1st ANNUAL BAY AREA STEM CELL CONFERENCE
Asilomar Conference Grounds
May 8th 2:00 PM - May 11th 1:00 PM, 2019
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Wednesday, May 8th |
1:15 - 2:00 PM Pre-Meeting Registration
2:00 - 3:00 PM Check-In; Merrill Hall
3:00 - 3:05 PM Introductory Remarks - Irving Weissman; Merrill Hall
Session 1: HematopoiesisModerator: Alma-Martina CepikaLocation: Merrill Hall |
3:05 – 3:30 PM Talk 1: Amira Barkal - Weissman Lab, Stanford University, “How to Train Your Macrophage: Boosting Macrophage Appetites for Cancer Immunotherapy”
3:30 – 3:55 PM Talk 2: Donna Poscablo - Forsberg Lab, UCSC, “Hematopoietic Differentiation Paths During Aging”
3:55 – 4:10 PM Break; Merrill Hall
4:10 – 4:35 PM Talk 3: Wei-Chieh Mu – Chen Lab, UCB, “Mitochondrial Stress-initiated NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation Regulates Hematopoietic Stem Cell Aging”
4:35 – 5:00 PM Talk 4: Sean Corcoran - Bruckner Lab, UCSF, “Regulation of Blood Cell Transdifferentiation by Sensory Neuron Activity”
Session 2: Fibrosing Diseases and Inflammatory ResponseModerator: Gerlinde WernigLocation: Merrill Hall |
5:00 – 5:25 PM Talk 5: Tristan Lerbs - Gerlinde Wernig Lab, Stanford University, “JUN drives fibrosis in Lung Fibrosis and Scleroderma by Dampening the Immune Response”
5:25 – 5:50 PM Talk 6: Kaitlin Clark - Wang Lab, UCD, “Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stromal/stem cells: Immunomodulatory Properties and Applications for Central Nervous System Inflammation”
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner; Crocker Hall
Evening Session:
7:30 – 9:30 PM Karaoke Reception; Seascape
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Thursday, May 9th |
7:30 - 8:55 AM Breakfast; Crocker Hall
8:55 - 9:00 AM Introductory Remarks - Rik Derynck; Merrill Hall
Session 3: Vascular Development and RegenerationModerator: Lindsay HinckLocation: Merrill Hall |
9:00 - 9:25 AM Talk 1: Brian Raftrey - Red-Horse Lab, Stanford University, “The Transcription Factor Dach1 Promotes Artery Cell Specification During Vascular Development”
9:25 – 9:50 AM Talk 2: Juan Pérez-Bermejo - Conklin Lab, Gladstone Institute, “Decoding and Repairing Genetic Disease with CRISPR and iPS Cells”
9:50 – 10:15 AM Talk 3: Oscar Fernandez-Cazares, Hinck Lab, UCSC, “Robo1 Promotes Mammary Gland Alveologenesis”
10:15 - 10:30 AM Break; Merrill Hall
Session 4: Pluripotency and ReprogrammingModerator: Paul KnoepflerLocation: Merrill Hall |
10:30 – 10:55 AM Talk 4: Rachel Klein - Knoepfler Lab, UCD, “Genomic Functions of Dppa4 in Pluripotent and Cancer Cells.”
10:55 – 11:20 AM Talk 5: Justyna Janas - Wernig Lab, Stanford University, “Critical Role of the Chromatin Regulator Tip60 in Neuronal Fate Specification”
11:20 – 11:45 AM Talk 6: Roman Reggiardo - Kim Lab, UCSC “Noncoding Transcriptome Dynamics and Heterogeneity in Pluripotency and Cancer”
11:45 - 12:10 PM Talk 7: Marianne Goodwin - Alma-Martina Cepika on behalf of the Roncarolo and Bacchetta Labs, Stanford University, “CRISPR-Based Therapy for IPEX Syndrome as a Model of Genetic Autoimmunity.
