April 24 |
Developing a career in biomedical research:
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| 3:30 - 4:00 PM |
Brigid Hogan, PhD, FRS George Barth Geller Professor Chair, Department of Cell Biology Duke University Topic: How to have a career in biomedical research |
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4:00 - 4:15 PM |
Raymond Soccio, MD, PhD |
| 4:15 - 4:30 PM |
Christina Twyman-Saint Victor, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology University Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Topic: Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Roundtable Discussion Moderator: Brigid Hogan, Ph.D. FRS Raymond Soccio, MD, PhD Christina Twyman-Saint Victor, MD Rajan Jain, MD, Ph.D. Andrew Vaughan, Ph.D. |
| 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Reception |
April 25 |
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| 9:00 AM | Welcome Jonathan A. Epstein, MD Executive Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer Perelman School of Medicine |
| 9:15 AM | Keynote Address Hans Clevers MD, PhD Professor in Immunology Professor of Molecular Genetics Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands Topic: Stem cell-grown organoids as models for human disease |
| 10:00 AM | Kenneth S. Zaret, PhD Joseph Leidy Professor Director, Institute for Regenerative Medicine Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Topic: Chromatin control of endoderm development |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Ben Z. Stanger, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute Division of Gastgroenterology Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Topic: Endoderm in motion: Distinct EMT programs driving metastasis |
| 11:15 AM | Short Talk – Leonardo Cardenas, PhD Post Doctoral Fellow – Dr. Paul Gadue Lab Topic: Modeling MODY3 with human pluripotent stem cells |
| 11:30 AM | Andrew Vaughan, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine University of Pennsylvania Topic: Local lung hypoxia determines epithelial fate decisions during alveolar regeneration |
| 12:00 PM | Short Talk – Veronique Giroux, PhD Post Doctoral Fellow – Dr. Anil Rustgi Lab Topic: Identification and characterization of a novel long-lived progenitor cell in the mouse squamous esophagus |
| 12:15 - 2:00 PM | Lunch and Poster Session |
| 2:00 PM | Brigid Hogan, PhD, FRS George Barth Geller Professor Chair, Department of Cell Biology Duke University Topic: Towards defining the Alveolar Type2 stem cell niche |
| 2:30 PM | Christopher Lengner, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences Director, Center for Animal Transgenesis School of Veterinary Medicine University of Pennsylvania Topic: Organotypic models of human telomere disorders |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM | Jayaraj Rajagopal, MD Center for Regenerative Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor Harvard Medical School Harvard Stem Cell Institute Topic: Tissue logic in the airway epithelium |
| 3:45 PM | Christopher V. Wright, D. Phil. Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Louise B. McGavock Chair Director, Program in Developmental Biology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Topic: New ideas on endocrine-cell formation in the pancreas - an organ built from a rapidly expanding plexus-type epithelium |
| 4:15 PM | Edward E. Morrisey, PhD Closing statements and Poster Award Announcements |
| 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Reception and Poster Session |