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The Division is celebrating its 50th Anniversary over Friday, April 28 through Saturday, April 29, 2023. Check out the preliminary schedule* below.
*subject to change
Friday, April 28, 2023
| 8:00am | WELCOME REMARKS |
| 8:15am | CAREERS in SCIENCE: INDUSTRY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP Meet four distinguished alumni working in industry, and learn about their career trajectory, training, and how to forge a career in industry and biomedical entrepreneurship. Jarret Glasscock, PhD Chief Executive Officer, CoFactor Genomics, Inc. Heidi Hope, PhD Senior Fellow, Cell and Translational Biology Lead, Confluence Discovery Technologies, an Aclaris Therapeutics Company Rebecca Lowdon, PhD Comparative Genomics & Expression Lead, Bayer Crop Science Wendell Jones, PhD and MSc Entrepreneur |
| 9:15am | CAREERS in SCIENCE: POLICY, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, & NON-PROFITS Meet four distinguished alumni using their PhDs in versatile ways beyond the lab, and learn about their career trajectory, training, and how to forge a career in policy development, science communication, and non-profit work and development. Serawit Bruck-Landais, PhD Global Health Advisor for East Africa and Somalia, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mirella Bucci, PhD Head of Scientific Communications, FogPharma Allan R. Jones, PhD President Emeritus and Chief Executive Officer, the Allen Insitute Amelia Nguyen, PhD Biologist, Office of Children’s Health Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 10:15am | KEYNOTE SPEAKER P. Roy Vagelos, MD founder, Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis |
| 10:45am | STRUCTURED NETWORKING I |
| 11:30am | STUDENT POSTER SESSION SHOWCASE and LUNCHEON |
| 1:00pm | CAREERS in SCIENCE: ACADEMIA Meet four distinguished alumni working in academia, and learn about their career trajectory, training, and how to forge a career in teaching, science education, and research. Carlos Rosales, PhD Professor of Immunology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Sarah Ackerman, PhD Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis Rita Brookheart, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis Alexander D. Diehl, PhD Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, SUNY University of Buffalo |
| 2:00pm | CAREERS in SCIENCE: BEYOND THE LAB Meet four distinguished alumni using their PhDs in a variety of fields and careers, and learn about their career trajectory, training, and how to apply your bioscience training to a unique career path. Nicquet Blake, PhD Dean, Graduate Division | Vice Provost, Student Academic Affairs, UC San Francisco John “Keoni” S.K. Kauwe III, PhD President, Brigham Young University – Hawaii Tina Hesman Saey, PhD Senior Writer, Science News Travis Chapa, PhD Director and CMC Lead, Viral Vector Development at Atara Biotherapeutics |
| 3:00pm | STRUCTURED NETWORKING II |
| 4:00pm | YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM PRESENTATION |
| 4:30pm | CLOSING REMARKS |
| 5:00-7:00pm | GALA RECEPTION and AWARDS |
Saturday, April 29, 2023
| 9:00am | WELCOME REMARKS |
| 9:15am | Speaker 1: David Perlmutter, MD |
| 9:30am | Speaker 2: Linda Richards, PhD (Neuroscience) |
| 9:45am | Speaker 3: Jeff Milbrandt, MD, PhD (Genetics) |
| 10:00am | Speaker 4: Sherree Wilson, PhD |
| 10:15am | OPEN Q-&-A SESSION |
| 10:30am-12:00pm | CAMPUS TOURS |
Friday’s events will be at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis
100 Carondelet Place, Saint Louis, MO 63105
Limited parking is available at the Ritz-Carlton in addition to street parking. Public transportation is available via Metro St. Louis from the School of Medicine campus.
(From Campus (CWE stop) – Blue Line to Forsyth Station stop)
Saturday’s events will take place on the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine campus.
The 50th Anniversary Celebration programming is open to all current DBBS students, faculty, alumni, and staff. Participants may bring one guest to the Friday evening gala reception.
Some programming will be presented in both in-person and virtual formats. Please indicate your intention to attend any virtual events when you RSVP.
Please note: the dress code for both days is Business Professional
Invitations will be sent via email in early March with details and information about the anniversary celebration, including RSVP instructions and deadlines.
The following hotels are offering discounted rates for the event. Please mention your WashU affiliation at the time of booking to receive the discount.
- the Ritz-Carlton Hotel St. Louis | +1 (314)863-6300
100 Carondelet Place, Saint Louis, MO 63105 - the Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza Hotel | +1(314)633-3000
212 N. Kingshighway, Saint Louis, MO 63108 - Drury Inn and Suites Brentwood | +1(314)968-3704
8700 Eager Road, Brentwood, MO 63144 - The Cheshire St. Louis | +1(314)647-7300
6300 Clayton Road, Saint Louis, MO 63117 - Clayton Plaza Hotel | +1(314)726-5400
7750 Carondelet Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105 - Le Meridien | +1(314)863-0400
7730 Bonhomme Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63105
The pioneering interdisciplinary education offered by DBBS has been attracting the most promising leaders of tomorrow to Washington University for the past 50 years. We are committed to the next 50 and beyond. Your contribution in our anniversary year will help support our trainees and prepare the next generation of groundbreaking scientists dedicated to improving the world.
- the John H. Russell Fellowship Fund
donate in support of establishing the fellowship, designed to support and foster scientific mentorship and training - the Young Scientist Program
donate in support of the Young Scientist Program, a group of dedicated DBBS students engaged in local scientific education and supporting public outreach and science communication