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 Global 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 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:
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Hotel Shattuck Plaza |
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).