"Working Together to Build Northwest Ohio's Future" was the theme for the first Biomolecular Sciences Day held on March 24, 2001, at the Hilton Hotel/Dana Conference Center in Toledo, Ohio.  This event explored regional research interactions, especially academic-private sector collaborations and other statewide funding initiatives.  The participants, which included faculty and students from the University of Toledo, Medical College of Ohio, and Bowling Green State University ("Tripartisanship of Technology") as well as representatives from several northwest Ohio firms, came to the event to meet new and old colleagues and to share ideas for improving education and research in the biomolecular sciences.

The entire group of over 75 participants first met in a plenary session to discuss the goals of this event (click here for remarks by Mark Parr from the Regional Technology Alliance):

• Share ideas for improving education and research in biomolecular sciences in order to improve the standard of living of citizens of northwest Ohio.
• Identify shared research resources and plan to acquire and jointly manage new resources to achieve goals.
• Identify research strengths and opportunities.
• Form working groups to forge partnerships to compete for state and national funding.

The plenary session was followed by a poster session.  The group then divided into four breakout sessions which held discussion on the following topics:

• Session I - Functional Genomics
• Session II - Animal Models of Disease
• Session III - Food Safety and Plant Biotechnology
• Session IV - Bioengineering and Environmental Risk Assessment/Bioremediation

Session summaries:    Session I   Session II   Session III    Session IV

For more information on the Biomolecular Sciences Day event, please go here.
 

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Neocles Leontis from BGSU welcomes Howard Dene of MCO at check-in.	Martin Abraham of UT discussing his research with Lionel Sully of EISC, Inc.
George Bullerjahn of BGSU having a friendly chat with Richard Basel of Lebensmittel Consulting.	Bill Scovell and Roudabeh Jamasbi, both of BGSU, are excited to be at the first Biomolecular Sciences Day event.
Neocles Leontis welcomes the participants and discusses the goals of the event.	Dan Madigan explains what BGSU's Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology has to offer.
Randy Like and Brian Yard, students from BGSU, explaining their research.	Bill Scovell from BGSU discussing research techniques with Bob Trumbly of MCO.
Participants at the Biomolecular Sciences Day viewing research posters of students from the Medical College of Ohio, the University of Toledo, and Bowling Green State University.
Darren Sledjeski and Cristin Coco from MCO.
Where did everybody go?  Is the party over?