2011 Alberta Workshops

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Spring Workshop - Calgary, AB - May 28-29, 2011

Teams:
- University of Alberta
- University of Calgary
- University of Lethbridge

Special Guests
- Samantha Sutton, Handel Group, Boston
- Michael Mehta, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC
- Peter Facchini, University of Calgary
- Lori Sheremeta, National Institute for Nanotechnology, Edmonton
- Anne Marie Downey, Downey Norris & Associates, Edmonton

Saturday, May 28

The students from all three teams met for breakfast and then we started the day with a tour of Peter Facchini's lab. Peter works in plant biotechnology, with a focus on high-value metabolites from plants such as the opium poppy.