GGA Annual Retreat Archive
The GGA Annual Retreat is the academy's flagship event, held every year at the end of August. It is a great opportunity to reconnect with the GGA community after summer, catch up on amazing research from our labs, win prizes, and look forward to the coming year. Here we have compiled all the past GGA retreat schedules and sponsors, to get a full history on this ongoing tradition.
GGA Past Retreats
2024 3rd Annual GGA Retreat
3rd Annual GGA Retreat
Date: August 23, 2024
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Fred Gould, PhD, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Agriculture, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Genetics and Society: Past, Present, and Future
Location Address: James B. Hunt Library, Duke Energy Hall ABCD (and streamed via Zoom)
Registration: CLOSED. Registration is FREE.
Schedule and Full Retreat Program can be viewed below.
Full retreat program: View program
Schedule of Events
09:00 AM Opening remarks, intro to new GGA Director
Updates from the GGA Executive Committee
09:45 PM Coffee Break, Poster & Vendors
10:15 AM Science Talks
– Natalia Duque-Wilckens, DVM, PhD, Biological Sciences
Mast Cells: Linking Perinatal Exposures to Long-Term Physical and Psychological Vulnerability
– Kasie Raymann, PhD, Assistant Professor, Plant and Microbial Biology
Using the Honey Bee as a Model System to Study the Ecology and Evolution of Beneficial and Pathogenic Microbes
– Claire Gordy, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences
presenting on behalf of the Biological Sciences Belonging Research Group
Elevating Marginalized Student Experiences of Belonging in the Life Sciences: A Qualitative Case Study Approach
– Trevor Walker, PhD, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Tree Improvement Program
Genetic Improvement of Pine Plantations After 68 years of Breeding
– Paper of the Year Award Winner, Daniel B. Sulis.
Using CRISPR Genome Editing Technology to Modify Wood for Sustainable Fiber Production
11:15 PM Announce Summer Contest Winners and Flash Talk Winners
11:30 PM Research Interest Group Presentation
12:00 PM Lunch Break, Posters & Vendors
01:30 PM Storytelling Talks
– Carlos Goller, PhD, Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences
– Matthew Neubauer, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Forestry and Environmental Resources
– Isabella Livingston, PhD Candidate, Genetics Program
– Emma Droste, PhD Student, Genetics Program
– Bruce Schulte, PhD, Head of Department, Biological Sciences
02:30 PM Coffee Break, Poster & Vendors
03:30 PM Announce Poster Contest Winners and Recognize Winners of Seed Grants & Bridge Fund Grants
04:15 PM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Fred Gould
Genetics and Society: Past, Present, and Future
05:00 PM Closing remarks and Announce Happy Hour following at Raleigh Brewing
2024 Retreat Sponsors:
2023 2nd Annual GGA Retreat
2nd Annual GGA Retreat
Date: August 25, 2023
Location Address: James B. Hunt Library, Duke Energy Hall ABCD (and streamed via Zoom)
Registration: CLOSED. Registration is FREE.
Schedule and Full Retreat Program can be viewed below.
Full retreat program: View program
Schedule of Events
09:00 AM Opening Remarks, Welcome, and Updates from the GGA Executive Committee
Opening remarks by Dr. Fred Gould
Updates from the GGA Executive Committee
– Annual Report for the GGA
– Interface with the PDU
– GG Scholars Program Overview and new student introductions
– New faculty and new graduate student introductions
– Discussion of the day’s events
09:30 PM Science Talks: Session 1 & GGA Paper of the Year (1 of 2)
10:30 AM Coffee Break: Posters & Vendors
11:00 PM Science Talks: Session 2 & GGA Paper of the Year (2 of 2)
12:00 PM Lunch Break: Posters & Vendors, GGA Contests
Afternoon Retreat Events
02:00 PM GGA Brainstorming Session
05:00 PM Closing remarks by Dr. Fred Gould followed by a Happy Hour with light fare and beverages
2023 Retreat Sponsors:
2022 1st Annual GGA Retreat
1st Annual GGA Retreat
Date: August 26, 2022
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rob Dunn, Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs and William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University
Location Address: James B. Hunt Library, Duke Energy Hall ABCD (and streamed via Zoom)
Registration: CLOSED. Registration is FREE.
Schedule and Full Retreat Program can be viewed below.
