Rice Institute for Biomedical Research
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Northwestern University
Annual Midwest Stress and Molecular Chaperone Meeting
Information
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
A registration link for the 2024 meeting will be posted in the fall of 2023.
Abstracts
Abstracts are generally due in November each year. You can view an example here.
For those presenting a poster, we request posters no larger than 42"W x 46"H.
Meeting Schedule
The 2023 schedule can be viewed here.
Please watch this space for announcements.
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