The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, together with the Weill Cornell Graduate School Department of Physiology and Biophysics, is pleased to announce a Symposium and Reception in honor of Olaf S. Andersen to be held on June 23, 2023.
The event will also give us an opportunity to celebrate 50 years of the MD-PhD program at Tri-I and gather together with classmates and friends.
All events will be held on the Tri-I campus, at 1300 York Ave. on Friday, June 23, 2023.
We'd love to see you there! Please let us know if you can make it via this RSVP form by May 15.
Schedule of Events
- 12:45 - 2:15 pm: Opening Remarks and Session 1 Talks (Olaf's "Scientific Life"), Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Ave
- 2:15 - 3:15 pm: Coffee Break
- 3:15 - 5:00 pm: Session 2 Talks and Closing Remarks (Olaf's "MSTP Life"), Uris Auditorium
- 5:00 - 7:00 pm: Reception in Griffis Faculty Club
Symposium Schedule
12:45 - 12: 50 pm
Lawrence G. Palmer, PhD
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medicine
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medicine
Welcome and Introduction
12:50 - 1:05 pm
Roger E. Koeppe II, PhD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
University of Arkansas
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
University of Arkansas
Thank you, Olaf
1:05 - 1:25 pm
Douglas B. Sawyer, MD, PhD
Chief Academic Officer
Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth
Tri-I Alumnus, 1991
Chief Academic Officer
Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth
Tri-I Alumnus, 1991
The Value of Basic Training: Getting to Gramicidin
1:25 - 1:40 pm
Jens Lundbæk, DMSc
Adjunct Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medicine;
Senior Consultant in Psychiatry
Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, New Zealand
Adjunct Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medicine;
Senior Consultant in Psychiatry
Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, New Zealand
Lipid Bilayer Regulation of Membrane Protein Function: Gramicidin Channels As Molecular Force Probes
1:40 - 2:00 pm
Helgi Ingólfsson, PhD
Staff Scientist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Staff Scientist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Assessing changes in bilayer properties with high-throughput methods and simulations
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Radda Rusinova, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research, Physiology and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medicine
Assistant Professor of Research, Physiology and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medicine
Designing approaches to define the role of the lipid bilayer in drug-induced regulation of membrane protein function
2:15 - 3:15 pm
Break (Harkness Courtyard)
All invited to join
3:15 - 3:30 pm
Jochen Buck, MD, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Mid-Session Remarks
3:30 - 3:50 pm
Brian Sullivan, MA, MBA
Executive Director
MD-PhD Program
Washington University in St. Louis
Executive Director
MD-PhD Program
Washington University in St. Louis
Building the National MD-PhD Training Community
3:50 - 4:10 pm
Katie Hisert, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
National Jewish Health
Tri-I Alumna, 2006
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
National Jewish Health
Tri-I Alumna, 2006
Taking the long way: Living the MD-PhD dream
4:10 - 4:30 pm
Alexendar Pérez , MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
University of California, San Francisco;
CEO Silico Therapeutics
Tri-I Alumnus, 2019
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
University of California, San Francisco;
CEO Silico Therapeutics
Tri-I Alumnus, 2019
Olaf's Connection to the Least Sexy Part of CRISPR: Target Specificity
4:30 - 4:50 pm
Katharine C. Hsu, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College;
Member, Sloan Kettering Institute;
Director
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
Tri-I Alumna, 1994
Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College;
Member, Sloan Kettering Institute;
Director
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
Tri-I Alumna, 1994
MD PhD: from Walk the walk to Talk the talk
4:50 - 5:00 pm
Olaf S. Andersen, MD
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medicine;
Director Emeritus
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medicine;
Director Emeritus
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
Closing Remarks