Program

Opening Remarks (10 a.m.)

W. Lee Kraus, Ph.D.
Director, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences
Assistant Dean for Research Development
Cecil H. and Ida Green Distinguished Chair in Reproductive Biology Sciences

Joan Conaway, Ph.D.
Vice Provost and Dean of Basic Research
Cecil H. Green Distinguished Chair in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Keynote Address (10:05-10:20 a.m.)

Helen Hobbs, M.D.
Professor in the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, of Internal Medicine, and Molecular Genetics
Member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Cardiology Research
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Session 1 (10:20-11:05 a.m.)

Introduction by Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development
Director of the Genetic and Metabolic Disease Program
Eugene McDermott Distinguished Chair for the Study of Human Growth and Development
Philip O’Bryan Montgomery, Jr., M.D. Distinguished Chair in Developmental Biology
Sowell Family Scholar in Medical Research

Vladimir Seplyarskiy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development and the Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics
Eugene McDermott Scholar in Biomedical Research
From the Origins of Mutations to Their Effects

Introduction by Suzanne Conzen, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine and Division Chief of Hematology and Oncology
Andrea L. Simmons Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research

Tao Zou, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Immunology and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Harnessing Antiviral Immunity to Target Cancer

Introduction by Walter Akers, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Tran N.H. Nguyen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Beyond Biological Snapshots: Integrated Biosensing and Microphysiological Platforms for Precision Health

Break (11:05-11:20 a.m.)

Session 2 (11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m.)

Introduction by Dan Siegwart, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, and in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
W. Ray Wallace Distinguished Chair in Molecular Oncology Research

Binbin Ying, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Internal Medicine in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sticky and Squishy Biointerfaces for Extreme Health

Introduction by Isaac Pence, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Internal Medicine, and in the Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research

Megan Routzong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pregnancy-Induced Remodeling of Pelvic Floor Skeletal Muscles

Introduction by J. William Harbour, M.D.
Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology
The David Bruton, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology

Anupam Mondal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Identifying the Mechanisms and Modifiers of Retinal Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Introduction by Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Microbiology
Nadine and Tom Craddick Distinguished Chair in Medical Sciences
B.B. Owen Distinguished Chair in Molecular Research

Xinyun “Sherry” Cao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholar in Biomedical Research
How Bacteria Control Gene Expression: Lessons from Genome-Scale Transcription

Lunch (12:20-1:20 p.m.)

Session 3 (1:20-2:20 p.m.)

Introduction by Joseph Takahashi, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Neuroscience
Loyd B. Sands Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience

Shixuan Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
W.W. Caruth, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research
Mechanisms of Seasonal Rhythms

Introduction by Duojia Pan, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Physiology
Fouad A. and Val Imm Bashour Distinguished Chair in Physiology

George Mountoufaris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience
Louise W. Kahn Scholar in Biomedical Research
Neural Dynamics in Control: Insights into Persistent Affective States

Introduction by William Prinz, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Cell Biology
Virginia and Edward Linthicum Distinguished University Chair in Biomedical Science

Keunwoo Ryu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholar in Biomedical Research
Compartmentalization of Metabolic Pathways as a Regulator of Cellular Metabolism

Introduction by Jim Collins, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology
Jan and Bob Bullock Distinguished Chair for Science Education
Jane and Bud Smith Distinguished Chair in Medicine
Rita C. and William P. Clements, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research

Nils Burger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Virginia Murchison Linthicum Scholar in Medical Research
Proteome-Wide Strategies to Uncover Cysteine-Based Regulation of Metabolism and Mitochondrial Function

Break (2:20-2:35 p.m.)

Session 4 (2:35-3:35 p.m.)

Introductions by Nikhil Munshi, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiology
J. Fred Schoellkopf, Jr. Chair in Cardiology Research

Mason Sweat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biology
Molecular Mechanisms of Atrial Arrhythmias

Chengyi Tu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Stem Cell Models of Inherited and Acquired Human Heart Disease

Leo Buckley, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiology
Decoding Drug Responses to Prevent Heart Failure

Introduction by Nader Pouratian, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Neurological Surgery
Lois C.A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery

Cecile Verbaarschot, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, and in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
From Mind to Motion: Creating Intuitive Brain-Machine Interfaces to Restore Sensation and Movement in People with Severe Paralysis