NIDA Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats – 4th Annual Retreat

June 15, 2018 (Friday)

8 am – 5 pm

Venue:
UCSD campus in Biomedical Research Facility II, Rm 5A03.

Address: unfortunately, the whole campus has the same address (9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla CA) which will not lead you to the BRFII building. You have to search maps for “Biomedical Research Facility II, UCSD” to find the place. You can also enter “Osler Ln & Pharmacy Ln, San Diego, CA” Please see the map.

Agenda:

Length Presenter
8:00 Breakfast 45 min
8:45 Role of the P50 Center in the field of genetics of complex behavioral traits 50 min Palmer
9:35 Breeding Core 15 min Solberg-Woods
9:50 Project 1. Genetic Studies of Incentive Salience 15 min Flagel
10:05 Project 3. Association between behavioral regulation and cocaine cue preference 15 min Meyer
10:20 Project 3. Association between behavioral regulation and cocaine cue preference 15  min Richards
10:35 Coffee Break 25 min
11:00 Project 2. Socially-acquired nicotine self-administration 15 min Chen
11:15 Projects 2 and 4. RNAseq analysis 15 min Saba
11:30 Identification of genetic variants that contribute to compulsive intake of drugs of abuse. 15 min George
11:45 Genomic analysis of avoidance learning in addiction 15 min Jhou
12:00 Lunch 1h 30min
1:30 Renewal proposal introduction 15 min Palmer
1:45 Project proposal – Francesca Telese 15 min Telese
2:00 Project proposal – Paul Meyer/Terry Robinson 15 min Meyer
2:15 Project proposal – Amelie Baud 15 min Palmer
2:30 Project proposal –  Dan Carlin (Trey Ideker lab) 15 min Carlin
2:45 Coffee Break 20 min
3:05 Advisory board meeting (private and then with Dr. Palmer) – Rm 4A04
PIs mix-and-talk  –  Rm 5A03
1h 30 min
4:35 Advisory Board feedback to the PIs 15 min Advisory board chair
4:50 Shuttle to the La Jolla Shores hotel (7 spaces)
6:00 Dinner  at a La Jolla Shores Hotel restaurant
 8110 Camino Del Oro, La Jolla, CA 92037
 

Hotel:

We have reserved a block of rooms for the nights of  June 14 and 15 at the La Jolla Shores Hotel (8110 Camino Del Oro, La Jolla, CA 92037, tel. (855) 923-8058). You don’t need to call them, just show up with the ID and say that you are here for the NIDA Center Retreat.

 

Transportation: 

Free shuttle is provided by the La Jolla Shores will take you to the meeting venue. The shuttle can only take 7 passengers, feel free to use Lyft/Uber if you wish.
Pick up at the hotel: 7:45 am

Pick up at the BRFII 4:50 pm

Uber/Lyft. When calling Uber/Lyft make sure you give the driver the correct address. Unfortunately, the whole campus has the same address (9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla CA) which will not lead you to the BRFII building. You have to search maps for “Biomedical Research Facility II, UCSD” to find the place, or enter “Osler Ln & Pharmacy Ln, San Diego, CA”.  Please see the map.

 

Updated June 13, 2018