The annual Pharmacology Program Retreat is held each spring at a site outside of New York City and features talks by 3rd and 5th year graduate students and a poster session for other students and postdocs. The 2004 retreat was held on March 4-5 at Arden House in Harriman, NY. Justin Potuzak presented a talk on the diversity-oriented synthesis of spiroketals.
The group gathers in the conference hall for student presentations.
Program Co-Chairmen David Scheinberg and Lorraine Gudas fill the group in on the weekend's events.
The grand staircase at Arden House.
Dan Macks chimes in with the Pharmacology graduate students.
Justin Potuzak prepares to clean out the competition, including Pharmacology faculty members Prof. Chuck Inturrisi and Prof. Lonny Levin.
Prof. Rich Kolesnick and Prof. Lorraine Gudas tear up the dance floor.
Derek tries to avoid stepping on WMC graduate student Cristina Fernandez's feet!