36th Annual PMB Retreat
About this Event
35th Annual Plant Molecular Biology Retreat
October 9-11, 2026
Lumina on Wrightsville Beach, a Holiday Inn Resort
Keynote Speaker: Luis Herrera-Estrella, Texas Tech University
Capstone Speaker: Qingli Liu, Syngenta
The PMB Retreat is a weekend-long event held at the beginning of the academic year. The program is designed to highlight the research activities of new consortium members - academic and corporate scientists - and to introduce these members to North Carolina's community of plant molecular biologists. The program includes research lectures given by consortium members, a keynote address by an internationally renowned scientist, and informal "chalk talks" presented by faculty, postdoctoral research associates, graduate students and corporate scientists.
This year's retreat includes invited speakers from many North Carolina universities and companies.
All participants are encouraged to present a Chalk Talk (an informal presentation) on their current research or ideas for future research. In keeping with the spirit of chalk talks, no formal posters will be allowed, but a minimal number of prepared figures may be used in the chalk talks if the speakers consider them essential. Chalk talks are great vehicles for communication.
**Chalk Talk and Invited Speaker Titles & Abstracts must be submitted in PDF format to [email protected] no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, September 11, 2026.**
Retreat Room Rates:
$239 + tax per night
Call 910-256-2231 and mention "PMB Retreat 2026" to reserve your room.
*Retreat rate will be available until September 9, 2026 (or until available rooms are sold out)
Important Information for local (North Carolina) invited speakers:
Faculty/Industry and Post-doc North Carolina invited speakers will be responsible for payment of their hotel room for all nights of their hotel stay and all transportation costs.
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Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 300.00
