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17th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium 

Molecular and Cellular Systems Biology:
Pathways to Understanding Human Complexity
and New Routes to Drug Development

At the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, Los Angeles, CA 
Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
January 14-16, 2005

Featured Luncheon Speaker
Saturday, January 16, 2005

Marc Abrahams

Editor and co-founder of
the
Annals of Improbable Research.

"The Ig-Nobel Awards:
Unlimited Prospects for the Future"


(Photo by Roger Gordy)
Marc Abrahams is editor and co-founder of the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research (AIR). The magazine publishes both genuine research and satire, in articles that make people LAUGH, then make them THINK. He is the father and master of ceremonies of the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, honoring achievements that make people LAUGH, then make THINK. The Prizes are handed out by genuine Nobel Laureates at a gala ceremony that is held each October at Harvard University and broadcast on National Public Radio and on the Internet.
[Click picture for biography]

Plenary Speakers
Saturday, January 15

Evolution of Molecular Biology into Systems Biology
TBA
Systems Biology in Drug Discovery
From Genome Sequences to Protein Networks
Professor of Bioengineering and Adjunct of Professor Medicine, UCSD.
Norman Chandler Professor of Cell Biology, California Institute of Technology.
Laboratory of Immunology and Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Stanford University and the Veterans Healthcare System, Palo Alto Division.
Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA.



Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:

Amgen sponsors our
Amgen Lecturship Series
on Saturday night  - this year featuring 
Bill Haseltine
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Registration    l   Symposium Schedule  l   Directions to the LAX Marriott
CC Sunday Special    |    Lodging and Meals     l    Travel Reimbursement
 Poster Abstract Information    l     Poster Instructions    l     Previous Symposia Topics
ALL CSU FACULTY TRAVEL AND LODGING COVERED
[Travel Reimbursement] [Room/Board]
ALL CSU STUDENT LODGING COVERED
[Room/Board]
ALL CSU STUDENT POSTER PRESENTERS' TRAVEL COVERED
[Travel Reimbursement]
ALL CA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY AND STUDENT MEALS COVERED
[Meals]

Registration for Symposium:
The deadline for registration was Wednesday, December 1, 2004. On-line registrations are now being accepted on a space available basis

REMINDER: to avoid charges to your credit card account:
            Changes to hotel reservations must be made prior to
             WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2004

            Changes to meal reservations must be made prior to
             NOON on JANUARY 7, 2005

All changes and updates can be made via the registration website only.


                      
On-line registration website closed on January 18, 2005.

Meals and lodging at the LAX Marriott are available at no charge to registered CSU faculty, staff and students.  Meals at the LAX Marriott are available at no charge to registered CA Community College faculty and students.

All Workshops are open to all registered symposium participants; therefore, registration for individual workshops is not required this year.

Sponsorship, Exhibition and Career Information:
We invite companies to review the varied sponsorship, exhibition and career information opportunities for the 2004 CSU Biotechnology Symposium. Each type of support provides a range of benefits, allows your organization to gain valuable exposure, and supports education and research in biotechnology.

Exhibition Booths Open: Friday 10:00 - 5:30 P.M. and Saturday 10:00 - 6:00 P.M.

for a copy of the exhibitor/sponsor prospectus. For further questions, please contact Alicia Skiba at askiba@sciences.sdsu.edu or 619-594-2822.
                                  The following is a current list of exhibitors:

Exhibitors
AAAS/Nextwave www.aaas.org Benjamin Cumming www.aw-bc.com
Amgen www.amgen.com Bio-Rad Laboratories www.discover.bio-rad.com
Affymetrix www.affymetrix.com Invitrogen www.invitrogen.com
Attotron Corporation www.cybertory.com      Olympus America, Inc.     www.olympusamerica.com
BD-Molecular Diagnostics    www.vmdp.com Roche Diagnostics www.roche.com
Beckman Coulter www.beckman.com Sun Microsystems www.sun.com

Hotel accommodations for sponsors and exhibitors can be made directly with the LAX Marriott.  Group rates may be obtained by mentioning that you are with the CSU Biotechnology Symposium at the time of booking.   to make your reservation on line, or call 1-888-236-2427


Symposium Information: Each January CSUPERB presents a 3-4 day  Biotechnology Symposium.  This year we are pleased to have the symposium at the LAX Marriott in Los Angeles, CA (Map and Driving Directions to the LAX Marriott). The LAX Marriott provides a free shuttle to and from the LAX Airport.

