It is with great pleasure that the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Colorado Anchutz Medical Campus invites you to the 25th Annual National MD/PhD Student Conference.  This year’s conference will take place July 23^rd-25^th in Keystone, Colorado.  Over the past 24 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. Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Ron Evans, Elaine Fuchs, Charles Sawyer, and Irving Weissman, 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.

Ten Diversity 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, July 23^rd and continue through 9 pm on Sunday, July 25^th.  When making hotel reservations, please use reservation code CN3MS0, 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 2010 Organizing Committee

Francesca Alvarez-Calderon, Zeljko Dvanajscak, Jesse Hinckley, Dr. Jeff Kieft (Faculty Advisor), Tara Martin, Justine Migdall-Wilson, Tyler Robin, and Ajay Thomas.

 

Conference Deadlines

Abstract Submission: May 14

Travel Award Application: May 14

Conference Registration Deadline: June 1 ($275 by credit card online)

 

Late Conference Registration: After June 1 ($300 by check at the conference)

Registration Cancellation with Refund: June 1

 

 

Cancellations and Refund Policy

• Registrations will be cancelled automatically if full payment is not received by June 1.
• Refund requests made prior to June 1 will be refunded entirely.
• Unfortunately, we cannot refund registration fees after June 1.