Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences (2010)
Chapter: Appendix B: Meeting Agendas
Appendix B
Meeting Agendas
FIRST MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SEPTEMBER 14 AND 15, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Open Session
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1:30 p.m. |
Perspectives from the Office of Science & Technology Policy |
J.H. Marburger, III |
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2:00 |
Perspectives from the Department of Energy (15 min each) |
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Basic Energy Sciences |
A. Kini |
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Biological and Environmental Research |
D. Drell |
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2:30 |
Perspectives from the National Institutes of Health |
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National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering |
W. Heetderks |
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3:00 |
Break |
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3:15 |
Perspectives from the National Science Foundation: Panel Discussion (15 min each) |
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Physical Sciences |
T. Chan, Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences |
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Life Sciences |
J. Collins, Directorate for Biological Sciences |
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3:45 |
Selected comments (5 min each) |
Chemistry (Z. Rosenzweig) Materials research (D. Brant) Physics (K. Blagoev) Engineering (S. Rastegar) Molecular and cellular biology (M. Henkart) |
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4:10 |
Panel discussion |
All |
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4:45 |
Perspectives from Research Corporation for Science Advancement |
J. Gentile |
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5:30 |
Discussion |
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6:00 |
Reception |
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7:15 |
Evening lecture |
K. Dill, Bridging the Sciences Coalition |
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8:30 |
Adjourn for the day |
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
Closed Session
SECOND MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DECEMBER 18-20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Closed Session
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Open Session
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7:30 a.m. |
Continental breakfast |
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8:00 |
Welcome, charge to committee, purpose of symposium |
Erin O’Shea, Co-chair Peter Wolynes, Co-chair |
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8:15 |
The energy problem and what we can do about it |
Steven Chu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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8:30 |
Discussion |
All |
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9:05 |
The role of biology in confronting the climate-energy challenge |
Daniel Schrag, Harvard University |
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9:20 |
Discussion |
All |
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9:55 |
Break |
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10:10 |
Challenges in biodefense research |
James Baker, University of Michigan |
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10:25 |
Discussion |
All |
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11:00 |
Challenges at the intersection of physics and population biology |
Alan Perelson, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
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11:15 |
Discussion |
All |
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11:50 |
Lunch and concurrent cross-cutting breakout sessions (tools, training and education, culture) |
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1:00 p.m. |
Challenges in research at the molecular to organism level |
Jay Keasling, University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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1:15 |
Discussion |
All |
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1:50 |
Biomaterials and biomimetics: Challenges and opportunities |
Joanna Aizenberg, Harvard University |
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2:05 |
Discussion |
All |
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2:40 |
Break |
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2:55 |
Challenges in cognition and learning |
Larry Abbott, Columbia University |
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3:10 |
Discussion |
All |
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3:45 |
Challenges in research on the origin of life |
Jack Szostak, Massachusetts General Hospital, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard |
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4:00 |
Discussion |
All |
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4:35 |
Frontiers in fluorescence imaging |
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, National Institutes of Health |
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4:50 |
Discussion |
All |
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5:25 |
Public comment session |
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5:45 |
Reception |
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6:30 |
Adjourn |
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Open Session
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9:15 a.m. |
Conversation with new project sponsor |
Nancy Sung, Senior Program Officer, Burroughs Wellcome Fund (by teleconference) |
Closed Session
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9:30 a.m. |
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5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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THIRD MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
APRIL 29-30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Open Session
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12:00 p.m. |
Training the workforce: The Burroughs Wellcome Fund experience |
Nancy S. Sung, Senior Program Officer, Burroughs Wellcome Fund |
Closed Session
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1:00 |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Closed Session
FOURTH MEETING
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
JULY 29-31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Closed Session
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Closed Session
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Closed Session
