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MSTP Retreat 2008

 

MSTP Retreat at The Chicago and Evanston Campuses of

Northwestern University

July 26-27, 2008

 


This year the MSTP Student Council voted to hold the 2008 annual MSTP Retreat at the two campuses of Northwestern University on beautiful Lake Michigan. There were 10 oral presentations of thesis research by the clinical phase MSTP students, 28 poster presentations (one by each graduate phase MSTP student), a faculty keynote address by John Csernansky, MD, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine and an alumni keynote address by Michael Quon, MD, PhD, Chiel of the Diabetes Unit at the NIH, plus a dinner cruise on Lake Michigan.

The 2008 Retreat Planning Committee

Alan Lewis

Oneil Bhalala

Maya Srikanth

Saahir Khan

Benjamin Chen

Mike Breen

Anne Mongiu

Eugenie Suter

Aaron Miller

Robin Buerki

David Salvay

Josh Waitzman

Cory Simpson

Andrew Karaba

Sarah Umetsu

Eugenie Suter

Hans Arora

Jeffrey Hargraves

Becky Farmer

Dr. Sandra Lee

For information on past MSTP retreats, click here for the 2007 retreat, here for the 2006 retreat page, 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 MSTP retreats - Dr. Thad Stappenbeck in 2003 and Dr. Jose Florez in 2004, Dr. Neil Chi in 2005, Dr. Lucy Godley in 2006, and Dr. Todd Kuiken in 2007.

 


Schedule of Events

Saturday, July 26, 2008

  7:30AM - 8:30AM Arrival at The Evanston Campus Allen Center and continental breakfast
  8:30AM - 8:45AM Welcome by the MSTP Student Council and Dr. Engman, MSTP Director
  8:45AM - 9:45AM MSTP Student Presentations I
  9:45AM -10:00AM Break
 10:00AM -10:45AM Alumni Keynote Address - Michael Quon, MD, PhD
10:45AM - 11:45AM MSTP Student Presentations II
11:45AM - 12:45PM Group Photo and Lunch, Allen Center
  1:00PM -   5:00PM Free Time at the Evanston Campus
  6:45PM -   7:00PM Arrive at the Summer of George to board for a lakefront dinner cruise
  7:00PM -11:00PM Dinner on board

Sunday, July 27, 2008

  8:00AM -  9:00AM Breakfast, Lurie Center, Chicago Campus, Northwestern University
  9:00AM -  9:45AM Faculty Keynote Address - John G. Csernansky, MD
10:00AM -11:00AM Scientific Poster Session
11:00AM -11:30AM Report from the National MD-PhD Student Conference
11:30AM -12:30PM MSTP Student Presentations III
12:30PM -  1:30PM Closing Remarks and Lunch, Lurie Center

 

   
 

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