35th Annual Plant Molecular Biology Retreat

Join us in beautiful Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina for our 35th Annual Plant Molecular Biology Retreat!  The PMB Retreat is a weekend-long event held at the beginning of each academic year. The program is designed to highlight the research activities of new consortium members – academic and corporate scientists – and to introduce these members to North Carolina’s community of plant molecular biologists. The program includes research lectures given by consortium members, keynote and capstone addresses by two internationally renowned scientists, and informal “chalk talks” presented by faculty, postdoctoral research associates, graduate students and corporate scientists. 

All participants are encouraged to present a Chalk Talk (an informal presentation) on their current research or ideas for future research. In keeping with the spirit of chalk talks, no formal posters will be allowed, but a minimal number of prepared figures may be used in the chalk talks if the speakers consider them essential. Chalk talks are great vehicles for communication.