Joan Conaway, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Dean of Basic Research
Joseph Goldestein, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Molecular Genetics
10:15 a.m. Session 1
Introductions by Carol Tamminga, M.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Anila D’Mello, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry Topic: Neural Circuits for Human Language and Cognition Across Development and Disorders
Seungwon (Sebastian) Choi, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry Topic: Ascending Somatosensory Pathways That Shape the Sense of Touch and Pain
Introduction by Genevieve Konopka, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Hume Stroud, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience Topic: Epigenetic Regulation in Nervous System Health and Disease
11 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Session 2
Introduction byLaura Banaszynski, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences
Edward Grow, Ph.D., Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences Topic: Reprogramming In Gametes and Preimplantation Embryos
Introduction byXin Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences
Haiqi Chen, Ph.D., Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences Topic: Understanding Human Transgenerational Inheritance in the Genomics Era
Introduction byMeg Phillips, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Biochemistry
Daniel Kober, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry Topic: Protein Turnover and Lipid Metabolism
12 p.m. Lunch Break
1 p.m. Session 3
Introduction byDavid Mangelsdorf, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Siqi Liu, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology Topic: Injury Repair: A Host Response to Homeostatic Disruption
Introductions byRalph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern
Javier Garcia Bermudez, Ph.D., Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern Topic: Discovering Antioxidant Pathways of Tumors
Shang Ma, Ph.D., Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern Topic: Mechanical Basis of Human Diseases
Introduction byNicolas Madsen, M.D., Professor & Division Chief, Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Qing Zou, Ph.D., Departments of Pediatrics Topic: How New Cardiopulmonary MRI Techniques Advance the Care for Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Diseases
2 p.m. Break
2:20 p.m. Session 4
Introduction byJulie Pfeiffer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology
Chien-Ting Wu, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology Topic: Unraveling the Mechanisms of Viral Infection, Metabolism, and Carcinogenesis: Insights from Human Nasal Mucosa Models
Introductions byEzra Burstein, M.D., Ph.D., Professor & Division Chief, Department of Internal Medicine
Josephine Ni, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine Topic: Determinants of Bacterial Biofilm Formation at the Intestinal Mucosal Interface and Their Roles in Pathogen Exclusion
Xiao-Fei Kong, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Internal Medicine Topic: Human Genetics of Gastrointestinal Inflammation
Introduction byIsaac Pence, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Raiyan Zaman, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering Topic: Novel Imaging Systems, Designs, and Their Biomedical Applications
3:20 p.m. Break
3:40 p.m. Session 5
Introductions byDeborah Carlson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Huocong Huang, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Surgery Topic: Origin and Immune Regulation of Fibroblast in Cancer
Tao Yue, Ph.D., Department of Surgery Topic: Immunoregulation of Musculoskeletal Regeneration and Tumorigenesis
Introduction byWalter Akers, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
David Tsen, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering Topic: Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Technologies for Pathogen Inactivation
Introduction byRaiyan Zaman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Isaac Pence, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering Topic: Looking Beneath the Surface: Developing Translational Biophotonics Tools to Investigate Clinical Disease and Therapy
