"Threats to the Neuronal Genome"

"Threats to the Neuronal Genome"
A joint symposium hosted by the IOA in partnership with the Penn Center for Genome Integrity (PCGI)

The IOA and PCGI share missions to bring basic, translational, and clinical researchers together. In recognition of this mission, and the role of genome maintenance in neurogenerative disease, the two Centers have joined to host a symposium “Threats to the Neuronal Genome” on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Covering topics such as neuronal DNA damage and neuronal somatic variants, this full-day symposium will feature keynotes by Drs. Michael B. Miller, Li-Huei Tsai, and Andre Nussenzweig, with trainee talks and a poster session rounding out the day.

April 9, 2024
Glen Gaulton Auditorium, BRB II/III
421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia PA 19104
 

Registration

This event is open to the public, but registration is required. 

Online registration is now closed. 

Poster Submission

Poster submission is now closed. 

 

Event program

View the full event program here.

Keynote Speakers

  • Michael B. Miller, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Pathology
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Harvard Medical School
  • Li-Huei Tsai, Ph.D.
    Director, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
    Picower Professor of Neuroscience
    Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
    Director, The Alana Down Syndrome Center
    Director, the Aging Brain Initiative
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Andre Nussenzweig
    NIH Distinguished Investigator, Laboratory of Genome Integrity
    National Cancer Institute, CCR, NIH

 

Penn Presenters

  • Elizabeth Burton
    CAMB Graduate Student, Laboratories of Struan Grant & Casey Brown
  • Naemeh Pourshafie, PhD                                             
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratories of Shelley Berger & Nancy Bonini
  • Yuanquan Song, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Mike Guo
    Instructor, Department of Neurology
    Jennifer Philips-Cremins Laboratory
  • Vidhya Krishnamoorthy, PhD
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Greenberg Lab
    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
  • Eric Joyce, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics
  • Fange (Kathy) Liu, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Guillherme Nader, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Jonathan Miner, MD, PhD
    Associate Professor of Medicine