

Rice Institute for Biomedical Research
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Northwestern University
Information
Annual Midwest Stress and Molecular Chaperone Meeting
Recognizing that we are still in a pandemic, masks will be optional, but strongly encouraged. We request that everyone test themselves for Covid-19 prior to arrival at the conference. This annual meeting is for researchers interested in cell stress responses, the regulation and function of heat-shock proteins and molecular chaperones, protein quality control, protein misfolding, aggregation, phase condensates, and diseases of protein conformation.
The emphasis of this meeting is on selecting Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and New Investigators as speakers.
This meeting is sponsored by funds generously provided by The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Institute for Biomedical Research. There is no registration fee for this meeting.
Registration
Register for the meeting using this link The registration deadline is January 13, 2023.
https://northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0uFXnyWgZWqgibA
Abstracts
Abstracts were due by November 18, 2022. You can view an example here.
For those presenting a poster, we request that you bring a poster no larger than 42"W x 46"H. You may set your poster up beginning at 7:30am on Saturday, January 21.
Meeting Schedule
The 2023 schedule can be viewed here.
Please watch this space for announcements.
The 2023 meeting will be held, in-person, at the James Allen Center on Northwestern's Evanston Campus. The date of the meeting is Saturday, January 21, 2023. At this time, masks will be optional, but encouraged.
For those driving, parking on campus is free on the weekends. The North Campus Parking Garage will be the easiest place to find guaranteed parking. There are open lots closer to the Allen Center, however, they fill up quickly.
A block of rooms with a rate of $99/night has been reserved at The Graduate Evanston. Please book by calling 513-313-5925 and let them know you are reserving a room for this meeting in the WCAS block and they will give you the $99 rate.
January 21, 2023
9:00 am - 5:00 pm CST
Program Co-Chairs
Marc Mendillo
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Northwestern University School of Medicine
Patricija van Oosten-Hawle
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, UNC Charlotte
Laura Bott
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular Bioscience, Northwestern University
Keynote Speaker:
D. Allan Drummond
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Genetic Medicine
The University of Chicago
Meeting Organizers:
Rebecca Phend
Business Administrator
Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
Richard Morimoto
Bill and Gayle Cook Professor of Biology
Director of the Rice Institute for Biomedical Research
Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University






Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Phend rebecca.phend@northwestern.edu