On behalf of the Symposium Organizing Committee and the Chemical Biology Initiative (CBI) at the University of Minnesota, we would like to invite you to participate in the 5th Annual NIH training grant symposium and CBI kickoff event.  Entitled "Chemical Biology:  An Interdisciplinary Approach," this year's symposium will be Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at the Earle Brown Center on the St. Paul campus. 

For the second year, this day of science is organized by graduate students that are funded by NIH training grants.  Our goal has been to provide a unique opportunity for graduate students to interact with distinguished scientists spanning multiple disciplines.  This year, we are expanding our symposium as we join with the new campus-wide initiative, CBI.  Together, we hope the symposium will stimulate and encourage interdisciplinary research, technological development, collaboration and education at the crossroads of chemistry, biology, physics and engineering at the University of Minnesota and Twin Cities' companies.

The day of talks will focus on three areas:  Chemical Genetics, Biomaterials Engineering and Biotechnology.  Four speakers from around the country and three University or Minnesota professors will present their latest research.  In the middle of the day, graduate students and post-doctoral associates will showcase their work in a poster session.  The day culminates with a banquet, at Coffman Memorial Union on the Minneapolis East Bank campus.

We hope that you might join us for this exciting symposium on May 25.  Available below, you will find an Industry Registration Form, if you wish to attend, and an Industry Gift Form, if you wish to make a donation to the event.  Thank you in advance for your consideration.