Please note a change in location – the symposium will now be held in Gilmer 390. The final schedule of events is below. And here’s a link to poster abstracts for our 4:30pm poster session. I will announce the winners of the three $100 poster prizes afterwards.

This all-day symposium will feature seminars by five rising stars in biology research, a catered lunch, and a poster session open to all. Please see the attached flyer for our list of speakers and more details.

I hope to see you all there!
John Campbell

This symposium is happening thanks to:

• Organizing committee members: Prof. Masashi Kawasaki, Noah Brown, and Charlotte Greene
• Administrative support: Ashley Stone
• Funding source: a Mini-Grant for Enhancing Faculty Inclusive Excellence from the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development

Start Time | Event | Location

8:00am | Coffee/light refreshments | Hallway outside Gilmer 390

9:00am | Symposium begins; brief introduction by John Campbell | Gilmer 390

9:30am | Colleen McLaughlin, Ph.D., Stanford University, "Endocytome profiling captures dynamic protein regulation underlying neuronal connectivity" | Gilmer 390

10:30am | Aya Osman, Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine, "Regulation of the Opioid System: Insights from the Gut Microbiome and Ketamine" | Gilmer 390

11:30am | Boxed lunches from Pearl Island Catering for all registered attendees | Hallway outside Gilmer 390

1:00pm | Maria Yurgel, Ph.D., Section on Light & Circadian Rhythms, NIMH, "Neural circuits underlying the interaction between homeostatic drives and the circadian system" | Gilmer 390

2:00pm | Coffee break | Hallway outside Gilmer 390

2:30pm | Andres Norambuena, Ph.D., University of Virginia, "Nutrient-Induced Mitochondrial Activity (NiMA): A Novel Lysosome to Mitochondria Signaling Pathway, its Mechanisms and Role in Alzheimer's Disease" | Gilmer 390

3:30pm | Jordan Lewis, Yale University, "Tradeoffs in Host Defense Adaptation and the Bioethics of Bacteriophage Therapy" | Gilmer 390

4:30pm | Poster session with light bites | Hallway outside Gilmer 390

5:30pm | Poster session ends | Hallway outside Gilmer 390