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Thursday, April 1, 2021
* Times are approximate and subject to change. Please note that there will be a moderated Q&A session after each speaker.
9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks
In-Hyun Park, Yale University
Generation of Integrated Brain Organoids To Investigate Brain Development And Diseases
Alison O’Neil, Wesleyan University
Modeling ALS With Human Stem Cell Derived Motor Neurons
9:50 a.m. Break
Se-Jin Lee, UConn, Jackson Lab
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat For Muscle Mass
Milt Wallack Awardee: Ann T. Chen Paired histopathological and scRNA-seq analysis reveals a subset of cancer stem cells contributes to glioblastoma invasion
10:45 a.m. Break
Welcome Back
Doug Melton, Harvard University
Using Stem Cells To Make Designer Islets For Diabetics
Samira Musah, Duke University
Molecular And Biophysical Control Of Stem Cell Fate
12:20 Closing Remarks
Thursday, April 8, 2021
9:00 Welcome Back Remarks
Angela Cacace, Arvinas
Application Of Human Stem Cell Models For Drug Discovery In Monogenic Neurologic Diseases
Karolina Palucka, Jackson Lab
Human-Derived Ex Vivo Systems For Studies On Lung Immunity To Respiratory Viruses
Connie Eaves, Terry Fox Lab
Normal And Malignant Stem Cells – Is Conceptual Simplicity Going Beyond Utility?
Micheal Bronson, 10X Genomics
Exploring Biology Like Never Before with 10X Genomics
Milt Wallack Awardee seminar, Dea Gorka, UConn.
Silencing of paternal UBE3A by UBE3A-ATS occurs through transcriptional interface
Allen Eaves, StemCell Technologies
Starting a Biotech – Going Over To The Dark Side Or Seeing The Light
12:15 a.m. Closing remarks