This meeting will bring members of the Systems Biology Centers together to showcase ongoing research within the consortium and provide opportunities for interaction between NIAID program staff, the EAC, and grantees. The program will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Deborah Marks, Research Center presentations, flash talks, discussions, and an optional workshop on Systems Virology and Systems Immunology.

Meeting Venue

Scripps Seaside Forum
8610 Kennel Way
La Jolla, CA 92037
Directions

Meeting Agenda

The final Agenda will be available before the meeting.  Details are subject to change.

Optional Workshop

A separate workshop for students, postdocs, junior PIs, and early-stage investigators will be hosted at Scripps Research on September 27th. The workshop will contain two separate tracks, one focused on Systems Virology and the other on Systems Immunology. This will be a highly interactive workshop, giving trainees the opportunity to learn new skills, while interacting with experienced investigators and leaders of their fields.

Space is limited, so please let us know if you plan to attend when you register for the meeting.

We are pleased to provide a half-day workshop for students, postdocs, junior PIs, and early-stage investigators in conjunction with the Annual Meeting on Friday, September 27th, 2024. The workshop will be held on the Scripps Research campus in the Conference Center. Note, the workshop is in-person only.

The workshop will contain two tracks, one focused on Systems Virology and the other on Systems Immunology. This will be a highly interactive workshop, giving trainees the opportunity to learn new skills, while interacting with experienced investigators and leaders of their fields.

Track 1: Systems Virology

• Methods and Modeling
• BEAST X Tutorial: Estimating rates and dates from time-stamped sequences

Track 2: Systems Immunology

• Journal Club: Compartment-specific antibody correlates of protection to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in macaques
• Elements of Systems Serology
• Applied Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Lassa Surface Glycoprotein

Space is limited, so please let us know if you plan to attend when you register for the meeting.

Workshop Venue

Scripps Research Conference Center
3300 N Torrey Pines Ct
La Jolla, CA 92037
Directions

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts are requested from each Center to be selected for either a lightning talk or poster presentation. Our NIAID sponsors will select abstracts for lightning talks and/or poster presentations. You may submit more than 1 abstract. Please submit your abstract using the link below no later than August 7th.

Abstract Submission Form

Talk Titles

Abstracts are not needed for the host/pathogen/technology talks for each Center, however, we request that presenters provide their talk title in the shared file below or by emailing Michelle McGraw, [email protected].

Draft Agenda

Meeting Venue

Scripps Seaside Forum
8610 Kennel Way
La Jolla, CA 92037
Directions

Regrettably, parking at the Scripps Seaside Forum is unavailable. Free street parking is available, however, space is very limited. Please read all street signs carefully if you park on the street as street sweeping will occur on certain streets Thursday, September 26th.

Alternatively, you can utilize free public parking at Kellogg Park, which is a brief 5-10 minute walk from the venue (and can be done along the beach!).

Shuttle: Those staying at the La Jolla Shores Hotel may utilize the free shuttle to the meeting. Shuttles will depart from the hotel to the Scripps Seaside Forum every 15 mins from 8:00am-8:45am on both mornings. Shuttles will return to the La Jolla Shores Hotel every 15 minutes on September 25th between 5pm and 6pm and on September 26th between 4pm-5pm. For shuttle requests outside these times, please call 858-551-3600 to check availability.

Rideshare: Uber and Lyft are convenient options for getting to the meeting and to/from the airport.

Please do not park in the lots adjacent to the auditorium (unless you have a parking pass). UCSD parking enforcement will ticket!

Workshop Venue

Scripps Research Conference Center
3300 N Torrey Pines Ct
La Jolla, CA 92037
Directions

Parking will be available at Scripps Research, next to the venue and will be marked.

Hotels

La Jolla Shores Hotel

8110 Camino Del Oro
La Jolla, CA 92037

Located less than a mile from the meeting venue, this beachfront hotel is the most convenient option for meeting attendees. Please use the link below to book your stay at a reduced nightly rate of $269/night plus taxes. The room rate is also offered, subject to availability, two days on either end of meeting dates. Guests who would like to utilize this rate for additional nights will need to phone 866-976-6659 and reference “SRTI – SysBio Annual Meeting.” Please reserve your room no later than August 16th to receive the discount code: “SRTI – SysBio Annual Meeting“.

La Jolla Shores Hotel Reservations.

Empress Hotel La Jolla

7766 Fay Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92057

Located in the heart of La Jolla Village, this hotel is 2.5 miles from the meeting venue. Use discount code “LNEG” when reserving for a nightly rate of courtesy discount code available on a first come, first serve basis of $179/night.

Empress Hotel La Jolla Reservations.

Hotel La Jolla 

7955 La Jolla Shores Dr,
La Jolla, CA 92037

Nestled in the heart of La Jolla Shores, Hotel La Jolla, Curio Collection by Hilton, is walking distance to La Jolla beaches and about 10 minutes by car to the meeting. This hotel offers government rates.

Hotel La Jolla Reservations