Full retreat program: View program
Schedule of Events
09:00 AM Opening Remarks, Welcome, and Updates from the GGA Executive Committee
Opening remarks by Dr. Fred Gould
Welcome – Provost Arden, Dean McGahan, Dean Dole, & Dean Meurs
Updates from the GGA Executive Committee
– Introduce New Faculty
– The four major objectives of the GGA
– GG Scholars Program Overview and new student introductions
– Reformulation of Research Interest Groups (RIGs) through interactive activities
– Interface with the PDU
– Seminar Series
– Genetics & Functional Genomics Merger
– Discussion
10:30 AM Coffee Break: Posters & Vendors
11:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rob Dunn
“The Future of Interdisciplinarity at NC State, from Sourdough Bread to Earth’s Wicked Problems”
12:00 PM Lunch Break: Posters & Vendors
01:30 PM Science Talks: Session 1
03:00 PM Break: Posters & Vendors
03:30 PM Science Talks: Session 2
04:45 PM GGA Contest Winners Announced and GGA Paper of the Year Presentation
05:05 PM Closing Remarks and Poster Awards
2022 Retreat Sponsors:
2021 GGI Annual Retreat
2021 Genetics & Genomics Initiative (GGI) Retreat
Date: August 20, 2021
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gene Robinson, Professor of Entomology and Director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location Address: James B. Hunt Library, Duke Energy Hall CD (and streamed via Zoom)
Registration: CLOSED. Registration is FREE.
Schedule and Full Retreat Program can be viewed below.
Full retreat program: View program
Schedule of Events
09:00 AM Opening Remarks, Welcome, and Updates from the GGI Executive Committee
Opening remarks by Dr. Fred Gould
Welcome – Vice Provost Larick, Dean McGahan, ADR Lommel, & ADR Meurs
Updates from the GGI Executive Committee
– Seminar Series
– RIGs
– New Faculty
– GG Scholars Program (Cohort, Curriculum, & Recruiting)
– Genetics & Functional Genomics Merger
– Initiative vs. Academy
– Discussion
10:30 AM Coffee Break: Posters & Vendors
11:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gene Robinson
“Sociogenomics: The Molecular Biology that Links Nature and Nurture”
12:00 PM Lunch Break: Posters & Vendors
01:30 PM Science Talks: Session 1
03:00 PM Break: Posters & Vendors
03:30 PM Science Talks: Session 2
04:45 PM GGI paper of the Year Presentation
05:05 PM Poster awards announced and Closing remarks
2021 Retreat Sponsors:
2020 GGI Annual Retreat
2020 GGI Retreat
Date: August 29, 2020
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gregory Wray, Professor of Biology and Director of the Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University
Location Address: Zoom
Registration: CLOSED. Registration is FREE.
Schedule and Full Retreat Program can be viewed below.
Full retreat program: View program
Schedule of Events
09:00 AM Opening Remarks, Welcome, and Updates from the GGI Executive Committee
– Seminar Series
– GGI Contest Winners
– Research Interest Groups (RIGs)
– New Faculty
– GG Scholars Program (Cohort, Curriculum, & Recruiting)
– Director Search
– Discussion
10:30 AM Break & Sponsor Meetings
11:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gregory Wray
“No Gene Is An Island: The Evolutionary Causes and Consequences of Gene Interactions”
12:00 PM Lunch Break & Sponsor Meetings
01:00 PM External Sponsor Presentations
01:15 PM Science Talks: Session 1
02:30 PM Break & Sponsor Meetings
03:00 PM Internal Sponsor Presentations
03:15 PM Science Talks: Session 2
04:15 PM GGI paper of the Year Presentation
05:00 PM Adjourn
2020 Retreat Sponsors:
2019 GGI Annual Retreat
2019 GGI Retreat
Date: August 19, 2019
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Frances Ligler, Lampe Distinguished professor of Biomedical Engineering, NCSU
Location Address: 2450 Alumni Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606. Parking is FREE.
Registration Deadline: Friday August 9, 2019 (CLOSED).
Registration: Registration includes breakfast, buffet lunch, refreshments, and coffee breaks. Registration is FREE.
Schedule and Full Retreat Program can be viewed below.
Full retreat program: View program
Schedule of Events
08:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
09:00 AM Welcome and Updates: The Future of GGI
– Seminar Series
– Research Interest Groups (RIGs)
– GGI Graduate Training Program and Curriculum
– And more!
10:30 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Frances Ligler
“On being a Gemini: Combining science and engineering to help people”
12:00 PM Lunch Buffet and Poster Presentations
01:30 PM Science Talks: Session 1
03:00 PM Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
03:30 PM Science Talks: Session 2
05:00 PM Adjourn
2019 Retreat Sponsors:
