Schedule of Events

Friday, May 27, 2022

Evening reception will be held in Tripp Commons and keynote talks at Shannon Hall in Memorial Union.

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.Evening Reception 
Catch up with old friends and make new ones while enjoying hors d'oeuvres in Tripp Commons, overlooking the Terrace and Lake Mendota
Tripp Commons 


7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.		BMC Alumni Keynote TalksEvening Reception
Welcome & Introductions
Tricia Kiley, Chair of Biomolecular Chemistry
BMC Alumni Keynote Presentations



Andreas Kuhn (Brow lab)
Senior Vice President of RNA Biochemistry & Manufacturing
BioNTech



Amy Pasquinelli (Dahlberg lab)
Professor of Molecular Biology
University of California San Diego


Shannon Hall


Saturday, May 28, 2022

Morning and afternoon symposium sessions are held in Shannon Hall with lunch in Tripp Common at Memorial Union. The day will be capped off with a banquet dinner in Varsity Hall at Union South.

9:00 a.m. Symposium Welcome 
Tricia Kiley, Chair of Biomolecular Chemistry		Shannon Hall

9:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Symposium Session 1       
Moderator: John Denu, Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry    
Shannon Hall

9:10 a.m.James Krause (Karavolas lab) - Chief Scientific Officer, Armgo Pharma, Inc.
9:30 a.m.
Eric Selker (Metzenberg lab) - Professor, University of Oregon
9:50 a.m. 
James Bardwell (Craig lab) - Professor, University of Michigan
10:10 a.m.Jing Li (Bertics lab) - Associate Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.Symposium Session 2    
Moderator: Christina Hull, Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry    
Shannon Hall

11:00 a.m.
Lisa Maurer (Mosher lab) - Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
11:20 a.m. 
William Pappano (Greenspan lab) - Project Director, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals
11:40 a.m. 
Yan Zhang (Sheets lab) - Assistant Professor, University of Michigan

12:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.Lunch
Share your current pursuits with past colleagues and learn what they've been engaged in since leaving the department
Tripp Commons
1:40 p.m. -
3:05 p.m.		Symposium Session 3 
Moderator: Catherine Fox, Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry    
Shannon Hall

1:40 p.m.
Pete Hollenhorst (Fox lab)- Associate Professor, Indiana University
2:00 p.m.
Doug Bernstein (Keck lab)- Associate Professor, Ball State University
2:20 p.m.
Jess Feldman (Denu lab)- Associate Director, Rentschler Biopharma SE
2:40 p.m.   
Justin Brumbaugh (Coon lab)- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado-Boulder

3:00 p.m. -
3:15 p.m.		Break
3:15 p.m. -
4:30 p.m.		Symposium Session 4
Moderator: Michael Sheets, Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry    
Shannon Hall

3:15 p.m. 
Gaelen Hess - Assistant Professor, Biomolecular Chemistry
3:35 p.m. 
Feyza Engin - Assistant Professor, Biomolecular Chemistry
3:55 p.m. 
Peter Lewis - Associate Professor, Biomolecular Chemistry
4:15 p.m. 
Melissa Harrison - Associate Professor, Biomolecular Chemistry

6:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
Cocktail Hour 
Varsity Hall,
Union South
7:00 p.m. -
9:00 p.m.
Banquet Dinner & Closing Presentations
James Dahlberg
Professor Emeritus of Biomolecular Chemistry
Robert Golden
Dean, School of Medicine & Public Health






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