Rice Institute for Biomedical Research
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Northwestern University
Annual Midwest Stress Response 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.
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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 January 20, 2024 meeting will be posted in the fall of 2023.
Abstracts
Abstracts ar due in November each year. You can view an example here.
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For those presenting a poster, we request posters no larger than 42"W x 46"H.
Meeting Schedule
The schedule from last year's meeting can be viewed here.
Please watch this space for announcements.
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January 20, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm CST
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Keynote Speaker:
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Meeting Organizers:
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Rebecca Phend
Business Administrator
Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
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Richard Morimoto
Bill and Gayle Cook Professor of Biology
Director of the Rice Institute for Biomedical Research
Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
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Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Phend rebecca.phend@northwestern.edu