Conference Information


 

40th Biennial American Cytogenetics Conference

 

April 10-13, 2008

Portola Plaza Hotel

Monterey, California USA

 

 

Conference Speakers:

Dr. Uta Francke

http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Uta_Francke/

 

 

Dr. Steven Scherer

http://www.hhmi.org/research/scholars/scherer_bio.html

 

 

 

Distinguished Cytogeneticist Award:

The 2008 ACC Distinguished Cytogeneticist Award recipients will be:

 Dr. Orlando J. Miller and Dr. Dorothy Anne Miller 

 

 

 

 

S. Karger Harold Klinger Memorial Lecture Award:

 

 Dr. Johannes Wienberg from the Institute of Anthropology and Human Genetics, University of Munich, and is co-owner of a new company called Chrombios

 


 

Venue:

The Portola Plaza is a beautiful hotel at the heart of Monterey Bay.  This setting provides the ambiance of a retreat that is walking distance from the beach, Fisherman’s wharf, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey Aquatic Center, bike, kayak, & roller blade rentals, shopping, and restaurants.

HOTEL REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 10, 2008


        Website for Reservations at Portola Plaza:  resweb.passkey.com/go/ACC08
        Phone:  831-649-4511 and ask for the in house reservation department
 

Please follow these links for more information:

 

Registration Forms

ACC Announcement

Portola Plaza Hotel website

Monterey Bay Aquarium website

City of Monterey website

 

To submit an abstract (Deadline is January 8th, 2008):

Click here

 

PLEASE NOTE: Because of publication deadlines, the abstract deadline is not as flexible as it has been in the past.  Please submit on time!

 

 

Meeting Coordinators:

Lauren Jenkins, Co-Chair (Facilities and Activities)

Director, Kaiser Regional Cytogenetics Lab

5755 Cottle Road, Bldg 6

San Jose, California  95123

(408) 363-4452

(408) 972-3328 [Fax]

Lauren.S.Jenkins@kp.org

 

 

Susan Zneimer, Co-Chair (Progam)

MOSYS Consulting

7546 Atherton Lane

West Hills California  91304

(818)-884-4843

email:  szneimer@socal.rr.com

 

 

 

 

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