The symposium includes nationally and internationally known speakers, workshops on current biotechnology topics, a poster session (110+ posters) for the presentation of undergraduate, masters’ and doctoral research in the CSU,  an Industry Vendor Exhibition, the annual CSU Biotechnology Career Fair, a California Community College Biotechnology Faculty Workshop and a CSUPERB Faculty Consensus Group meeting.  The preliminary schedule is available at:

              for Symposium Schedule on Friday and Saturday.
              for CSUPERB FCG Meeting and the CA Community College Faculty "Sunday Special".



Room/Board: Meals and lodging at the LAX Marriott are available at no charge to registered CSU faculty, staff and students. 


Travel Reimbursement:

To minimize the cost of travel, use contracted rates whenever possible. The maximum that CSUPERB will reimburse for air travel between contracted cities and car rentals will be the state contract rate.

Faculty and Staff: All CSU faculty and staff are eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses incurred to attend the symposium.  To be reimbursed, in addition to registering,  please follow the reimbursement procedures on the Faculty Travel Reimbursement Procedures website, . (You do not need to apply through the Faculty Travel Grants Program, nor will you need to include lodging and meals covered during the Symposium).

Student: A portion of the CSUPERB travel fund will be set aside to cover round-trip travel for CSU students presenting posters at the Annual CSUPERB Biotechnology Symposium.  As many students as possible will be supported; a $150 per student limit will be applied for travel to the Symposium. To be reimbursed, please follow the reimbursement procedures on the Student Travel Reimbursement Procedures website, . Please pay special attention to the eligibility requirements; in addition to presenting a poster, each student must be a CSU employee. If the student will not be a paid employee during the period of time of the travel to the symposium (such as teaching/research assistant or work study), the student may sign up as a voluntary employee for that time period. The student must do this prior to the travel by filling out the appropriate forms at the Personnel Office.  This process may take several days, so plan accordingly. You do not need to apply through the Student Travel Grants Program, nor will you need to include lodging and meals covered during the Symposium.


Poster Instructions: Student Poster Set-up - for all authors is 8:00am-12:00pm on Friday, January 14th.
Note:   Please see the "List of Student Posters" in the Program Booklet to determine your poster number.
 

The
Posters Sessions and Selection of the Don Eden and Glenn Nagel Student Research Award Recipients will be from 3:00pm-6:00pm on Saturday, January 15th as follows:
  
        3:00-4:00 Session 1 - Presentation of Posters
           4:00-5:00 Free Time - Poster Viewings
           5:00-6:00 Session 2 - Presentation of Posters

     Poster Size: 8' wide by 4' tall

                           

                      for Tips on Poster Preparation.
                          on abstracts.


PREVIOUS SYMPOSIA TITLES

2004
(16th)
Proteomics and Plumbing the Proteome:
Innovations and Solutions in the Molecular Life Sciences and Medicine
2003
(15th)
The Nexus of Biotechnology, Bio-inspired Materials and Biomaterials: 
Challenges and Opportunities
2002
(14th)
The Impact of Biotechnology on the Future of Medicine
2001
(13th)
Bioinformatics, Structural Genomics and Future Prospects
2000
(12th)
The Brave New World of the Post-Human Genome Project: 
Bioinformatics & Genomics
1999
(11th)
Environmental Biotechnology:
New Molecular Approaches, Solutions & Products for Old Problems
1998
(10th)
Biotechnology and Vaccines:
Molecular Biology in the Conquest of Disease
1997
(9th)
The Future of Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics:
In Vivo ® In Silico ®  In Vivo
1996
(8th)
Emerging Biotechnologies:  Back to the Future With Molecular Diversity
1995
(7th)
Better Living Through Biotechnology:  Food and Agricultural Biotechnology
1994
(6th)
Gene Therapy
1993
(5th)
Biotechnology in the Next Century
1992
(4th)
Biotechnology Within the CSU
1990
(3rd)
Biotechnology Within the CSU
1989
(2nd)
Biotechnology Within the CSU
1987
(1st)
Biotechnology Within the CSU (San José State)