AGENDA
Santos Manuel Student Union North
Conference Center BCD
Welcome and Opening Remarks 10:00-10:15am
Michelle Hernandez & Lourdes Ceja
Presidents of the Student Society for Stem Cell Research (SSSCR), CSUSB
Dorota Huizinga Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
Sastry Pantula Ph.D.
Dean, College of Natural Sciences
Mike Chao Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Biology
Nicole Bournias-Vardiabasis, PhD
Chair of the IESCC Steering Committee, Professor of Biology, CSUSB
Keynote Speaker 10:15- 11:00
Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien Ph.D
Associate Professor, University of Southern California
Cardiac vasculature supports heart development and regeneration
11:00-12:15 Oral Presentations
Dr. JingRong (JR) Zhao from Dr. Sika Zheng's lab UCR
Using CRISPR screening to identify genetic modulators of NMD deficient related neurodevelopmental disease
Lorelei Hughes from Dr. Kearns-Jonker lab LLU
Prostaglandin E2 Induces YAP1 and Agrin through EP4 in Neonatal Islet-1+ Cardiac Progenitor Cells
Reuben Franklin from Dr. Sihem Cheloufi's lab UCR
Histone chaperones support the cellular identity of hematopoietic progenitors
Dr. Rebekah Charney from Dr. Martin Garcia-Castro's lab UCR
Regulation of human neural crest cell formation by the Mowat-Wilson syndrome transcription factor ZEB2
Lunch & Poster Session 12:15-1:50pm
Afternoon Presentations 2:00-4:40pm
Keynote Speaker 2:00-2:45pm
Nicole Sparks Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, UC Irvine
Exposure to environmental toxicants impairs hESC osteoblastogenesis
3:00 Oral Presentations
Youyi Tai from Dr. Jin Nam's Lab UCR
Functional Neural Regeneration by Mechano-Electrical Stimulation
Dr. Ubaldo Soto, LLU
The variety of cancer stem cell populations in breast cancer
Dr. Richard Hartman, LLU
Neonatal brain ischemia: Neuroimaging as a basis for rational stem cell therapy
Lourdes Ceja from Kearns-Jonker Lab (LLU), CIRM Bridges Scholar CSUSB
The Molecular Mechanisms Mediating The Proliferative Ability of Neonatal Islet-1+ Cardiac Stem Cell-derived Exosomes
Presentation of Student Awards and Closing Remarks 4:45-5:00pm
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Santos Manuel Student Union North
Conference Center BCD
Welcome and Opening Remarks 10:00-10:15am
Michelle Hernandez & Lourdes Ceja
Presidents of the Student Society for Stem Cell Research (SSSCR), CSUSB
Dorota Huizinga Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
Sastry Pantula Ph.D.
Dean, College of Natural Sciences
Mike Chao Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Biology
Nicole Bournias-Vardiabasis, PhD
Chair of the IESCC Steering Committee, Professor of Biology, CSUSB
Keynote Speaker 10:15- 11:00
Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien Ph.D
Associate Professor, University of Southern California
Cardiac vasculature supports heart development and regeneration
11:00-12:15 Oral Presentations
Dr. JingRong (JR) Zhao from Dr. Sika Zheng's lab UCR
Using CRISPR screening to identify genetic modulators of NMD deficient related neurodevelopmental disease
Lorelei Hughes from Dr. Kearns-Jonker lab LLU
Prostaglandin E2 Induces YAP1 and Agrin through EP4 in Neonatal Islet-1+ Cardiac Progenitor Cells
Reuben Franklin from Dr. Sihem Cheloufi's lab UCR
Histone chaperones support the cellular identity of hematopoietic progenitors
Dr. Rebekah Charney from Dr. Martin Garcia-Castro's lab UCR
Regulation of human neural crest cell formation by the Mowat-Wilson syndrome transcription factor ZEB2
Lunch & Poster Session 12:15-1:50pm
Afternoon Presentations 2:00-4:40pm
Keynote Speaker 2:00-2:45pm
Nicole Sparks Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, UC Irvine
Exposure to environmental toxicants impairs hESC osteoblastogenesis
3:00 Oral Presentations
Youyi Tai from Dr. Jin Nam's Lab UCR
Functional Neural Regeneration by Mechano-Electrical Stimulation
Dr. Ubaldo Soto, LLU
The variety of cancer stem cell populations in breast cancer
Dr. Richard Hartman, LLU
Neonatal brain ischemia: Neuroimaging as a basis for rational stem cell therapy
Lourdes Ceja from Kearns-Jonker Lab (LLU), CIRM Bridges Scholar CSUSB
The Molecular Mechanisms Mediating The Proliferative Ability of Neonatal Islet-1+ Cardiac Stem Cell-derived Exosomes
Presentation of Student Awards and Closing Remarks 4:45-5:00pm
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