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Schedule of Events
All events are free and open to the public.




8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center
Exploring Life Sciences at MU – A conference for mid-Missouri high school students and their teachers. Morning seminars followed by lunch and touring the research poster session.

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., McQuinn Atrium, Bond Life Sciences Center
POSTER SESSION with more than 150 posters! (Section 1)

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., McQuinn Atrium, Bond Life Sciences Center
EXHIBITS - MU Core Facilities and Research Centers
Find out what's new in MU's cores and research centers!

3:30 p.m., Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center
Roma Eisenstark Memorial Lecture in Cancer Research
Genes and proteins involved in tumor metastasis
Richard O. Hynes, Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research, David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT





4:00 – 6:00 p.m., McQuinn Atrium, Bond Life Sciences Center (time subject to change)
ACES Career Opportunities Networking Event
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ACES (Alternative Career Exploration in the Sciences) networking events are geared toward graduate students and postdocs, providing opportunities to explore non-academic science careers by networking with scientists from industry, government and other private sector organizations.






10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., McQuinn Atrium, Bond Life Sciences Center
POSTER SESSION 150+ posters - different from those presented Monday! (Section 2)

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., McQuinn Atrium, Bond Life Sciences Center
VENDOR SHOW - scientific supplies and equipment





3:30 p.m., Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center
A CONVERSATION with MISSOURI LEGISLATORS:
Outcomes from the Missouri Bio Benchmarking Tour
Moderators: MU Chancellor Brady Deaton and MOBIO Executive Director Kelly Gillespie
Legislative participants: To be announced

4:30 – 6:00 p.m., Monsanto Auditorium Foyer, Bond Life Sciences Center
SPARC Reception - continue the conversations!






1:00 p.m., McQuinn Atrium, Bond Life Sciences Center              
POSTER AWARDS PRESENTATION
Awards also presented for winning images from the Molecular Cytology and Electron Microscopy Cores

1:30 p.m. , Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center
SEMINAR:
The genesis and application of natural plant medicines
Eloy Rodriguez, James A. Perkins Professor of Plant Biology, Cornell University







10:30 a.m., Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center
SATURDAY MORNING SCIENCE:
How chimpanzees use flowering plants when they are sick
Eloy Rodriguez, James A. Perkins Professor of Plant Biology, Cornell University