Annual Biotechnology Symposium
Microbes and Human Diseases 2007
2007 Symposium Highlights
CSUPERB hosted the 19th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium January 12-14, 2007, at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. We would like to thank all symposium attendees and sponsors for their participation!
Invited Speakers
Martin J. Blaser. President of the Infectious Disease Society of America, "The Extinction of Helicobacter pylon: Improved and Worsened Human Health?"
Kirk Knowlton, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiology, UCSD School of Medicine, "Viral Heart Disease: Tip of the Iceberg or a Mirage"
William Jacobs, Jr., Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, "Eradicating Tuberculosis a War on Two Fronts"
We would especially like to acknowledge this year's CSU Biotechnology Symposium Award winners:
Andreoli Biotechnology Faculty Service Award
Ching-Hua Wang (CSU Channel Islands)
Biotechnology Faculty Research Award
Frank Gomez (CSU Los Angeles)
Don Eden Graduate Student Research Award
Ricky Lai (Mentor: Katherine Kantardjieff), CSU Fullerton
Peter Smith (Mentor: Jill Adler-Moore), Cal Poly, Pomona
Glen Nagel Undergraduate Student Research Award
Jose Corleto (Mentor: Robert Koch), CSU Fullerton
Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Award
Michelle Don (Mentor: Esther Chen), CSU Fullerton
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
642 CSU undergraduate and masters' students, faculty, and administrators attended the 19th Annual Symposium in Los Angeles; 194 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.