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2023-24 Symposium Information

178 students and 15 mentors present results from 64 projects

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
3:00-6:30 p.m.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Thank you to all of the teams who submitted proposals, performed experiments, and will present project results at the poster sessions held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Tuesday June 4.

Symposium Location

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
One Bungtown Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Barcode Long Island Symposium events will be held in Grace Auditorium (#1 on map below) and Bush Lecture Hall (#2).

There is limited parking available on the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory campus in the Hillside parking lot (#3 on map below). Instead, accommodations have been made for visitors to park in the Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School parking lot on Lawrence Hill Rd – free shuttle service will be provided between the parking lot and Grace Auditorium before and after the event. Attendees are encouraged to carpool if possible, drop passengers off at Grace Auditorium, then proceed to the Lawrence Hill Rd. lot. Please see below for directions.

 

Directions & parking

Directions to Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School Parking Lot – Lawrence Hill Rd.

Note: See satellite view below; this is not a parking lot adjacent to the school building.

From the East:
Follow I-495 West to Exit 48 toward Round Swamp Road/Old Bethpage/Farmingdale and merge onto North Service Road. Turn right onto Old Country Road/Round Swamp Road and continue straight onto Round Swamp Road. After 2.5 miles, turn left onto West Jericho Turnpike. Follow for 0.4 mile, then turn right onto Avery Road. Follow for approximately 1 mile then turn right onto Woodbury Road. Make a slight light left onto Harbor Road after 0.4 miles, and continue for approximately 1.5 miles. Make a right onto Lawrence Hill Road and follow for approximately 0.5 miles. The parking lot is to the left. Signs will be posted in the area to help direct you.

From the West:
Follow I-495 E to exit 45 for Manetto Hill Road toward Plainview/Woodbury. Keep right at the fork and merge onto Manetto Hill Road. After 0.3 mile, use the right two lanes to turn right onto Woodbury Road. Follow for 3.2 miles then make a slight left onto Harbor Road. Continue for approximately 1.5 miles, then make a right onto Lawrence Hill Road and follow for approximately 0.5 mile. The parking lot will be on your left. Signs will be posted in the area to help direct you.

A shuttle to and from the CSHL campus will be available.

Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School Parking Lot – Lawrence Hill Rd.

 

Barcode Long Island Symposium Schedule

All events will take place in Grace Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

3:00–3:30 p.m.

Participant Registration

Students will be directed to the poster hall following registration.

3:30–3:45 p.m.

Welcome

Cristina Fernandez Marco, Ph.D.

Manager, External Collaborations
Program Manager, Barcode Long Island
DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

3:45–4:30 p.m.

Keynote Address

Metabarcoding to determine the benefits of converting (sub)urban lawns into meadows

Michael Tessler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at
Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York

4:30–5:15 p.m.

Student Poster Presentations, Session A

Odd-numbered posters, Bush Lecture Hall

5:15–6:00 p.m.

Student Poster Presentations, Session B

Even-numbered posters, Bush Lecture Hall

6:00–6:30 p.m.

Completion Ceremony and Reception

Students may take down posters following the completion ceremony.