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The 12th Annual MSTP Student-Faculty Retreat was held on Sunday morning through Monday afternoon, August 13-14, 2006
at the Harbor Grand Hotel in New Buffalo, Michigan. The retreat provided
time for MSTP students and faculty to gather in a relaxed setting, afforded opportunities to build community
through scientific exchange (research talks and research poster presentation),
professional development (faculty keynote speaker, alumna
speaker, M3 and M4 student-faculty panel), and a variety of activities, including swimming and water skiing in Lake Michigan, biking, and hiking. Dr. Lucy Godley (NU MSTP Class of 1997) was the Alumna Speaker and Dr. Alan Hauser was the MSTP Faculty Speaker at the 2006 Retreat.
Below is our group photo from the 2006 retreat at the Harbor Grand Hotel at New Buffalo, Michigan.
For information on past MSTP retreats, click here for the 2005 retreat page and here to view photos from the 2005 retreat, here for the 2004 retreat web page, here to view photos from the 2004 retreat and here for the 2003 retreat web page. You can also learn more about Northwestern MSTP Alumni speakers at recent retreats - Dr. Thad Stappenbeck in 2003 and Dr. Jose Florez in 2004, Dr. Neil Chi in 2005, and Dr. Lucy Godley in 2006.
MSTP Alumna
Speaker and Faculty Keynote Speaker 2006
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Lucy Godley, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, is the Alumna Speaker at the 2006 Retreat.
She studies the molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis, specifically how cancer cells develop altered DNA methylation and the consequences of the disturbed methylation and the secondary events that occur during leukemogenesis. Click here for more information on Dr. Godley's research.
Alan Hauser, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Microbiology-Immunology at Northwestern University, is the Faculty Speaker at the 2006 Retreat.
He studies the mechanisms by which P. aeruginosa causes disease, with special emphasis on the set of toxins transported by the type III secretion system. Click here for more information on Dr. Hauser's research. |
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How to Get There
The Harbor Grand is 70 miles from Chicago (1.5 hour drive) and the Student Council will organize a ride-share for those who do not have transportation. Those who do have transportation volunteered to help with the ride-share. Click here for more detailed driving directions.
The Harbor Grand is accessible via commuter train (South Shore) to Michigan City, Indiana, from which the Student Council arranged rides to and from the hotel in New Buffalo, Michigan. An eastbound train departs from the Randolph Street station on Sunday every 2 hours on the even hour. Exit at the 11th Street Station in Michigan City, Indiana. The ride will take 1 hour and 40 minutes to Michigan City and the cost is $7.55 one way. To return to Chicago on Monday, take the westbound train from the 11th Street Station in Michigan City. Please note that times for the train schedule are in Central Daylight Time but the hotel in New Buffalo follows Eastern Standard Time (on hour later than CDT).
Driving Directions
1. Take the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94 East). Be sure to stay in the local lanes after 51st St.
2. Merge onto the Chicago Skyway (I-90 East) Exit 59A/Indiana Toll Road. 29 Miles
3. Merge onto I-94 East at Lake Station, Exit 21 toward Detroit. 32 Miles
4. Take the M-239/LaPorte Road exit. Exit 1 in Michigan.
5. Turn LEFT at the top of the ramp. M-239/LaPorte Road becomes Whittaker St. as you enter the city of New Buffalo. 1.6 Miles
6. Continue straight toward the lake at US-12. The Harbor Grand is on the left just before the bridge to New Buffalo Harbor.
Schedule of Events
Sunday, August 13, 2006
| 9:30AM |
Arrival and Start (Chicago Time!) |
| 10:00AM -11:00AM |
MSTP Student Presentations I |
| 10:45AM -11:00AM |
Welcome and Introduction of Entering Students |
| 11:00AM - 4:00PM |
Lunch and Free Time at the Harbor Grand |
| 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
Faculty Keynote Speaker |
| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Scientific Poster Session |
| 7:00PM - ? |
Dinner, Bonfire and Party |
Monday, August 14, 2006
| 6:30AM - 9:00AM |
Continental Breakfast (Delivered to Your Room) and Hotel Check Out |
| 9:00AM -10:00AM |
Alumna Keynote Speaker |
| 10:00AM -11:00AM |
MSTP Student Presentations II |
| 11:00AM -12:00PM |
Break and Group Photo |
| 12:00PM - 2:00PM |
Lunch at Local Restaurant |
| 2:00PM - 3:00PM |
MSTP Student Presentations III |
| 3:00PM - 3:15PM |
Closing Remarks |
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