FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Contact: Leah C. Payne, Director of Public Affairs, Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy 304-691-1713
Marshall University biomedical sciences students to co-host conference in Charleston
National Cancer Institute senior investigator to be guest speaker
HUNTINGTON,
W.Va. – Marshall
University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine biomedical sciences
students, in collaboration with students from West Virginia University, the
University of Kentucky and Ohio University, will host the first Appalachian
Regional Cell Conference in an effort to expand the field of cell biology
research in the region.
The conference
is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. this Friday, Oct. 12, in Charleston at the
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center at Charleston Area Medical Center, and is
funded by a grant from the American Society for Cell Biology.
“The goal of
this scientific meeting is to foster interactions among students at four
universities within the Ohio Valley/mid-Appalachian region: West Virginia
University, Marshall University, the University of Kentucky and Ohio
University,” said M. Allison Wolf, one of the conference organizers and a
graduate student at Marshall. “An annual, regional meeting of students from
these peer institutions will generate unique benefits emerging from a larger
gathering of students, including stimulating professional networking and
discovering common research interests that may lead to future collaborations
and sharing of resources.”
Dr. Richard
Niles, senior associate dean for research and graduate education, praised the
students for their efforts to coordinate the initiative.
“This is an
outstanding opportunity for our graduate students to gain valuable experience
in organizing and dealing with the logistics of running a scientific
conference,” Niles said. “It will also develop their peer networking
skills, which will become important for whatever career path they choose.
I am very proud of Allison for taking on this organizational task despite her
demanding Ph.D. research activities.”
The conference
will feature keynote speaker Dr. Vinay Pathak, a senior investigator with the
National Cancer Institute, whose area of study includes research on projects
relating to HIV drug resistance.
For more information contact Allison Wolf at 304-696-3576.
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