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2025 Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis Schedule

Cnidaria Week

Instructor: Leslie Babonis (Cornell University)
Instructor: Jake Warner (UNC-Wilmington)
Instructor: Patrick Steinmetz (Michael Sars Centre, University of Bergen)
Instructor: Phil Cleves (Carnegie Institution for Science)
Instructor: Loretta Roberson (Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole)

Thursday, July 24th:

  • Students arrive
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 5 pm - 7 pm: Dinner
  • 7-8 pm: Welcome and introduction by course directors

Friday, July 25th: Welcome and Training

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 10am - 12pm Lecture: Tom Richards (Candle House 104/105)
  • 12 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1-3 pm Confocal Training and Safety Training
  • 1-5 pm Explore Woods Hole
  • 5-7 pm Welcome Dinner and Happy Hour
  • 8-9 pm Optional: Friday Evening Lecture (Cornelia Clapp Auditorium)

Saturday, July 26th: Cnidaria Week, Day 1

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture & discussion time (Candle House 104/105)
    • 9:30 am - 9:40 am Welcome & Introductions
    • 9:40 am - 10:20 am Project presentation - Phil Cleves
    • 10:20 am - 11 am Project presentation - Patrick Steinmetz
    • 11 am - 11:30 am Project presentation - Loretta Roberson, Jake Warner, Leslie Babonis
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Sunday, July 27th: Cnidaria Week, Day 2

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Phillip Cleves (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Monday, July 28th: Cnidaria Week, Day 3

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Loretta Roberson (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Tuesday, July 29th: Cnidaria Week, Day 4

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Jake Warner & Leslie Babonis (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Wednesday, July 30th: Cnidaria Week, Day 5

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Patrick Steinmetz (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Thursday, July 31st: Cnidaria Week, Day 6

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 10:00 am - 12:00 am - Martin Tresguerres - Keynote (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon wrap up experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Work on presentations

Friday, August 1st: Cnidaria Week, Day 7 (½ day)

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 Presentations (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 8-9 pm Optional: Friday Evening Lecture (Cornelia Clapp Auditorium)

Saturday, August 2nd: Day Off

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner

Insect/Squid Week: Transmission and Acquisition

Instructor: Kerri Coon (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Instructor: Spencer Nyholm (University of Connecticut)
Instructor: Amelia Lindsey (University of Minnesota)

Sunday, August 3rd:  Insect/Squid Week, Day 1

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture & discussion time (Candle House 104/105)
    • 9:30 am - 9:40 am Welcome & Introductions
    • 9:40 am - 10:20 am Project presentation - Spencer Nyholm
    • 10:20 am - 11 am Project presentation - Kerri Coon
    • 11 am - 11:20 am Project presentation - Amelia Lindsey
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner (*pizza/posters)
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Monday, August 4th: Insect/Squid Week, Day 2

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Amelia Lindsey (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Tuesday, August 5th: Insect/Squid Week, Day 3

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Nichole Broderick (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Wednesday, August 6th: Insect/Squid Week, Day 4

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Spencer Nyholm (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Thursday, August 7th: Insect/Squid Week, Day 5

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Kerri Coon (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Friday, August 8th: Insect/Squid Week, Day 6

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am - Will Ludington - Keynote (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon wrap up experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Work on presentations (Loeb 108)
  • 8-9 pm Optional: Friday Evening Lecture (Cornelia Clapp Auditorium)

Saturday, August 9th: Insect/Squid Week, Day 7 (½ day)

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 Presentations (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner

Sunday, August 10th: Day Off

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner

Tubeworm/Amoeba/Sponge Week

Instructor: Nicholas Shikuma (San Diego State University)
Instructor: Tera Levin (University of Pittsburgh)
Instructor: Scott Nichols (University of Denver)

Monday, August 11th: Tubeworm/Amoeba/Sponge Week, Day 1

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Group Discussion (Candle House 104/105)
    • 9:30 am - 9:40 am Welcome & Introductions
    • 9:40 am - 10:20 am Project presentation Tera Levin
    • 10:20 am - 11:00 am Project presentation Scott Nichols
    • 11:00 am - 11:40 am Project presentation Nicholas Shikuma
  • 11:40 pm - 1 pm Lunch with assigned groups
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner (*pizza/posters)
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Tuesday, August 12th: Tubeworm/Amoeba/Sponge Week, Day 2

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Tera Levin (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Wednesday, August 13th: Tubeworm/Amoeba/Sponge Week, Day 3

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Nichola Shikuma (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Thursday, August 14th: Tubeworm/Amoeba/Sponge Week, Day 4

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Scott Nichols (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
  • 3 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Friday, August 15th: Tubeworm/Amoeba/Sponge Week, Day 5

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Ellen Yeh - Keynote (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 8-9 pm Optional: Friday Evening Lecture (Cornelia Clapp Auditorium)

Saturday, August 16th: Tubeworm/Amoeba/Sponge Week, Day 6

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am - TA Symposium (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon wrap up experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Work on presentations (Loeb 108)

Sunday, August 17th: Tubeworm/Amoeba/Sponge Week, Day 7 (½ day)

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 Presentations (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner

Monday, August 18th: Day Off

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner

Plant Week

Instructor: Brittany Belin (Carnegie Institution)
Instructor: Fay-Wei Li (Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell)
Instructor: Siva Sankari (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

Tuesday, August 19th: Plant Week, Day 1

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture & discussion time (Candle House 104/105)
    • 9:30 am - 9:40 am Welcome & Introductions
    • 9:40 am - 10:00 am Project presentation Brittany Belin
    • 10:00 am - 10:20 am Project presentation Fay-Wei Li
    • 10:20 am - 10:40 am Project presentation Siva Sankari
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner (*pizza/posters)
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Wednesday, August 20th: Plant Week, Day 2

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Brittany Belin (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Thursday, August 21st: Plant Week, Day 3

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am - Liana Burghardt - Keynote (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Friday, August 22nd: Plant Week, Day 4

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Siva Sankari (Candle House 104/105)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
  • 3 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Saturday, August 23nd: Plant Week, Day 5

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Fay-Wei Li (Speck Auditorium)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Evening experiments (Loeb 108)

Sunday, August 24th: Plant Week, Day 6

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am - Joel Sachs - Keynote (Speck Auditorium)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 1 pm - 5 pm Afternoon wrap up experiments (Loeb 108)
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner
  • 7 pm - 10 pm Work on presentations

Monday, Aug 25th: Plant Week, Day 7 (½ day)

  • 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 Presentations (Speck Auditorium)
  • 11:30 pm - 1 pm Lunch
  • 5 pm - 7 pm Dinner

WEDNESDAY, Aug 26th: Students Leave