GSI Research Symposium
Welcome to the 16th Annual GSI Research Symposium
November 12, 2024
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In-Person (L-14 Hiebert Lounge)
The Annual GSI Research Symposium is an interdisciplinary event emphasizing research in Genetics and Genomics at Boston University, across both the Medical Campus and the Charles River Campus. Participation is open to all Boston area researchers with interests that emphasize these disciplines.
Abstract Submissions are due by Oct 4, 2024. Please visit: https://bumc.bu.edu/gsi/initiatives/research-symposium/symposium-submissions/
Schedule
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Trainees’ Lightning Talks
Natalie Campbell
Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, MED
Assessing Oligodendrocyte Development and Myelination in Down Syndrome using Human Forebrain Assembloids
Jenna Libera
Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics, MED
Integrated hypomethylation of N6-methyladenosine-modified sites and transcripts implicates GABA homeostasis in Alzheimer’s disease
Samuel Cranston
Center for Regenerative Medicine, MED
Direct conversion of centenarian PBMCs as an in vitro model of aging and resilience
Simon Lu
Department of Computational Biomedicine, MED
Transcription factor ZEB2 determines the cell fate of kidney stroma progenitors and loss of ZEB2 protects mice from proteinuria
Maria Valadez Ingersoll
Department of Biology, CRC
Single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals immune system compartmentalization under symbiosis in the stony coral Oculina arbuscular
Jaice Rottenberg
Department of Biology, CRC
Uncovering the Functions of Human Viral Transcriptional Regulators
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Vendor Show, Lunch & Poster Session
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Dean’s Address & New Faculty Talks
Dean’s Address:
Dr. Karen Antman
Dean, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Invited GSI Faculty Talks:
Dr. Philipp Mews
Department of Medicine, Physiology & Biophysics
Epigenetic Control of Neural Gene Programs in Drug Addiction
Dr. Stefan Issac
Department of Medicine, Biochemistry & Cell Biology
High-resolution mapping of mtDNA packaging through single-molecule sequencing
Dr. Lei Hou
Department of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics
From Context-specific Genetic/Epigenetic Regulation to Patient Heterogeneity of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Dr. Thomas Clarke
Department of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Identifying novel chromatin-associated proteins in DNA damage repair with implications for human disease
Short “Lightening” Talks Presentations for Students/Postdocs/Staff and New BU Genomics/Genetics faculty
Please note there is limited space open for these talks
A select number of abstract submissions from students, postdoctoral fellows and research staff will be chosen for short talk presentations. If you would like to be a presenter, and you are not interested in being considered for the Grand Sequencing Award, please indicate so on the Submission Form by selecting the appropriate response from the drop down menu.
- In addition to recognition from the GSI, short talk presentations will also be eligible for an honorarium award.
- Lightning talks will be 10 minutes in length (including questions). Invited speakers will have 20 minute talks with 2 min questions.
Poster Session
There will be a poster session for students, both undergraduate and graduate, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. Participants may be from any institution and not just Boston University.
To present a poster, please fill out the online Submission Form.
- Students and postdoctoral fellows who present posters will be eligible for sequencing awards. These awards will be decided by a poster review committee on the day of the symposium.
- The preferred poster size is 4ft x 4ft. If you would like to request additional space for your poster, please email gsi@bu.edu at least two weeks prior to the symposium.
Past GSI Research Symposiums