The annual Pharmacology Graduate Program Retreat is held each spring at a site outside of New York City and features talks by 3rd and 5th year graduate students and a poster session for other students and postdocs. The 2005 retreat was held on March 4-5 at the Harrison Conference Center & Hotel in Plainsboro, NJ. Shiying Shang presented a talk on her work on the diversity-oriented synthesis of polyketide libraries for use in chemical biology and drug discovery research.
Photos courtesy Prof. Lorraine Gudas
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Ensar Halilovic (Rosen Lab) discusses his poster with Derek.
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Ryan Van De Water and David Warren (Danishefsky Lab) enjoy a nice dinner with Chris DiBlasi, Dan Macks, Justin Cisar, and Justin Potuzak.
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Justin Cisar tears up the dance floor as Chris DiBlasi, Jeanne Farrell (Levin/Buck Lab), Sue Ellen Touma (Gudas Lab), and Lisa Placanica (Li Lab) enjoy the show!