2013 Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
Scientific Retreat
February 15 - 16, 2013
Lake Guntersville State Park

The 2013 CDIB Scientific Retreat was held February 15-16. It was a great time for scientific discussion as well as socialization among faculty, post-docs, students and staff.

Thanks to the Retreat Committee -- Susan Bellis, Sasanka Ramanadham, and Jianbo Wang -- for planning a marvelous event, and to David Resuehr and Elizabeth Mitchell for planning the social activities. Thanks also to CDIB staff Rene Eubank and Eric Rzeszut for their efforts, and to graduate student Amy Nelson for designing the retreat logo.

Congratulations to the following award winners:

Poster Presentations, Post-Docs: First Place: Nick Berbari Second Place: Erik Malarkey Third Place (tie): Tomader Ali, Shaonli Das	Poster Presentations, Students: First Place: Wesley Lewis Second Place: John Wright Third Place (tie): William Hancock, Heather Minkel
Oral Presentations, Post-Docs: First Place: Gordon Meares Second Place: Jason Ashley Third Place: Christopher Cottingham	Oral Presentations, Students: First Place: Tanvi Sinha Second Place: Matthew Schultz Third Place: Aimee Franklin