DBIO Programs

SLA 2017 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO June 16-20, 2017
Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

2017 SLA Annual Conference DBIO Program

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

7:00 PM- 10:00 PM
Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Officers and Committee Chairs' Meeting/Dinner

The DBIO board and committee members will meet to review 2016 activities and projects undertaken by the division and discuss the plans for the current conference.

Convener: Nalini Mahajan, DBIO Chair
Presented by: Biomedical & Life Sciences Division
Sponsored by: TBA
Location: Sheraton Grand Phoenix

SUNDAY, JUNE 18

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The Science of Food Deserts

The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that about 23.5 million Americans currently live in "food deserts": communities with limited access to affordable and nutritious food—areas that are predominantly lower income neighborhoods. This session will explore the complex nature of food deserts, the data sources and indicators that are commonly considered in identifying them, the geo-spatial information tools used in mapping them, and the implications for policy-makers and nutritional interventions via the research of Dr. Daoqin Tong, Associate Professor, School of Geography & Development, University of Arizona

Moderator: TBA
Speaker: Dr. Daoqin Tong, Associate Professor, School of Geography & Development, University of Arizona
Co-Presented by: Biomedical & Life Sciences Division;
Sponsored by: TBA
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Contributed Papers and Roundtable

Moderator: Gail Hendler
Speaker: TBA
Presented by: Biomedical & Life Sciences Division
Sponsored by: Elsevier
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

MONDAY, JUNE 19

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Vendor Relations Breakfast and Business Meeting

Combining Division vendor roundtable, breakfast and business meeting: This DBIO session will start with four vendor twelve-minute presentations with brief question-and-answer follow up. A brief annual business meeting will conclude this event.

NOTE: Breakfast is $20.00 per attendee.

Moderators: Donna Gibson and Nalini Mahajan
Presented by: Biomedical & Life Sciences Division
Price: $20 per attendee
Location: Phoenix Convention Center
Participating Sponsors and Products:

Clarivate Analytics
Product: Incites
Presenter: Amy Braden, Solutions Specialist, Clarivate Analytics
Presentation title: InCites Benchmarking & Analytics

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Product: Subscriptions Simplified
Presenter: James A. Defalco, Global Sales Director, Clarity
Presentation title: cSubs - Streamline Corporate Information Management

Third Iron
Product: Browzine
Presenter: Kendall Bartsch, Co-founder and CEO of Third Iron
Presentation title: Extending Your Library Services with BrowZine Journal Engagement

Wiley
Product: Wiley Spectra Lab
Presenter: Graeme Whitley, Director of New Business Development for Wiley Science Solutions
Presentation title: Are We Adequately Preparing Our STEM Graduates for Positions in Laboratory Research in Academia and Industry?

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project: Science Fiction as a Lens for Examining Science and Society Issues

Few works of literature have done more to shape the way we imagine science and its moral consequences than Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley’s enduring tale of creation and responsibility. Frankenstein is a familiar narrative that helps to make sense of the often complex interplay between science, technology, and society. The story is a powerful lens through which we reckon with emerging technologies, conceptualize the research process, imagine the motivations and ethical struggles of scientists and engineers, and weigh the benefits of innovation with its unforeseen pitfalls. In collaboration with museums, science centers, libraries, research institutions, and other partners on its Frankenstein Bicentennial Project, Arizona State University conducts research, hosts public events, builds exhibitions, publishes books and articles, manages writing competitions, and launches innovative digital projects that use Frankenstein as a lens and/or exploring the novel’s colossal impact. In this session, we will discuss and seek feedback on two ongoing collaborative projects that bring experts together across disciplines and engage students and the public in playful deliberation around critical science and society issues.

Moderator: TBA
Speakers:
Ed Finn, Director, Center for Science and the Imagination;
Ruth Wylie, Assistant Director, Center for Science and the Imagination;
Peter Nagy, Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Science and the Imagination; and others, Arizona State University
Sponsored by: IEEE
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Food and Medicine from the Desert

Prickly pear? Cholla buds? Mesquite meal? Arizona desert plants have been traditional sources of food and medicine for indigenous people. Today they are being rediscovered for their nutritional properties and therapeutic potential. Explore the science and socio-cultural aspects of native desert plants with ethnobotanist Martha Ames Burgess; see and taste a sampling of these ancient superfoods!

Moderator: TBA
Speaker: Martha Ames Burgess, Ethnobotanist
Co-Presented by: Biomedical & Life Sciences Division;
Sponsored by: TBA
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The Brave New World of Gene Drives (Medical Section Program)

A major National Academy Press report released in June 2016, “Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values,” highlights the promises and perils of the newest gene drive technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9. Speakers at this conference session will discuss the basic science and technology of gene drives, the governance issues for such technologies where they may be applied, and the ethics of these brave new innovations.

Moderator: Neyda Gilman
Speaker: Susan Koskinen, DBIO member from UC Berkeley
Co-Presented by: DBIO, PHT
Sponsored by: NEJM
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
All Sciences and Engineering Poster Session and Awards Reception

The SciTech Division is heading up the All Sciences and Engineering Poster Session and Award Reception this year and they are eagerly soliciting poster sessions! Please see details below. The SciTech Division is looking forward to a wonderful turnout to see what’s new in STEM research and to network with new and old friends in fabulous Phoenix!

Moderator: Beth Thomsett-Scott
Co-Sponsored by: DBIO; SciTech
Location: Sheraton Grand Phoenix

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Biodiversity in the 21st century

An October 2016 report notes that the number of vertebrate species has dropped precipitately yet again, in what is now termed the anthropocene era. Phrases and terms such as the 6th mass extinction, defaunation and extirpation are becoming commonplace in the biological and ecological literature. Biodiversity and museum informatics have become essential to producing reports like this and to assessing the tipping point for a species becoming reproductively non-viable.

Speakers include Dr. Bryan Heidorn, a biodiversity informatics expert and director of the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science, and Curt Bradley, Senior Scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, AZ. The speakers will discuss the trends in biodiversity loss; what methods researchers are using to measure the loss; and what literature and data resources are essential for conducting research and reporting on biodiversity loss.

Convener: Ruth Gustafson, Natural History Caucus
Speakers:
Dr. Bryan Heidorn, Director of the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS)

Curtis Bradley, Senior Scientist, Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, AZ Presented by: Natural History Caucus
Sponsored by: Zimmerman & Associates, Inc
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

6:00 PM - 8:00PM
----CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT CONCERNS----

Self-guided night time tour of the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden and No-Host dinner

Evening tour of the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden and dining at Gertrude's located at the Desert Botanical Garden. From the DBG website: "Centrally located in beautiful Papago Park, the Garden is a wondrous and captivating way to experience the beauty of the desert without leaving Phoenix. The Garden’s collection includes over 20,000 catalogued plants representing one of the most important documented collections of desert plants in the world."

Convener: Ruth Gustafson, Natural History Caucus
Presented by: Natural History Caucus
Sponsored by: Zimmerman Associates, Inc. and Wolters Kluwer
Location: Desert Botanical Garden and Gertrude's Restaurant

Bus transportation is provided to and from the Convention Center. Detailed information about the dining options, tour, and transportation will be available on the SLA site and in Phoenix at the conference. Bring your own flashlight or purchase one on site at the garden shop.

----CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT CONCERNS----

Rev. June 2017