note: THE HYBRID OPTION WILL INCLUDE LIVE BROADCAST OF ALL TALKS, ALSO INCLUDING A RAPID FIRE POSTER SESSION PRESENTED BY CONTEST FINALISTs.
- 7:45 am - 8:30 am
REGISTRATION (VACCINATION DOCUMENT CHECK-IN) & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
- 8:30 am - 8:40 am
WELCOME
Timothy J. Kamp, M.D.
- 8:40 am - 10:00 am
SESSION 1: STEM CELL COMPOSITION FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
Moderator: Jayshree Samanta, Ph.D.
- 8:40 am - 9:20 am
Cell Competition and Its Role as a Mitochondrial Purifying Selection Mechanism During Embryonic Development
Tristan Rodriguez, Ph.D.
- 9:20 am - 10:00 am
Killer Clones: Competition between Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Its Role in Disease
Kenneth Walsh, Ph.D.
- 10:00 am - 10:20 am
BREAK
- 10:20 am - 11:00 am
SESSION 2: COMPETITION IN THE NICHE
Moderator: Jayshree Samanta, Ph.D.
- 10:20 am - 11:00 am
Dynamics Underlying Neural Stem Cell Quiescence Exit
Darcie Moore, Ph.D.
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rapid Fire Poster Session
- 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH, POSTER SESSION & SPONSOR EXHIBITS
- 1:30 pm - 2:40 pm
SESSION 3: COMPETITION IN HEMATOPOIESIS
Moderator: Igor Slukvin, M.D., Ph.D.
- 1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
Novel Approaches to Resolve the Blood Stem Cell Niche
Owen Tamplin, Ph.D.
- 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm
Mechanisms by which DNMT3A Mutations Provide a Competitive Advantage to Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Grant Challen, Ph.D.
- 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
BREAK
- 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Session 4: Pluripotent Stem Cells and Competition
Moderator: Igor Slukvin, M.D., Ph.D.
- 3:00 pm - 3:40 pm
Cell Competition during Early Embryogenesis Resembles Primitive Immune System
Thomas P. Zwaka, M.D., Ph.D.
- 3:40 pm - 4:20 pm
Competition in Cell Fate Programming
Nika Shakiba, Ph.D.
- 4:20 pm - 4:45 pm
POSTER CONTEST AWARDS & CLOSING REMARKS