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Yale-New Haven Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Symposium And Career Fair 2006

About | Date, Time, And Location | Registration | Symposium Schedule | Career Fair Exhibitors | Travel Directions | Hotel Accommodations | Parking | Photos | Past Events

About

The theme for this fall's Yale-New Haven Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Symposium and Career Fair is Key Therapeutic Areas For The Present And Future. For the symposium, local and global leaders have been selected to speak about the therapeutic areas that are currently dominating the market, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and infectious disease, and the future therapeutic areas that will likely do so, including diabetes and neuroscience. For the career fair, local and global exhibitors have registered to make themselves available to the over 200 expected attendees to discuss science-related employment opportunities.


Date, Time, And Location

Date: Friday, October 20, 2006

Time: 9:00AM – 3:00PM (Symposium) and 10:00AM – 3:00PM (Career Fair)
Location: New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT


Registration

Thanks to generous sponsorship donations from Wiggin and Dana, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CuraGen, and the Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, registration for the symposium and career fair is free.

Registration offers you unlimited access to the symposium and career fair throughout the event, a free breakfast and grand buffet lunch at the New Haven Lawn Club, and the opportunity to add your resume to our resume database.

If you register and cannot make it, please contact our Yale-New Haven Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Symposium and Career Fair Manager immediately.

Register to attend the Yale-New Haven Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Symposium and Career Fair.


Symposium Schedule

Registration, Breakfast, And Networking

 

  8:30AM – 9:00AM

Welcome And Introduction

Richard M. Reznick, President,
Yale Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Society
  9:00AM – 9:05AM

Neuroscience

Dr. Vincent Pieribone, Professor,
Yale University

  9:05AM – 9:45AM

Infectious Disease

Dr. Joyce Sutcliffe, Chief Research Scientist,
Rib-X Pharmaceuticals
  9:45AM – 10:25AM

Diabetes

Dr. Jessica Langer, Senior Scientist, and
Dr. Dennis Sawchuk, Principal Scientist,
Chromocell

  10:25AM – 11:05AM

An Overview Of The Present And Possible Futures For The Biotechnology And Pharmaceutical Sectors

Dr. John Lo, Associate Principal,
McKinsey & Company

  11:05AM – 11:45AM

Lunch And Networking


  11:45AM – 1:00PM

Venture Capital

Mr. Rob Bettigole, Managing Partner,
Elm Street Ventures
  1:00PM – 1:40PM

Cancer

Dr. Robert Geller,
Vion Pharmaceuticals

  1:40PM – 2:20PM

Cardiovascular Disease

Dr. James Revkin, Director,
Pfizer

  2:20PM – 3:00PM

Closing Remarks

Richard M. Reznick, President,
Yale Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Society

  3:00PM – 3:05PM


Career Fair Exhibitors

 
 
 
 


Travel Directions

From I-91 North:
Exit I-91 at Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Proceed through the first traffic light at the end of the ramp. At the second traffic light, turn right onto Whitney Avenue. Directly past the next traffic light, on the right, is the New Haven Lawn Club entrance, marked by a small sign.

From I-91 South:
Exit I-91 at Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Proceed through the first traffic light at the end of the ramp. At the second traffic light, turn right onto Whitney Avenue. Directly past the next traffic light, on the right, is the New Haven Lawn Club entrance, marked by a small sign.

From I-95 North:
Exit I-95 at Exit 48 (I-91). Take I-91 North to Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Proceed through the first traffic light at the end of the ramp. At the second traffic light, turn right onto Whitney Avenue. Directly past the next traffic light, on the right, is the New Haven Lawn Club entrance, marked by a small sign.

From I-95 South:
Exit I-95 at Exit 48 (I-91). Take I-91 North to Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Proceed through the first traffic light at the end of the ramp. At the second traffic light, turn right onto Whitney Avenue. Directly past the next traffic light, on the right, is the New Haven Lawn Club entrance, marked by a small sign.

Metro-Taxi: (203) 777-7777
Metro-North Railroad
Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport
Bradley International Airport


Hotel Accommodations

Omni-New Haven Hotel At Yale
New Haven Hotel
Courtyard Marriott At Yale
The Colony
Hotel Duncan: (203) 787-1273
Other


Parking

The New Haven Lawn Club has a parking lot, and there is street parking available within the neighborhood surrounding the venue. Please be advised, however, that as this is a well-attended event, parking may become limited during the day so please plan accordingly.


Photos

Dr. Dennis Sawchuk presents at the symposium on how Chromocell's Chromovert technology can be used to research diabetes.

 

The audience listens attentively.

 

Vice-President Helen Ho (Left) and manager Biggie Albrecht (Right) break from working the registration table to pose for a photo.

 

President Richard M. Reznick (Right) introduces the symposium's next speaker, Dr. John Lo (Left).

 

A slide from Dr. Lo's presentation.

 

Lunchtime.

 

Everyone eats and chats.

 

President Richard M. Reznick (Left) and managers Jo Wern Goh (Center) and Josh Hunsberger (Right) pose for a photo.

 

Mr. Wolfgang Hinz poses for a photo before the career fair begins.

 

Participants wait for an opportunity to speak with an exhibitor from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

 

A participant and exhibitor have a conversation.



Past Events

Yale-New Haven Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Symposium and Career Fair 2005