Human Biology retreat draws 130; NCI's Klausner gives keynote speech

Thursday, April 19, 2001 • Vol 7, Issue 8

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More than 130 faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students attended the Human Biology Division retreat April 2-3 at Semi-ah-moo resort in Blaine.

The program included short research presentations by faculty, intended to stimulate collaboration and interaction, said Dr. Barbara Trask, division director.

Dr. Richard Klausner, director of the National Cancer Institute, delivered a keynote address including perspectives on cancer research as well as an update on his own laboratory's investigations on von Hippel-Lindau disease, a genetic abnormality which predisposes individuals to renal and other tumors.

A new element of the retreat's agenda was a session devoted to scientific mentoring at the Center.

Dr. Karen Peterson, the Hutch's interdivisional scientific liaison, reviewed national recommendations for standardizing and enhancing the postdoctoral experience, followed by a presentation by postdoc Dr. Karen Spratt, president of the Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee.

Dr. Lee Hartwell, Center president of director, talked about faculty roles in mentoring graduate students and postdocs, Human Biology faculty member Dr. Jim McDougall offered tips for pursuing academic faculty postitions, and former Hutch faculty member Dr. Mike Gallatin, of ICOS Corporation, spoke about how to get work in the biotechnology industry.

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