It is with great pleasure that the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Colorado at Denver, Anchutz Medical Campus invites you to the 24th Annual National MD/PhD Student Conference.  This year’s conference will take place July 24^th-26^th in Keystone, Colorado.  Over the past 23 years,the conference has brought MD/PhD students from across the U.S. and Canada to Colorado to share their research, hear featured speakers, participate in small groups, interact with a career panel and enjoy the Rocky Mountains.  Participants have the unique opportunity to network with their fellow MD/PhD students, meet leading researchers, and consider the evolving role of the physician scientist. 

As in the past, we have invited a group of distinguished speakers from a variety of disciplines.  These featured speakers will address topics in both basic science and translational research.  This year we are excited to announce that Drs. Karl Deisseroth, Katherine High, Jeannie Lee, Phillip Sharp, and Ralph Steinman will give keynote presentations.  In addition, the student oral presentations and poster sessions will ensure that a wide spectrum of topics are discussed including, but not limited to, engineering, cancer biology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience,developmental biology, and public health.  The career panel will include physicians and scientists from industry and academia who will offer a variety of perspectives on career development for MD/PhD students.  Finally, we will have breakout sessions encompassing various topics of interest to MD/PhD students.

The conference schedule includes free time to enjoy the spectacular surroundings of Keystone.  Summit County and the nearby cities of Keystone, Dillon, Silverthorne and Breckenridge allow for shopping, outdoor exploration, and social gatherings after hours.  Hiking, mountain biking and other adventure activities are conveniently located near the conference site.

Approximately ten Diversity Travel Awards and five Endocrine Society Travel Awards will be given to conference attendees.  We strongly encourage students to apply for these $500 awards that cover registration and travel expenses.  Be sure your travel plans allow for attending all poster sessions and keynote lectures which begin at 5 pm on Friday and continue through 9 pm on Sunday.  When making hotel reservations, please use reservation code CN3MS9, so that your registration is associated with the conference. 

We hope that you will join us at this year’s conference and find it as valuable as past attendees have.  Please contact us with any questions. 

Sincerely,

The 2009 Organizing Committee

Max Cohen, Kalen Dionne, Jaime Fornetti, Samantha Friend, Doug Graham, M.D. Ph.D. (advisor), Brian Harry, Jen Ikle, Jill Neiman, and Ben St. Clair

 

 

Conference Deadlines

Abstract Submission: June 12

Travel Award Application: June 12

Conference Registration Deadline: June 23 ($275 by credit card online, after June 23 $300 by check at the conference)

Keystone Room Reservations: June 23

Registration Cancellation with Refund: June 23

 

 

Cancellations and Refund Policy

• Registrations will be cancelled automatically if full payment is not received by June 23.
• Refund requests made prior to June 23 will be refunded entirely.
• Unfortunately, we cannot refund registration fees after June 23.