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GSI Research Symposium<\/h1>\n

Welcome to the 12th Annual GSI Research Symposium.\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>November 12, 2020
\n12:00-noon \u2013 4:30 pm<\/span><\/h2>\n

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To join the symposium, click here to register for the Zoom webinar.<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Current Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:00p \u2013 12:10<\/b>
\n<\/b>Welcome from Nelson Lau<\/b>,\u00a0<\/b>GSI<\/i><\/b>\u00a0Director<\/i><\/b>
\n<\/i><\/b>and\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Yuriy\u00a0<\/b>Alekseyev, Director\u00a0BUSM Microarray and Sequencing Resource
\n<\/i><\/b>& Illumina : \u201cExpanding Sequencing Capabilities\u00a0 With the Illumina NextSeq2000\u2033<\/span><\/b>
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12:10p \u2013 12:20
\n<\/b><\/b>Opening Remarks -Dr.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Karen Antman\u00a0<\/b>
\nDean and Provost<\/b>,<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>BUSM\/BUMC<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

12:20p \u2013 2:00 New Faculty @ Boston University
\n12-min Short Talks On their Genomics Research
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\n<\/b>Ana Fiszbein<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Christopher Heaphy<\/a>,<\/strong>
\nElliot Hagedorn<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Florian Douam<\/a><\/strong>
\nJonathan Huggins<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Michael Blower<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Ruben Dries<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>7-min Lightning Talks Presentations
\n2:15p
\n<\/b>Rhianna DelBene, Lu Lab<\/strong>
\nSingle cell RNA sequencing reveals novel mechanism of kidney fibrosis in ZEB2 knockout mice<\/p>\n

James Fifer, Davies Lab<\/strong>
\nDemographic Inferences and Loci Under Selection in a Recently Expanded Coral Population<\/p>\n

Joseph Kern, Varelas Lab<\/strong>
\nHippo pathway-mediated regulation of cell plasticity and invasion in breast cancer<\/p>\n

Yolpanhchana Lim, Zhang Lab<\/strong>
\nTranscriptome Changes in Postmortem Brains of Subjects with Alcohol Use Disorder<\/p>\n

2:45p
\n<\/b>Stephen Ross,\u00a0 Muhlberger Lab<\/strong>
\nSmall Leader-Associated RNAs Inform New Model for Transcription-Replication Transition During Ebola Virus Infection<\/p>\n

Hanfei Xu,\u00a0 Liu Lab<\/strong>
\nLifestyle Risk Score: Handling missingness of individual lifestyle components in meta-analysis of gene-by-lifestyle interactions<\/p>\n

Krystan Borrelli,\u00a0 Bryant Lab<\/strong>
\nNeonatal morphine (P1-14) in CFW mice induces behavioral signs of withdrawal, sex-dependent transcriptomic profiles in brainstem (P15), and altered affective and psychostimulant-induced locomotor phenotypes in adolescence<\/p>\n

Marc Vittoria ,\u00a0 Ganem Lab<\/strong>
\nInactivation of the Hippo Tumor Suppressor Pathway Promotes Melanomagenesis<\/p>\n

3:25p
\n<\/b>Jacob Beierle,\u00a0 Bryant Lab<\/strong>
\nIdentification of major QTLs underlying BALB\/c substrain differences in oxycodone state- dependent conditioned place preference in a reduced complexity cross.<\/p>\n

Aubrey Odom,\u00a0 Johnson Lab<\/strong>
\nThe TBSignatureProfiler: A Novel R Package for Comparing Tuberculosis Gene Expression Signatures<\/p>\n

Guodong Chen,\u00a0 Sharov Lab<\/strong>
\nReactivation of endogenous retroviruses drive immune response in skin<\/p>\n

Dmitry Kretov,\u00a0 Cifuentes Lab<\/strong>
\nmiR-144 is a regulator of chromatin condensation during erythropoiesis<\/p>\n

3:55p
\n<\/b>Xuan He,\u00a0 Fisher Lab<\/strong>
\nAnalysis of craniosynostosis risk factors in zebrafish<\/p>\n

Ying Jie,\u00a0 Flynn Lab<\/strong>
\nATR Activators ETAA1 and TopBP1 Mediate Break-Induced Telomere Synthesis in ALT-Positive Cancer Cells<\/p>\n

Gian Sepulveda,\u00a0 Grishok Lab<\/strong>
\nMYC activation by limited proteolysis<\/p>\n

Nachen Yang,\u00a0 Lau Lab<\/strong>
\nTransposon landscape changes are buffered by RNAi in aging Drosophila<\/p>\n

Please contact\u00a0<\/span>gsi@bu.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>with any questions.<\/div>\n
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Short Talks Presentations for Students\/Postdocs\/Staff and New BU Genomics\/Genetics faculty<\/h3>\n

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A select number of abstract submissions from students, postdoctoral fellows and research staff will be chosen for short talk presentations.\u00a0 If you would like to be a presenter, and you are not interested in being considered for the Free RNA-seq Competition, please indicate so on the\u00a0<\/span>Submission Form<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>by selecting the appropriate response from the drop down menu.<\/p>\n