2008 Pathology Retreat Schedule


Note: Schedule subject to change

Friday, September 12

Time Event Location
12:00-1:00 PM Retreat Registration
Pick up retreat program and nametag

light refreshments and snacks provided
Salmon Gallery Lobby
1:00-1:10 PM Opening Remarks
Tom Montine and Mike Laflamme
Retreat Co-Sponsors
Chapel Theater
  Basic Biology of Aging Session
1:10-1:30 PM Peter Rabinovitch, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

The Free Radical Theory of Aging: Still Alive and Well, and Living in Seattle
Chapel Theater
1:30-1:50 PM Ray Monnat, M.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

New Technologies for Disease Diagnosis, Analysis and Therapy
Chapel Theater
1:50-2:10 PM Norm Wolf, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Age-Related Cataract: Mechanisms for its Development in Multiple Species, and Evidence for ARC as a Biomarker of Aging
Chapel Theater
2:10-2:30 PM Junko Oshima, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Lamin, Telomere and Progeroid Syndromes
Chapel Theater
  Oncology Session
2:30-2:50 PM Larry Loeb, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Mitochondrial Mutations and Age-Related Diseases
Chapel Theater
2:50-3:10 PM Suzanne Dintzis, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Digital Karyotyping as a Method for Pathogen Detection and Discovery
Chapel Theater
3:10-5:00 PM Room Check In and Free Time
Main Office and Various Cabins
3:30-4:30 PM Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Tour
Representatives of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery will provide a special overview of the hatchery

Hike, bike or carpool to the hatchery located about one mile north of the Sleeping Lady campus heading towards Route 2 and downtown Leavenworth.
Salmon Hatchery Tour
  Oncology Session cont.
5:00-5:20 PM Ben Hoch, M.D.
Associate Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

From Birth to Pathologic Fracture: What are the Molecular Dynamics of the Bone Remodeling Unit in Skeletal Disease and Bone Malignancy?
Chapel Theater
5:20-5:40 PM Pete Nelson, M.D.
Associate Professor, UW Medicine Oncology

Presentation Title To Be Personalized Medicine in Cancer Therapy: Considerations for Molecular Pathology
Chapel Theater
  Vascular Disease Session
5:40-6:00 PM Peter Byers, M.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Brittle Bones and Fragile Arteries: Do Mutations in Collagen Genes Provide Clues to Common Loci in Aging?
Chapel Theater
6:00-7:00 PM Retreat Keynote Address

George Martin, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
UW Medicine Pathology

On Getting Paid to Learn & Travel: Squeezing Pathology, Genetics & Aging Into One Suitcase
Chapel Theater
7:00-8:30 PM Dinner
Buffet style with variety of options to accommodate dietary restrictions
Kingfisher Hall
8:30-10:00 PM Poster Session
with wine, port and cheese
Woodpecker Hall


Saturday, September 13

Time Event Location
7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast Kingfisher Hall
8:00-11:00 AM Room Check Out by 11:00 AM
Main Office and Various Cabins
8:30-9:00 AM Nelson Fausto, M.D.
Professor and Chair
UW Medicine Pathology     

State of the Department Address
Chapel Theater
  Pathology Program Updates
9:00-9:15 AM Dan Bowen-Pope, Ph.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology
Director, Molecular Basis of Disease Graduate Program

Graduate Program Update
Chapel Theater
9:15-9:20 AM Path Presents Update

Ray Monnat and Chuck Murry to discuss the relaunch of the Path Presents seminar lecture series
Chapel Theater
9:20-9:35 AM Paul Swanson, M.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology
Director, UWMC Anatomic Pathology

Residency Program Update
Chapel Theater
9:35-9:50 AM Tom Norwood, M.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Medical Teaching Update
Chapel Theater
9:50-10:00 AM Break Salmon Gallery
  Vascular Disease Session cont.
10:00-10:20 AM Bill Mahoney, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, UW Medicine Pathology

Controlling Signaling in the Vascular System by Regulator of G-Protein Signaling (RGS) Proteins: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease and Beyond
Chapel Theater
10:20-10:40 AM David Dichek, M.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Cardiology

Consequences of Arterial Wall Proteolysis
Chapel Theater
10:40-11:00 AM Michael Reidy, Ph.D.
Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Sphingosine 1-phosphate- a New Regulator of Intimal Lesions
Chapel Theater
  Neurodegeneration Session
11:00-11:20 AM Jing Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Novel Proteins Involved in Parkinson Disease Progression
Chapel Theater
11:20-11:40 AM Josh Sonnen, M.D.
Acting Instructor, UW Medicine Pathology

Population-based studies of Aging: The impact of Neuropathology
Chapel Theater
11:40-12:00 PM Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, UW Medicine Pathology

Translation, Degradation and Aging
Chapel Theater
12:00-12:15 PM Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks
Chapel Theater
12:15-12:30 PM Box Lunch Pick Up and Departure
Salmon Gallery