12:10 - 1:10 PM Lunch; Crocker Hall
1:10 - 4:00 PM Free Afternoon; Please See Our Website for Suggested Activities
Session 5: Epigenetics of Stem CellsModerator: Joanna WysockaLocation: Merrill Hall |
4:00 - 4:25 PM Talk 8: Chad Cockrum - Strome Lab, UCSC, “Single-Cell 8 RNA-seq Profiling of Hand-Dissected C. Elegans Primordial Germ Cells from Wild Type and Mutants”
4:25 – 4:50 PM Talk 9: Michael Song - Shen Lab, UCSF “Charting Cell-Specific 3D Epigenomes During Corticogenesis to Understand Human Brain Development and Complex Disorders”
4:50 – 5:15 PM Talk 10: Hannah Long - Wysocka Lab, Stanford University, “Enhancer Loss as a Driver of Human Craniofacial Disorders”
5:15 – 5:40 PM Talk 11: Julian Halmai - Fink Lab, UCD, “CRISPR/dCas9-Mediated Escape from X-Chromosome Inactivation in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder”
5:40 – 6:05 PM Talk 12: Jason Fernandes - Haussler/Salama Lab, UCSC, “Evolutionary Arms Races Impact Human Pluripotent Stem Cells”
6:05 - 7:05 PM Dinner; Crocker Hall
Evening Session:
7:10 - 7:15 PM Introductory Remarks - Arnold Kriegstein
7:15 – 8:15 PM Keynote Address: Bob Klein, President of Klein Financial Corporation
8:15 – 8:30 PM Question & Answer Session with Keynote Speaker
8:30 – 10:30 PM Poster Presentation Contest/Reception
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Friday, May 10th |
7:30 - 8:55 AM Breakfast; Crocker Hall
8:55 - 9:00 AM Introductory Remarks - Marius Wernig; Merrill Hall
Session 6: Next Generation Cell TherapiesModerator: Camilla ForsbergLocation: Merrill Hall |
9:00 - 9:25 AM Talk 1: Quoc-Hung "Key” Nguyen - Mackenzie Lab, UCSF, “In Utero Enzyme Replacement and Stem Cell Transplantation in Murine Sly Syndrome”
9:25 – 9:50 AM Talk 2: Alana Horowitz - Villeda Lab, UCSF, “Circulating Blood Factors Transfer the Rejuvenating Effects of Exercise on the Aged Mouse Brain”
9:50 – 10:15 AM Talk 3: Peter Deng - Segal Lab, UCD, “Mesenchymal Stem Cell Biofactories for Neurologic Disease”
10:15 - 10:30 AM Break; Merrill Hall
Session 7: Developmental Principles of Stem CellsModerator: Julie SneddonLocation: Merrill Hall |
10:30 – 10:55 AM Talk 4: Daniel M. Wong - Sneddon Lab, UCSF, “Lineage Dynamics of Pancreatic Endocrine Development at Single-Cell Resolution”
10:55 - 11:20 AM Talk 5: Johannes Schoeneberg - Drubin and Betzig Labs, UCB, “4D Cell Biology: Big Data Image Analytics and Lattice Light-Sheet Imaging of Live Human Stem Cell-Derived Organoids”
11:20 – 11:45 AM Talk 6: Jonas Fowler - Loh Lab, Stanford University, “How do Human Blood Stem Cells Develop and Can We Recreate them from Pluripotent Cells?”
