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2025 Annual Meeting Program
El Mangroove, Costa Rica, January 15-18, 2025

Wednesday, January 15th

4:00-6:00 pm  --  AACBNC Executive Committee meeting -- Union 1 Room

7:00-9:00 pm  --  Welcome Reception -- Beach Shack & Beach Forest

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Thursday, January 16th

7:30 am-8:30 am Breakfast - Ocean Terrace

8:00 am-1:00 pm Exhibitors - Union Foyer

8:30 am-8:40 am    Dr. Alex Robling (AACBNC President): Welcome & New Chair Introductions

8:40 am-8:45 am    Dr. Gary Bassell: 2025 Meeting Overview and Session Introduction - Union 1, 2 & 3 Room

8:45 am-12:00 pm  Symposium “Subcellular Dynamics in Health and Disease”

8:45 am-9:25 am    Presentation 1:  Dr. Juan S. Bonifacino, PhD. "Mechanisms of Axonal Dysfunction in Lysosome-Transport Disorders” 

9:25 am-10:05 am  Presentation 2: Dr. Teng-Leong Chew, PhD.  "Imaging across biological length scales with Janelia’s microscopy technologies"

10:05 am-10:20 am Coffee Break - Union Foyer

10:20 am-10:30 am Sponsor Presentation: 

10:30 am-11:10 am Presentation 3: Dr. Mira Krendel, PhD " High-Resolution Insights: Myosin Dynamics in Health and Disease”

11:20 am-12:00 pm  General Q&A and discussion

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Friday, January 17th

7:30 am-8:30 am     Breakfast - Ocean Terrace

8:00 am-1:00 pm     Exhibitors - Union Foyer

8:30 am-11:10 am   Symposium “Leadership, Teamwork, Conflict and Mentorship" - Union 1, 2 & 3 Room

8:30 am-8:35 am     Session Introduction: Dr. Gary Bassell, PhD

8:35 am-9:15 am     Presentation 1: Dr. Michael Sacks, PhD "Influencing Others and Resolving Conflict in Academic Medicine”

9:15-am-9:55 am     Presentation 2: Dr. Valerie Williams, PhD, MPA "Teamwork and collaboration in academic medicine'

9:55 am-10:10 am     Coffee Break - Union Foyer

10:10 am-10:50 am   Presentation 3: Angela Byars-Winston, PhD, MA "Transforming research training environments through culturally responsive mentorship.”

10:50 am-11:20 am   General Q&A and discussion 

11:20 am-11:30 am  Sponsor presentation: 

11:30 am-12:15 pm  AACBNC Business Meeting - Union 1, 2 & 3 Room  ----  Meeting Agenda -- Clickable PDF will be available in January 2025

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6:00 pm-9:00 pm – Annual Banquet - Matiss Restaurant

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Saturday January 18th

7:30 am-8:30 am     Breakfast - Ocean Terrace

8:00am-1:00pm      Exhibitors - Union Foyer

8:30 am-11:45 am   Symposium “Future of Anatomy Education" - Union 1, 2 & 3 Room

8:30 am-8:40 am     Session Introduction:  Dr. Kirk McHugh, PhD "Influencing Others and Resolving Conflict in Academic Medicine”

8:40 am-9:20 am     Presentation 1:  Dr. James Cray, PhD : The Anatomy Graduate Program: Keeping Up with the Need for Comprehensive Anatomy Educators

9:20 am-10:00 am   Presentation 2: Dr. Bruce Wainman, PhD, FAAA : Future of VR in Anatomy Education & Training

10:00 am-10:15 am  Coffee Break - Union Foyer

10:15 am-10:25 am   Sponsor presentation: 

10:25 am-11:00 am   Presentation 3: Dr. Anne Burrows, Ph. D., FAAA: Future Roles of the AAA in Anatomy Education

11:00 am-11:30 am   General Q&A and discussion

11:30 am-11:45 am   Sponsor presentation: 

12:00 pm – Meeting Ends

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