Cancer Research Career Explorations Program Schedule & Research Showcase Schedule

Tuesday | Feb. 11

Arrive in Gainesville
Check-in at the Hotel Eleo at the University of Florida
1514 SW 14 St, Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: 352-565-3536

Wednesday | Feb. 12

Schedule

Time Activity
9:30 a.m. Take Shuttle to Cancer/Genetics Research Complex/Registration
Session 1
10:00 a.m.- 10:15 a.m. Overview of the University of Florida & the UF Health Cancer Center
UF PhD Pathways & Cancer Research Opportunities: Dietmar W. Siemann, Ph.D.
10:15 a.m. -10:45 a.m Cancer Research Career Paths: Carma L. Bylund Ph.D., Catherine Flores Ph.D., Kathryn E. Hitchcock, M.D., Ph.D.
10:45 AM Break
Session 2
11:00 AM-12:15 PM Graduate Student Presentations: Career Paths & Research Highlights
12:15 PM-1:00 PM Panel Session – Graduate Training: What you need to know!
Session 3
1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Boxed lunches & PhD Programs Info Session
1:45 PM-2:30 PM Tour of Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research Cores & Shared Resources & Cancer Research Labs
2:45 p.m. Take Charter Up Shuttle to the Reitz Union
University of Florida Health Cancer Center Research Showcase
3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Poster Session
6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Predoctoral Awardee Presentations
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker & Announcement Poster Winners
7:30 p.m. Take the shuttle back to the hotel

Thursday | Feb. 13

Check-out and depart Gainesville

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