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<div class=""><font color="#7f007f" face="Osaka">Our QSB Retreat is quickly approaching!! Don’t miss out on the fun!</font></div>
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<b>TODAY!</b></u> for our</span></span></font><span class=""><span class=""> </span><u class=""><font class=""> 3rd Annual QSB Retreat at the Yosemite BUG</font></u><span class="">! </span></span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Osaka" color="#7f007f"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ZZhRmGl6taBE84Wo2">Please click here to register!</a></font></div>
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<div class=""><font class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font class="" color="#7f007f" face="Osaka">When: October 15-16th, 2016</font></span></span></font></div>
<div class=""><font class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font class="" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">Where: <a href="http://www.yosemitebug.com/">Yosemite BUG Rustic Mountain Resort!</a> </font></span></span></font></div>
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<div class=""><font class="" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f"><span class=""><span class=""><u>On-site child care will be available</u>!**</span></span></font></div>
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<div class=""><font class="" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">What to look forward to!</font></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><font class="" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f"><span class=""><span class=""><span class="">Keynote speaker: <a href="https://bms.ucsf.edu/directory/faculty/katherine-pollard-phd">Katie Pollard</a><a href="https://bms.ucsf.edu/directory/faculty/katherine-pollard-phd"> </a><a href="https://bms.ucsf.edu/directory/faculty/katherine-pollard-phd">from
UCSF</a> </span></span></span></font></li><li style="text-align: left;"><font face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">Faculty/postdoc presentations </font></li><li style="text-align: left;"><font class="" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">Great food (vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options available)</font></li><li style="text-align: left;"><font class="" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">Student poster sessions</font></li><li style="text-align: left;"><font class="" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">Group Entertainment (Our signature “QSB Faculty and Grad-Karaoke” and other fun and games)</font></li><li style="text-align: left;"><font face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">And of course beer and wine!</font></li></ul>
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<div class=""><font face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">**Feel free to email me (<a href="mailto:pmira@ucmerced.edu">pmira@ucmerced.edu</a>) if you had any questions.</font></div>
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<div class=""><font color="#7f007f" face="Osaka">Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity! </font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">Portia Mira</font></div>
<div><font face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">Ph.D. Candidate</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">Quantitative & Systems Biology Program</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Osaka" color="#7f007f">University of California, Merced</font></div>
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