About Bioscience Day

Bioscience Research & Technology Review Day is a special annual event that features research talks, presentations, mini-symposia, and demonstrations by University of Maryland scientists.
The tenth annual Bioscience Day, on November 12, 2009, will feature a variety of special presentations on the theme of the Human and Biological Consequences of Climate Change. Learn about the impact that climate change is having on all living organisms - from bacteria to birds, from flu to frogs, and from polar bears to people.

Thomas Lovejoy, one of the leading conservation biologists in the world, known for founding the PBS show Nature, will give the keynote address. Other highlights include an internship and career fair, a poster session showcasing cutting edge University of Maryland research, and the Third Annual Professor Venture Fair, which gives faculty inventors the opportunity to pitch new technologies to a team of five venture capitalists and entrepreneurs who judge them based on
commercial viability.

The program provides a unique opportunity for executives and professionals in industry and government to:

  • Discover the most recent advances in bioscience and biotechnology at the University of Maryland
  • Promote the potential for academic-industry-government collaboration
  • Meet University scientists and interact with graduate student researchers
  • Network with colleagues who share an interest in the promotion of bioscience and the bioscience industry
  • Recruit employees and investigate job opportunities

Previous Speakers

Edward O. Wilson

Harvard University

David Sloan Wilson

Professor, Biology and Anthropology, Binghamton University

Roderic I. Pettigrew

Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health

Ruth DeFries

Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and
Environmental Biology, Columbia University

Eric Green

National Human Genome Research Institute; National Institutes of Health

Jeremy M. Berg

Director, National Institute of General Medical
Sciences; National
Institutes of Health

Leon N. Cooper

Nobel Laureate, Department of Physics, Brown University

Bruce Alberts
Former President, National Academy of Sciences (1993-2005), Editor-in-Chief of the journal Science

Robert C. Gallo

Director, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland Medical System; co-discoverer of the HIV virus

Rita R. Colwell

Former Director of
the National Science
Foundation (1998-2004)

General Information

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009

Location: Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland, College Park

Time: 8 am - 6:30 pm

Theme: The Human and Biological Consequences of Climate Change

Attendees Include

  • National Institutes of Health
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

History

2008 Bioscience Day
Celebrating Darwin at 200: Evolution and 21st Century Science

  • Event drew nearly 1,000 attendees
  • More than 700 attended the keynote lecture by E.O. Wilson, "Darwin and the Future of Biology"
  • Second annual "Professor Venture Fair" gave faculty and inventors the opportunity to pitch their new
    technologies to a team of five venture capitalists and entrepreneurs
    from the region
  • Darwin impersonater visited the Fifth Annual High School Biology Teachers Symposium, attended by 50 teachers across Maryland and Northern Virginia
  • More than 160 presenters participated in the poster session/competition
  • More highlights