Schedule of Events

8:45 – 9:15 AM: Registration and breakfast

9:15 – 10:00 AM: Poster session 1

10:00 – 11:00 AM: Keynote Speaker – Eric Haag, UMD

Title: Going It Alone: The Causes and Consequences of Self-fertility

11:00 – 11:30 AM: Data Blitz 1 (3-5 mins each)

11:30 – 12:00 PM: Student talk (Alexis Nobleman – Robinson lab)

Title: Impact of varying light levels on melanopsin mediated behaviors and signaling

12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 PM: Keynote Speaker – Jeff Diamond, NIH/NINDS

Title: Diverse synaptic mechanisms underlie visual signaling in the retina

2:00 – 3:00 PM: Poster session 2, coffee break

3:00 – 3:30 PM: Student talk (Haya AlGrain – Robinson lab)

Title: Differential melanopsin signaling in mammals with unique retinal architecture

3:30 – 4:00 PM: Data blitz 2 (3-5 mins each)

4:00 – 4:15 PM: Closing remarks and awards

4:15 PM onwards: Reception – BIOL 487