Symposium 2024 Program

CSB Symposium 2024

Join us for a day of exciting research, collaboration and networking on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at the 51吃瓜网 Student Life Center and Engineering Science Building. A highlight of the program will be the inclusion of talks from preeminent scientists engaged in cutting-edge research.

The lineup of speakers include ; ; ; and . The symposium also features talks from CSB faculty, a poster session and Science Jeopardy!

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PROGRAM

Scientific Sessions
Welcome
- 8:30 am 鈥� 8:50 am ~ Coffee and pastries
- 8:50 am 鈥� 9:00 am ~ Opening remarks
Scientific Session #1: 9:00 am 鈥� 12:30 pm
- Session1A鈥擬oderator: Vida 鈥淪torm鈥� Robertson, Damo Lab
  - 9:00 鈥� 9:45 ~ : Combining structural techniques to study protein motions
  - 9:45 鈥� 10:00 ~ Doug Kojetin, 51吃瓜网: Nuclear receptor function made crystal clear with NMR spectroscopy
  - 10:00 鈥� 10:15 ~ Break
- Session 1B鈥擬oderator: Katherine Stefanski, PhD, Sanders Lab
  - 10:15 鈥� 11:00 ~ : Discovering new ligands for viral macrodomains聽with fragments, AI, and entropy!
  - 11:00 鈥� 11:15 ~ Tina Iverson, 51吃瓜网: A structural basis for bacterial chemotaxis
- Session 1C鈥擬oderator: Chris Williams, Kojetin Lab
  - 11:15 鈥� 11:30 ~ Ana Chang-Gonzalez, PhD, Meiler Lab: Classification of nuclear receptor LRH-1 activity in cell-based assays using RosettaLigand energy terms
- Session 1D鈥擬oderator: Shannon Kordus, PhD, Lacy Lab
  - 11:30 鈥� 12:15 ~ : Harnessing protease reactions for detection and treatment of viral infection
  - 12:15 鈥� 12:30 ~ Breann Brown, 51吃瓜网: Structure-Based Insights into the Regulation聽of Heme Biosynthesis
Lunch: 12:30 pm 鈥� 1:30 pm
Scientific Session #2: 1:30 pm 鈥� 3:30 pm
- Session 2A鈥擬oderator: Amy Tran, Meiler Lab
  - 1:30 鈥� 2:15 ~ : From integrative structural biology to cell biology
  - 2:15 鈥� 2:30 ~ Will Wan, 51吃瓜网: Characterizing the molecular mechanisms of Ebola virus budding
  - 2:30 鈥� 2:45 ~ Break
- Session 2B鈥擬oderator: Chris Williams, Kojetin Lab
  - 2:45 鈥� 3:00 ~ Rong Sun, PhD, Zhou Lab: Unveiling ferrosome formation by cryo-electron tomography
- Session 2C鈥擬oderator: Cameron Cohen, Jackson Lab
  - 3:00 pm 鈥� 3:30 pm ~ Poster Flash Talks
Closing
- 3:30 pm 鈥� 3:40 pm ~ Closing remarks
Networking Events
Networking Events: 3:45 pm 鈥� 6:00 pm
- Poster Session and Reception: 3:45 鈥� 5:00
- Science Jeopardy game: 5:00 鈥� 6:00 ~ Hosted by Ray Blind
Poster Book

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