2024 BIE Schedule
This course is now called Biology of Hearing and Balance - below is the schedule for the 2024 Biology of the Inner Ear Course.
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Wednesday 7/31/24 |
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9:00-11:30am |
Students Arrive |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-18:00 |
Settle in, Get ID cards |
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18:00-20:00 |
Welcome BBQ |
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20:00-21:00 |
Faculty/TA Intros 1 |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Thursday 8/1/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00am |
Seminar 1: MBL presentation - HYMAN |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30am |
Seminar 2: Sound - JORIS |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorial: Chick inner ear - WARCHOL |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: Dissecting, immunostaining chick utricle - WARCHOL, DICKMAN, TAS |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
Faculty/TA Intros 2 |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Friday 8/2/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00am |
Seminar 1: Cochlear structure & function - RUTHERFORD |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Intro to Vestibular System - DICKMAN |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Genetically modified mice - GROVES |
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14:30-16:00 |
Structured Labs: Dissecting, immunostaining neonatal mouse cochlea - GNEDEVA Paint fills of the inner ear - WU |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) 1: ANIMALS |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Saturday 8/3/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00am |
Seminar 1: Inner ear development - GNEDEVA |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Neuronal development & afferent innervation of the ear - COATE |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Confocal Microscopy - ZEISS |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: Culturing, immunostaining, vibratome - GNEDEVA Paint Fills of the inner ear - WU |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
DORIS WU - Development of the vestibular inner ear |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Monday 8/5/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00am |
Seminar 1: Ototoxicity - COFFIN |
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10:00-10:30am |
Break |
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10:30-11:30am |
Seminar 2: Hair cell regeneration - GALE |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Spiral ganglion - DABDOUB, COATE |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: Dissecting, culturing spiral ganglia - DABDOUB, COATE Paint fills of the inner ear - WU |
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18:00-20:00 |
Student Feedback / Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
ALLI COFFIN - Science communication |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Tuesday 8/6/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Lateral Line development - KINDT |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Lateral Line function - SHEETS |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Zebrafish labs - TRAPANI |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: Lateral Line projects - KINDT, SHEETS, TRAPANI, JIMENEZ |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
FACULTY/ TA INTROS 3 |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Wednesday 8/7/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00am |
Seminar 1: Tonotopy in cochlea - MANN |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Hair bundle structure-function - JB SHIN |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Electron microscopy - SEM and TEM - LYSAKOWSKI, GRILLET |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: SEM & TEM labs - LYSAKOWSKI, GRILLET |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
EDUARDO PEROZO - Comparative mechano - transduction |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Thursday 8/8/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00am |
Seminar 1: Hair cell transduction physiology - RICCI |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Cochlear hair cell synapses - RUTHERFORD |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: CELL EPHYS lab intro - RICCI, VINCENT, ROBERTS |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: CELL EPHYS 1: |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
GOLDRING - Laser-based photomanipulation technology |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Friday 8/9/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Vestibular hair cells & synapses - EATOCK |
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10:00-10:30am |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Hair cell transduction channels and gating - SOTOMAYOR |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: CELL EPHYS data collection, analysis - PENG, REIJNTJES, SILVEIRA |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: CELL EPHYS 2: |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
MATLAB tutorial - BREMEN & VAN DER HEIJDEN |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Saturday 8/10/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Hair bundle amplification - SOTOMAYOR |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: OHC motility & Cochlear mechanics - VAN DER HEIJDEN |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-18:00 |
CELL EPHYS 2: |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
Career guidance - BREAK RM |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Monday 8/12/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Vestibular analysis of head motions - CULLEN |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Vestibular disorders - WARD |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Vestibular lab tutorial - SADEGHI |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: Vestibular reflexes: labs / demos; SADEGHI, WARD, VERDONE, CULLEN |
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18:00-20:00 |
Student Feedback/Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
DAWN NELSON / BRYAN WARD - Vestibular symptoms and Sickle Cell Disease |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Tuesday 8/13/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Development of auditory circuitry - BERGLES |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Behavior - DENT |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Cochlear prostheses - GOLDSWORTHY |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
PETER TYACK - Communication in whales |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Wednesday 8/14/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Auditory nerve information - HUET |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Structure-function in auditory brainstem - TRUSSELL |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Systems labs intro - JORIS |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structered Labs: SYSTEMS 3: ABR/DPOAE - LAUER; |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
FACULTY/ TA INTROS 5 |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Thursday 8/15/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Processing of binaural disparities - JORIS |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Midbrain circuits - APOSTOLIDES |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Evoked auditory responses - LAUER |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: SYSTEMS 2: ABR/DPOAE - LAUER, VICENCO-JIMENEZ; |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) 2 |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Friday 8/16/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Auditory cortex - SADAGOPAN |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Hearing loss / aging functional perspective - TOLLIN |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Optical coherence tomography - VAN DER HEIJDEN |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: SYSTEMS 3: ABR/DPOAE - LAUER, VICENCO-JIMENEZ |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
NIK FRANCIS - Auditory cortex & Music |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Saturday 8/17/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Hair cell evolution - GROVES |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Cephalopod Hair Cells - McDERMOTT |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Tutorials: Invertebrate Hair Cells tutorial - GROVES, McDERMOTT |
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14:30-18:00 |
Structured Labs: Squid and tunicate Hair cells - GROVES, McDERMOTT |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
CAREER discussions / Student feedback |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Monday 8/19/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Seminar 1: Hereditary Hearing Loss & Treatment - SMITH |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Gene Therapy - CUNNINGHAM |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:30-14:15 |
MRC TOUR |
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14:15-18:00 |
Open Lab |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00-21:00 |
ALAIN DABDOUB - Strial development, function and disease |
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21:00 |
Open Lab |
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Tuesday 8/20/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
GEMMA Boat Cruise - meet at MRC 9:00 am |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Seminar 2: Stem Cells and Organoids KOEHLER |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-16:00 |
Seqing your inner ear - HELLER |
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16:00-18:00 |
Open Lab |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
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20:00 |
Students Present |
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Wednesday 8/21/24 |
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7:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 |
Students present |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Students present |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:30-14:15 |
MRC TOUR |
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14:15-18:00 |
Students present |
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18:00-20:00 |
Farewell Dinner |