Annual Biotechnology Symposium
Biotech: The Brain and the Future 2006
2006 Symposium Highlights
CSUPERB hosted the 18th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium January 13-14, 2006, at the San Jose Doubletree Hotel. We would like to thank all symposium attendees and sponsors for their participation!
Invited Speakers
Lennart Mucke, Director, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease and Department of Neurology, University of California
Lawrence Goldstein, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. "Neuronal Development of and Alzheimers"
Gerald M. Edelman, Director, The Neurosciences Institute and President, Neurosciences Research Foundation. "From Brain Dynamics to Consciousness: A Prelude to the Future of Brain-based Devices"
We would especially like to acknowledge this year's CSU Biotechnology Symposium Award winners:
2006 CSUPERB Legislator of the Year
Assembly Member Gene Mullin (District 19)
2006 CSUPERB/ARI/CI-CORE Research Advancement Awards
Congressman Jerry Lewis (District 41)
Andreoli Biotechnology Faculty Service Award
Jacob Varkey (Humboldt State University)
Biotechnology Faculty Research Award
Roger Sabbadini (San Diego State University)
Don Eden Graduate Student Research Award
Go Wantanabe (Mentor: Christopher Meyer), CSU Fullerton
Glen Nagel Undergraduate Student Research Award
Velka Boyd (Mentor: Greg Harris) San Diego State University
Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Award
Michael Rajan (Mentor: Joy Andrews), CSU East Bay
The annual CSU Biotechnology symposium provides a wonderful opportunity to showcase student-faculty biotechnology projects and to network with industry employers and graduate school recruiters. The symposium recognizes our students and faculty, and acknowledges the leading role that the California State University plays in educating well prepared students for careers in biotechnology.
Who Attended
500 CSU undergraduate and masters students, faculty, and administrators attended the 18th Annual Symposium in San Jose; 173 posters featuring student-faculty research projects were featured. In addition about 60 industry representatives, speakers, award winners and guests attended this year. We will continue to invite industry and graduate program representatives interested in recruiting for or publicizing their company or programs. Biotechnology service providers interested in advertising services to CSU faculty involved in biotechnology curriculum development and research are invited to exhibit.