The Department of Physiology & Biophysics held its annual retreat on September 12 and 13 at the Sleeping Lady resort near Leavenworth, Washington on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. Our guest lecturer was Tim Cope, Professor of Biological Science and Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. Tim’s talk title was “Chemotherapy-Induced Pathophysiology of Muscle Spindles in Rats.” Evening music was provided by Randy Powers & The Art Ensemble of Chicago.