Local Meetings

GEMS (Genetics with Eukaryotic Model Systems)
A monthly group gethering among local researchers who study eukaryotic model systems such as Arabidopsis, Drosophila and C. elegans.

ATRIUM (Arabidopsis thaliana Research Initiative at University of Maryland)
A monthly group meeting among local researchers who study Arabidopsis. An anual mini-symposium is held in the spring of each year.

MAS-ASPB 2010 Spring Meeting at University of Maryland
Every year the Mid-Atlantic Section (MAS) of ASPB (American Society of Plant Biologists) holds a spring symposium (usually late March) where graduate students and postdoc are encouraged to present their data. Marsho Awards for Best UndergraduateTalk and Best Graduate Talk are presented at the meeting.

Annual Plant Biology Minisymposium at Maryland (2010)
This annual one-day minisymposium is held in early April and back to back with the MAS-ASPB meeting. The symposium is well attended by plant biologists from the Mid-Atlantic area and features prominent speakers from Universities, Industries and Rsearch Institutes in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Annual Crab Feast at ASPB headquarter (Rockville)
This annual event is held in a Friday in late Sept./early Oct at the Headquarter of ASPB (American Society of Plant Biologists). In addition to hot crabs, there will be hamburgers, hot dogs, free-flowing beer and dancing to live music by the band Natural Selection. It is a fun social even for all, including families.