Retreat Dates: Thursday, September 24 - Friday, September 25, 2026
Location: Peacock Gap Golf Club, San Rafael
Retreat Organizer: Hanna Martens, PhD
2026 BMS Retreat
Thursday, September 24th
10:30 - 11:00 AM
11:00 - 11:05 AM
11:10 - 12:30 PM
12:30 - 1:40 PM
1:45 - 2:45 PM
2:45 - 3:00 PM
3:00 - 4:30 PM
4:20 - 5:00 PM
5:00 - 6:00 PM
5:30 - 5:45 PM
5:45 - 6:00 PM
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Check In and Lunch
Welcome by Hanna Martens
Session 1
Hilde Schjerven
Nam Woo Cho
Julia Prigann
Lunch
Community and Wellbeing Town Hall
Break
Session 2
Wendy Yue
Evan Semenza
Diego Calderon
Nadine Goldhammer
Break
Dinner
Introduction of New Students
Introduction of New Faculty
BMS Trivia Night!
Friday, September 25th
10:30 - 11:00 AM
11:00 - 12:40 PM
12:40 - 1:40 PM
1:45 - 2:45 PM
2:45 - 4:00 PM
4:00 - 5:00 PM
5:00 - 6:00 PM
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Coffee and Breakfast
Session 3
Phillip Dumesic
Sophie Dumont
Francisco Zapatero
Nicole DelRosso
Julie Smeyers
Lunch
Session 4
Elevator Pitches!
Break and Poster Session Set Up
Session 5
Keynote Speaker: Martin Kampmann, PhD, UCSF
Dinner
Poster Session and Reception
(Party refreshments and drinks will be served from 5:00 - 7:00PM)