11th Annual Midwest Islet Club
Hosted at Washington University in St. Louis
When
May 14-15, 2018
Where
Eric P. Newman Education Center
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Join us for two days
of exciting and collaborative engagement!
The goal is to foster greater communication and interaction between pancreatic islet cell biology investigators within the Midwest region. The meeting will be composed of both senior and junior investigators, with exclusively students, postdoctoral fellows and newly independent investigators serving as speakers. The exception is the keynote talk established in memory of the late Dr. Paul Lacy, who pioneered pancreatic islet isolation and transplantation in St. Louis.
Registration
Registration deadline is March 30, 2018. Please register here for $225. Please note our cancellation policy!
Abstract Submission
Abstracts are due by March 30, 2018. Click here to submit an abstract.
Hotel & Venue
The conference will be held at the Eric P. Newman Education Center, located at 320 S. Euclid Avenue on the Washington University School of Medicine campus. Hotel options are provided below.
Keynote Lecture
The Lacy Medal Award Lecture
Stanley Misler, MD
Emeritus Faculty, Department of Medicine
Michael L. McDaniel, PhD
Emeritus Faculty, Department of Pathology and Immunology
John Turk, MD PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor, Department of Medicine
Beginning in collaboration with Paul Lacy in the late 1970s, Mike McDaniel, Stan Misler and John Turk drove WU islet research from the 1980s onwards. Ground-breaking work by Mike and John in the 1980s and 90s elucidated the role of phospholipid-derived mediators , interleukins and other cytokines on glucose-induced insulin secretion. At the same time as John was developing sophisticated approaches to measuring cellular metabolites, Stan was carrying out pioneering electrophysiological analysis of beta cells, defining the metabolic dependence of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in a seminal 1986 study with Mike, going on to define links between Ca currents and granule exocytosis using new membrane capacitance and amperometry techniques. Eternally modest, with a quiet focus on uncovering the fundamental biochemical and biophysical processes regulating islet biology, this trio initiated lines of research that are still key to understanding islet function, and launched the careers of numerous luminaries of this field.
Conference Schedule
The meeting will start with lunch at 12 noon, and the scientific sessions at 2.00 pm on Day 1, and conclude following the banquet dinner on Day 2.
Why is this conference for you?
Presentations selected from submitted abstracts will communicate the latest in cutting-edge pancreatic islet beta-cell research in relevance to both type-1 and -2 diabetes. The hope of the organizing committee is that the participation of the roughly 150 islet investigators will result in greater collaborations among individuals and their supporting groups.
Towards this end, funds have been raised to provide awards for the top three oral and poster presentations given by young investigators, postdoctoral fellows or students.
Meeting Photos
Supporters
We would like to thank our local supporters, regional Diabetes Research Centers , as well as industry and foundation supporters:
Hotel
Comfortable and affordable amenities
If you are seeking a roommate, please email us your name and gender. We will try to facilitate connections between attendees seeking roommates.
Option 1 - The Parkway Hotel
About the hotel
Reservations and information
This hotel is walking distance to the meeting location.
Reserve at the $148 (double) or $143 (single) conference rate via this link. Please use this link to reserve your room or call the hotel main line 314-256-7777 and ask for group number 8423.
There are a limited number of double rooms available; reservations should be made as soon as possible to guarantee your room preference.
Reservation deadline: April 23rd, 2018.
Map
Option 3 - Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis at Forest Park
About the hotel
Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis at Forest Park
525 West Johnson Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
Additional details
This hotel is a 10-minute car ride to the meeting location.
Reserve at the $144 (double) or $144 (single) conference rate via this link.
There are a limited number of double rooms available; reservations should be made as soon as possible to guarantee your room preference.
Reservation deadline: April 15th, 2018.
Map
Option 2 - Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Louis/Forest Park
About the hotel
Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Louis/Forest Park
920 S. Taylor Avenue
St Louis, Missouri 63110
Additional details
This hotel is walking distance to the meeting location.
Reserve at the $149 (double) or $139 (single) conference rate via this link.
There are a limited number of double rooms available; reservations should be made as soon as possible to guarantee your room preference.
Reservation deadline: April 16th, 2018.