Day 1
Day 1
Friday, November 12
1:00 - 9:00PM
Registration Desk
Location: Palmar Foyer
3:00PM
Hotel Check-In
3:00 - 9:00PM
Set-up Poster Session
5:15 - 7:00PM
Conference Kickoff
Location: Palmar Ballroom A-C
5:15 - 5:30PM
Welcome Remarks
Jose Rodriguez-Medina, Ph.D.
Program Director, Puerto Rico-INBRE
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus, PR
Wanda T. Maldonado-Davila, PharmD
Interim Chancellor, Medical Sciences Campus
University of Puerto Rico
5:30 - 6:45PM
Presentation by NIGMS Director Dr. Jon Lorsch
Plenary Speaker Introduction
Ming Lei, Ph.D.
Director, Division for Research Capacity Building
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
6:45 - 7:00PM
Questions and Answers with:
Jon Lorsch, Ph.D.
Director
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Ming Lei, Ph.D.
Director, Division for Research Capacity Building
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Krishan Arora, Ph.D.
Chief, Networks and Development Programs Branch
Division of Research Capacity Building
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7:00PM