Program Agenda

8:30am-9:00am	Registration & Continental Breakfast, LKS Lobby
9:10am-9:30am	Welcome | MCB Faculty Gloria Brar (MCB BA 2002) & Matthew Welch (MCB PhD 1993)
Session 1	Chair: Russell Vance
9:30am-10:00am	Raymond Deshaies | Senior Vice President for Discovery Research at Amgen | Biochemistry PhD 1988, Schekman lab
10:00am-10:30am	Janelle Ayres | Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences | MCB BA 2002, Postdoc Vance lab
10:30am-11:00am	Break, LKS Lobby
Session 2	Chair: Gloria Brar
11:00am-11:30am	Rachel Haurwitz | President and Chief Executive Officer of Caribou Biosciences | MCB PhD 2012, Doudna lab
11:30am-12:00pm	Hunter Fraser | Associate Professor of Biology at Stanford | MCB PhD 2005, Eisen lab
12:00pm-12:30pm	Victor Holmes | Senior Scientist at Amyris Biotechnologies | MCB PhD 2001, Cozzarelli lab
12:30pm-1:30pm	Lunch, LKS Lobby
Session 3	Chair: Justin Zhang
1:30pm-2:00pm	Michael Gilman | Chief Executive Officer of Arrakis & Obsidian Therapeutics | Biochemistry PhD 1983, Chamberlin lab
2:00pm-2:30pm	Lisa Dennison | Director of Research Development Communications at UT–Southwestern and Founder and Director of Science Sketches | MCB PhD 2012, Scott lab
2:30pm-3:00pm	Ed Lein | Investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science | MCB PhD 1998, Shatz lab
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break, LKS Lobby
Session 4	Chair: David Drubin
3:30pm-4:00pm	Rachel (Zunder) Fraser | Director of Research at Impossible Foods | MCB PhD 2011, Rine lab
4:00pm-4:15pm	Closing: David Drubin | MCB Faculty Co-Chair | Biochemistry BA, 1983
4:15pm-5:30pm	Reception, LKS Lobby
5:30pm-TBD	Join alumni and current graduate students for an informal evening out at Triple Rock Brewing

 

Planning Your Visit

Accommodations 

There are several hotels close to campus, including:

Hotel Shattuck Plaza 2086 Allston Way 510-845-7300 www.hotelshattuckplaza.com	Bancroft Hotel 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 510-549-1000 www.bancrofthotel.com
The Graduate Berkeley Hotel (formerly Hotel Durant) 2600 Durant Avenue, Berkeley 510-845-8981 www.graduateberkeley.com	The Faculty Club  On campus 510-540-5678 berkeleyfacultyclub.com

 

Directions

The Li Ka Shing Center is located on the west side of the UC Berkeley campus close to downtown Berkeley (see map). It is accessible via Downtown Berkeley Bart (~7 minute walk) or public parking is available on non-restricted campus lots (check posted signs for rates and times).