March 6, 2025 8:00 am
University of Houston
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The 59th annual TSM meeting will be hosted by The University of Houston (College of Optometry) on March 6th – 8th, 2025. Early registration and membership will be $50 for students, $150 for regular members, and $350 for corporate members (plus 3% processing fee).
Application for travel support for students will be available during registration. Presenting students (poster or oral presentation) who live more than 50 miles away from the venue will receive $200, while student who live within 50 miles of the venue will receive $50. After 02/01/2025 registration fee plus membership will be $200 for regular members and $60 for students.
Workshops – March 6th, 2025
Workshops at UHCO Biological Imaging Core & UH EM Core
1) Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy with Airyscan (Zeiss)
2) Two Photon Microscopy (Scientifica)
3) Light-Sheet Microscopy (3i)
4) Materials Sample Prep & Scanning EM (EMC & Thermo Fisher)
Each workshop is offered twice (9-12 and 1-4). Contact: Dr. Nori (Munenori) Ishibashi: mishibas@central.uh.edu
Meeting – March 7 & 8th 2025
The scientific meeting and vendor fair will be at the Student Center of the University of Houston (Ballroom).
Social Reception – March 6th, 2025
There will be a reception on Thursday evening the 6th of March 2025 at 7 p.m. (location: TBD). This will be a great opportunity to meet and talk to colleagues, friends and vendors and to enjoy good food.
Invited Speakers – March 7th, 2025
Physical Science: Dr. Stefanie N. Milam: (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD)
“New Eyes Focused on the Universe: How the James Webb Space Telescope is Revealing Our Molecular Origins”
Life Science: Dr. Irina I. Serysheva: Structural Biology Imaging Center, UTHealth Houston, TX
“Decoding the IP3R Channel Function through Cryo-EM Studies”
Important Dates
October 1st, 2024: First call.
December 1st, 2024: Second call.
January 15th, 2025: Final call.
January 18th, 2025: Abstract submission deadline.
February 1st, 2025: Early registration deadline.
Suggested Hotels for the Meeting
The following hotels are within 5 miles of the venue. Please book directly through the hotel.
1.) Hilton Univ of Houston
4450 University Dr, Houston, TX 77204
(832) 531 – 6300
2.) Holiday Inn Downtown
1616 Main St, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 658 – 8888
3.) Marriott Marquis Houston
1777 Walker St, Houston, TX 77010
(713) 654 – 1777
4.) Hilton Americas-Houston
1600 Lamar St, Houston, TX 77010
(713) 739 – 8000
5.) Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center
6633 Travis St, Houston, TX 77030
(713) 313 – 4000
6.) The Westin Houston Medical Center/Museum District
1709 Dryden Rd, Houston, TX 77030
(713) 730 – 2404
7.) Houston Marriott Medical Center/Museum District
6580 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
(713) 796 – 0080
PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS will be scheduled for 12 minutes (students) or 17 minutes (all others), with an additional 3 minutes for questions on either Friday or Saturday morning. Please, prepare your presentation using PowerPoint and bring it to the meeting on either a flash drive or on your own PC.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Poster orientation must be portrait with a maximum size of 33” by 47”.