NIDA Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats – 10th Annual Retreat

(formerly the NIDA P50 Center for Genetic Studies of Drug Abuse in Outbred Rats: P50DA037844)

Friday, September, 6, 2024

We look forward to seeing you in September in San Diego!

UC San Diego*
3147 Biomedical Sciences Wy.
La Jolla, CA 92093

Israni Biomedical Research Facility (“BRF-2”)

*See address note and campus map below [jump to maps]

Main presentation room and research posters: Floor 5, Room 5A03

Breakfast reception and lunch: Floor 1, Room 1104 and patio

Retreat hosts:

Abraham Palmer, PhD – [email protected] – invitation to attend the Retreat (either in-person or remotely)

Oksana Polesskaya, PhD – [email protected] – Retreat talks and research poster information

April Jones – [email protected] – general Retreat information, hotel reservations, accounting/travel reimbursements, Zoom/remote support

Agenda

Pacific Time. Tentative agenda; times are approximate. A brief Q&A will follow each talk.

8:00 – 9:00am: Sign-in and Breakfast Reception (Floor 1, Room 1104)

Lanyard name badges will be in Room 1104; please use the QR code on the reverse side to access the meeting agenda on your mobile device.

9:00am: Session 1; Welcome, Overview of Cores

  • Abraham Palmer
  • Oksana Polesskaya

10:00 – 10:30am: Break (refreshments in 5A03 and 1104) and Posters (5A03)

10:30am – 12:00pm: Session 2

12:00 – 1:30pm: Lunch Buffet* (Floor 1, Room 1104) and Posters (5A03)

*some items vegetarian/vegan/gluten friendly; please inquire if you have dietary restrictions.

1:30 – 2:50pm: Session 3

2:50 – 3:20pm: Break (refreshments in 5A03 and 1104) and Posters (5A03)

3:20 – 5:00pm: Session 4

5:00 – 5:30pm: Open discussion in Room 5A03

and

5:00 – 5:30pm: External Advisory Board (EAB) meeting (Room 3A04)

The EAB Meeting will be held in person (BRF-2, room 3A04) with a private Zoom Breakout Room (“EAB Meeting”) to connect with remote members. All EAB members will be pre-assigned to the Breakout Room.

Dinner

5:30pm: Personal transportation (personal car or rideshare)* to PI dinner:

6:00pm: Dinner reservation at restaurant (TBA)

(by invitation)


*Remember to use the BRF2 address for your rideshare pick-up location: 3147 Biomedical Sciences Wy., La Jolla, CA 92093

Hotel

We will reserve hotel rooms for Center PIs and External Advisory Board members for the nights of September 5 and 6.

Please contact April ([email protected]) if you have any questions or if you wish to reserve a room in our block.

UC San Diego campus map

UC San Diego address note: do not use the main campus address (9500 Gilman Dr.) when mapping/using rideshare—it will not lead you to the BRF-2 building. You must manually enter the BRF-2 address:

Israni Biomedical Research Facility/”BRF-2″ drop-off: 3147 Biomedical Sciences Wy., La Jolla, CA 92093

Visitor Parking available at the South Parking Structure and the Gilman Parking Structure. Please use the Park Mobile app or a payment station inside the structures.

  • South Parking Structure: 3101 Biomedical Sciences Wy., La Jolla, CA 92093
  • Gilman Parking Structure: 9375 Russell Ln., La Jolla, CA 92093

Updated July 11, 2024