Sharon Krag, Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, View Powerpoint Presentation

Case Studies

AMGDB Business Meeting Board of Directors Report &

Elections

12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Optional 1/2 Day Tours:

1. Intervention Tour

2. Herb & Spice Tour

3. Jeep Tour

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AMGDB Farewell Dinner

Sunday, Jan 20

7:00 am - 10:00 am Buffet Breakfast
8:00 am -12:00 pm AMGDB Education Session
12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Optional 1/2 Day Tours:

4. Island Tour

PM

Departures for Airport

Stayovers / Evening on Own

Monday, Jan 21 - MLK Holiday

7:00 am - 10:00 am

Buffet Breakfast

Departures for Airport