11:45 – 12:10 PM Talk 7: Akela Kuwahara - Bush Lab, UCSF, “Transcriptional Regulation of Tracheoesophageal Specification and Separation”
12:10 – 1:10 PM Lunch; Crocker Hall
1:10 -1:35 PM Talk 8: G. Bikem Soygur - Laird Lab, UCSF, “Social Interactions Between Fetal Germ Cells”
Session 8: Bone, Cartilage, and Muscle-forming Stem CellsModerator: Michael LongakerLocation: Merrill Hall |
1:35 – 2:00 PM Talk 9: Susan Eliazer - Brack Lab, UCSF, “Niche Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Quiescence”
2:00 – 2:25 PM Talk 10: Tom Ambrosi - Chan Lab, Stanford University, ”Deciphering Heterogeneity and Rejuvenating Function of Skeletal Stem Cells”
2:25 – 2:50 PM Talk 11: Kara McKinley - Vale/Klein Labs, UCSF, “Patterning Principles of the Mammalian Small Intestine”
2:50 – 3:15PM Talk 12: Ying Yang - Reiter Lab, UCSF, “Ciliary Signaling Controls Mechanical Tissue Properties and Organ Growth”
3:15 – 3:30 PM Break; Merrill Hall
Session 9: Cell Evolution During Development and AdulthoodModerator: Holger WillenbringLocation: Merrill Hall |
3:30 - 3:55 PM Talk 13: Jayakrishnan Gopakumar - Jaiswal Lab, Stanford University, “Clonal Hematopoiesis and Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease”
3:55 – 4:20 PM Talk 14: Corrigan Horton - Wang Lab, UCSC, “Analysis of Prostate Basal Cell Plasticity at the Single Cell Level”
4:20 – 4:45 PM Talk 15: Simone Kurial - Willenbring Lab, UCSF, “Therapeutic Transdifferentiation in the Liver”
4:45 – 5:10 PM Talk 16: Aparna Bhadhuri - Kriegstein Lab, UCSF, “Outer Radial Glia-like Cells are Invasive Tumor Propagating Cells in Glioblastoma”
5:10 – 5:35 PM Talk 17: Marta Losa Llabata - Selleri Lab, UCSF, “Short Tales of Making Faces: Disentangling the Heterogeneity of the Cephalic Epithelium”
5:35 - 6:00 PM Free Time
6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner; Merrill Hall
Evening Session:
7:00 - 7:05 PM Introductory Remarks - Arnold Kriegstein
7:05 – 8:05 PM Keynote Address: Jonah Cool, Science Program Officer for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
8:05 - 8:20 PM Question & Answer Session with Keynote Speaker
8:20 – 10:00 PM Bonfire; BBQ Area
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Saturday, May 11th |
7:30 - 8:55 AM Breakfast; Crocker Hall
8:55 - 9:00 AM Introductory Remarks - Camilla Forsberg
Session 10: Wound Healing and Tissue ResponseModerator: Josh StuartLocation: Merrill Hall |
9:00 - 9:25 AM Talk 1: Shamik Mascharak - Longaker Lab, Stanford University, “Regenerative Skin Healing through Targeted Modulation of Engrailed1-negative Fibroblasts”
9:25 – 9:50 AM Talk 2: Ashley Libby - McDevitt Lab, UCSF, “Engineering Self-directed Multicellular Organization of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells”
9:50 – 10:15 AM Talk 3: Hongxu Ding, postdoc - Stuart Lab, UCSC, “Pathway Transformations Cell Trajectory to Interpret Single Cell RNA-seq Data”
10:15 – 10:30 AM Break; Merrill Hall
Session 11: Lung Development and HomeostasisModerator: Sarah KnoxLocation: Merrill Hall |
10:30 – 10:55 AM Talk 4: Joshua Guild - Desai Lab, Stanford University, “In Vivo Interrogation of EGF Signaling in Alveolar Maintenance”
10:55 – 11:20 PM Talk 5: Alison May - Knox Lab, UCSF, “CFTR is an Essential Regulator of Exocrine Gland Morphogenesis"
11:20 – 11:45 PM Talk 6: Jolene Draper - Sanford Lab, UCSC, “mRNA Isoform Fate in Stem Cells”
11:45 – 12:10 PM Talk 7: Nabora Soledad Reyes de Mochel - Peng Lab, UCSF, “Physiologically Primed Senescent Mesenchyme Promotes Epithelial Progenitor-Mediated Repair”
12:10 – 12:25 PM Closing Remarks - Rik Derynck; Merrill Hall
12:25 PM Boxed Lunches
