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Suggested Citation:"Agenda." National Research Council. 2010. Synthetic Biology: Building on Nature's Inspiration: Interdisciplinary Research Team Summaries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12836.
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Agenda

Friday, November 20, 2009

7:15 and 7:45 a.m.

Bus Pickup: Attendees are asked to allow ample time for breakfast at the Beckman Center; no food or drinks are allowed in the auditorium, which is where the welcome and opening remarks take place at 8:30.

7:30 a.m.

Registration (not necessary for individuals who attended Welcome Reception)

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Harvey V. Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine

Bonnie L. Bassler, Chair, NAKFI Steering Committee on Synthetic Biology

8:45 – 9:45 a.m.

Keynote Address

Ron Weiss, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Suggested Citation:"Agenda." National Research Council. 2010. Synthetic Biology: Building on Nature's Inspiration: Interdisciplinary Research Team Summaries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12836.
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Wendell A. Lim, Professor, Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.

Interdisciplinary Research Team and Grant Program Overview (Bonnie Bassler)

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Break

 

IDR Team Starters Meet to Review Assignments

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion

Moderator

  • Joe Palca, Host of NAKFI’s Preconference Podcast Tutorials

Panelists

  • Frances H. Arnold (NAS/NAE/IOM), Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry, California Institute of Technology

  • Michael Elowitz, Assistant Professor of Biology and Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology

  • David A. Tirrell (NAS/NAE), Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor and former Chairman, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology

  • Laurie Zoloth, Director, Center for Bioethics, Science, and Society, Northwestern University

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Interdisciplinary Research Team Session 1

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Break

Suggested Citation:"Agenda." National Research Council. 2010. Synthetic Biology: Building on Nature's Inspiration: Interdisciplinary Research Team Summaries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12836.
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5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Reception

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Communication Awards Presentation and Dinner

8:00 p.m.

Bus Pickup

8:30 – 11:00 p.m.

Informal Discussions/Hospitality Room (optional)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

7:00 and 7:30 a.m.

Bus Pickup

7:15 – 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Interdisciplinary Research Team Session 2

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. – noon

Interdisciplinary Research Team Reports (5 to 6 minutes per group)

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

 

Graduate Science Writing Students Meet with Barbara Culliton at Registration Desk for Lunch

12:45 – 1:30 p.m.

Related Interdisciplinary Research Team Discussion (Groups 1A-1B, 3A-3B, 7A-7B)

1:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Interdisciplinary Research Team Session 3

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Break

 

Poster Set-Up: Attendees to setup posters for 5:00 p.m. poster presentation and reception

Suggested Citation:"Agenda." National Research Council. 2010. Synthetic Biology: Building on Nature's Inspiration: Interdisciplinary Research Team Summaries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12836.
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5:00 p.m.

Final Presentation Drop-Off: Interdisciplinary Research Teams to drop off presentations at information/registration desk, or upload to FTP site prior to 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Poster Presentation and Reception

 

All attendees are asked to stop by the registration desk to arrange for transportation if prearranged service does not work with schedule.

6:30 p.m.

Bus Pickup: Attendees brought back to hotel for free evening. Attendees will be reimbursed $40 to be applied toward dinner upon submission of Travel Expense Reimbursement form.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

7:00 and 7:30 a.m.

Bus Pickup: Attendees who are departing for the airport directly from the Beckman Center are asked to bring their luggage to the Beckman Center. Storage space is available.

7:15 – 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

7:15 a.m.

Taxi Reservations: Attendees are asked to stop by the information/registration desk to confirm their transportation to the airport or hotel.

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Interdisciplinary Research Team Reports (10 to 12 minutes per group)

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Interdisciplinary Research Team Reports (10 to 12 minutes per group)

11:00 a.m. – noon

Q&A Across All Interdisciplinary Research Team Groups

Suggested Citation:"Agenda." National Research Council. 2010. Synthetic Biology: Building on Nature's Inspiration: Interdisciplinary Research Team Summaries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12836.
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Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch (optional)

Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Graduate Science Writing Students Meet with Barbara to Finalize First Draft of Paper

Noon and 1:30

Buses depart for Marriott and John Wayne Airport

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Synthetic biology is an innovative and growing field that unites engineering and biology. It builds on the powerful research that came about as a result of a recombinant DNA technology and genome sequencing. By definition, synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary enterprise comprising biologists of many specialties, engineers, physicists, computer scientists and others. It promises a fundamentally deeper understanding of how living systems work and the capacity to recreate them for medicine, public health and the environment, including renewable energy.

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