21st Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium
The 21st Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium was held January 16-17, 2009 at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport.
2009 Symposium Report (.pdf)
2009 Symposium Program (.pdf)
Featured Speakers and Panelists
- Hubert C. Chen, MD (Senior Director of Clinical Development, Amylin & Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco)
- Merry Edwards (Meredith Vineyard Estate, Inc.)
- Toby Beth Freedman (Author, Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development). Presentation (.pdf)
- Robert Full (Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley)
- Patrick A. Grogan (Senior Director, Strategic Planning, BD Biosciences). Presentation (.pdf)
- Kenneth Hitchner (Vice President, Pharmaceutical Collaborations, Monogram Biosciences). Introduction and Case Study (.pdf files)
- Bruce Kimball (Principle Consultant, McDermott & Bull)
- James Liao (Chemical & Biological Engineering, UCLA)
- Theresa Kane Musser (Vice President, Development Operations, Rigel Pharmaceuticals). Clinical Case Study (.pdf)
- Mark Pratt (Principal Engineer, Systems, Illumina). Presentation (.pdf)
- Marc Rigas (Scientific Review Officer, Bioengineering Sciences and Technologies Group Center, National Institutes of Health)
- Heberto M. Sanchez (CEO & Founder, Latino Diabetes Association)
- Barb Schreiner (Sr. Clinical Education Specialist / Medical Affairs, Amylin)
- Greg Talavera (Graduate School of Public Health, SDSU)
2009 Symposium Award Winners
Faculty Awards
Katherine Kantardjieff, Fullerton - Andreoli Faculty Service Award
Laura Burrus, San Francisco – CSUPERB Faculty Research Award
Student Awards
Shannon Lim, Fullerton (C. Meyer, mentor) – Don Eden Graduate Student Research Award
Jeffrey Evans, Fullerton (M. Cuajungco, mentor) – Glenn Nagel Undergraduate Student Research Award
Stephanie Sprowl, Fullerton – Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Award
Special Thanks to All of our Supporting Organizations and Sponsors for the 21st Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.
Diamond Sponsor:
Gold Sponsors:
BIOCOM
SoCalBio
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Bronze Sponsors:
Los Angeles/Orange
County Biotechnology Region, Pasadena City College
Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Participants at Career Networking Session were from: Abbott Vascular, Allergan, BIOCOM, Chromologic, LLC, CRB Consulting Engineers, DLA Piper, Fisher Scientific, Hyde Engineering + Consulting, Illumina, Lab Support, LaunchPoint BioMEMS, MannKind Corporation, McDermott & Bull, Neurocrine Biosciences, Obagi Medical Products, O'Banion & Ritchey LLP, Osmetech Medical Diagnostics, Promedica International, Synapsis Search, UCLA, Xencor, Zero Boundary, Inc.
- Participants at Graduate School Recruiting Session were: Cal Poly Pomona, CSU San Marcos, CSU Stanislaus, Dominican University of California, Duke University, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Los Angeles Area PABS (PSM) Program, Montana State University, San Francisco State University, San Diego State University, San Jose State University, Touro University - California, University of California Davis, University of California Irvine, University of California Los Angeles, University of California Merced, University of California Riverside, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Southern California, Washington State University, Washington University (St. Louis)
Electronic version of the 21st Annual Poster available here » (.pdf)