Keynote Speakers
Martin Hudson – Professor of Biology, Interim Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology – Kennesaw State University
Celeste M. Nelson – Wilke Family Professor in Bioengineering, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Director, Program in Engineering Biology, – Princeton University
Confirmed Speakers
Akankshi Munjal – Assistant Professor – Duke University
Adam Gracz – Assistant Professor – Emory University
Zachary Nimchuk – Associate Professor – University of North Carolina
Fabienne Poulain – Assistant Professor – University of South Carolina
Veronica Segarra – Interim Chair and Assistant Professor – High Point University
Karen Litwa – Assistant Professor – East Carolina University
Julio Monti Belmonte – Assistant Professor – North Carolina State University
Poster presentations: SESDB 2022 Poster List
Printable Schedule: SESDB 2022 schedule
Day 1- Wednesday, June 1st
12:30 – 5:00 pm: Registration and poster setup
1:00 – 1:15 pm: Welcome address
1:15 – 3:00 pm: Session 1 – Morphogenesis and Organogenesis
Chair: Lori O’Brien, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1:15 – 1:45 pm: Invited Speaker: Akankshi Munjal, Duke University
Short talks:
1:45 – 2:05 pm: Evolution of a chordate-specific mechanism for myoblast fusion
Pengpeng Bi, University of Georgia
2:05 – 2:25 pm: CHD4 mediates compaction of myocardial trabeculae in the developing heart
Wei Shi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:25 – 2:45 pm: Herbicide induced oxidative stress and metabolic dysfunction leads to defects in intestinal morphogenesis
Julia Grzymkowski, North Carolina State University
2:45 – 3:00 pm: Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Poster session #1
Odd numbered posters
4:00 – 5:00 pm: Keynote Address #1
Martin Hudson, Interim Chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Professor of Biology, Kennesaw State University
Title TBD
Day 2- Thursday, June 2nd
7:30 – 8:45 am: Registration, refreshments, and breakfast (breakfast available 7:45-8:30)
8:45 – 10:15 am: Session 2 – Genetic Regulation of Development
Chair: Rob Dowen and Whitney Edwards, UNC
8:45 – 9:15 am: Invited Speaker: Adam Gracz, Emory University
The chromatin regulatory landscape of intestinal stem cell differentiation and lineage fidelity
Short talks:
9:15 – 9:35 am: Exploring the localization mechanism of cen mRNA to the centrosome
Hala Zein-Sabatto, Emory University
9:35 – 9:55 am: Pigmentation and ocular development in gene edited Anolis sagrei
Christina Sabin, University of Georgia
9:55 – 10:15 am: Sex-specific regulatory networks prime primordial germ cell fate commitment
Adriana Alexander, National Institute of Environmental Health Science
10:15 – 10:30 am: Break
10:30 – 12:00 pm: Session 3 – Stem Cell Biology and Regeneration
Chair: Josh Currie, Wake Forest University
10:30 – 11:00 am: Invited speaker: Zachary Nimchuk, UNC
Integration of endogenous and environmental cues in Arabidopsis shoot stem cell niche function
Short talks:
11:00 – 11:20 am: Remodeling of the cellular landscape during regeneration of the adult zebrafish olfactory bulb
Leslie Slota-Burtt, Duke University
11:20 – 11:40 pm: Heterotrimeric G proteins regulate planarian regeneration and behavior
Jennifer Jenkins, University of Georgia
11:40 – 12:00 pm: Do macrophage secretory factors regulate complex tissue regeneration in spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus)?
Ajoy Aloysius, University of Kentucky
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch – Networking
1:00 – 2:30 pm: Session 4 – Cell-Cell Communication and Signaling
Chair: Jorge Munera, Medical University of South Carolina
1:00 – 1:30 pm: Invited Speaker: Fabienne Poulain, University of South Carolina
Destroy to build: trans-axonal degenerative signaling shapes neural circuits during development
Short talks:
1:30 – 1:50 pm: Wnt/Sp5 signaling cassette is critical for the development of the anterior-posterior axis in sea urchin embryos and is conserved across animals
Sujan Gautam, Auburn University
1:50 – 2:10 pm: Follicle-stimulating hormone signaling opposes DRL-1/FLR-4 MAPK signaling to balance p38-mediated growth and lipid homeostasis in C. elegans
Sarah Torzone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:10 – 2:30 pm: Glypican-based mechanisms of extracellular Wnt distribution
Indrayani Waghmare, Vanderbilt University
2:30 – 3:30 pm: Educational Session – Engaging all ages with science
Speakers:
2:30-2:50 pm: Sara Faccidomo, UNC
Community Outreach Activities for All Ages: Ways to Promote Enthusiasm for Brain Science
2:50-3:10 pm: Hannah Wiedner, UNC; Abigail Ballard, UNC; Odessa Goudy, UNC; Rafia Virk, UNC
Shadow A Scientist at UNC: an immersive outreach initiative
3:10-3:30 pm: Veronica Segarra, Goucher College
Scientific society outreach to engage future scientists: Opportunities and Challenges
3:30 – 3:45 pm Break
3:45 – 4:45 pm: Keynote Address #2
Celeste Nelson, Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
Title TBD
5:00 – 6:00 pm: Poster session # 2/cocktail hour
Even numbered posters
6:00 – 8:00 pm: Banquet dinner
Day 3 – Friday, June 3rd
7:30 – 8:30 am: Breakfast (breakfast available 7:45-8:30)
8:30 – 10:00 am: Session 5 – Cell Shape and Dynamics in Development
Chair: Hala Zein-Sabatto, Emory University
8:30 – 9:00 am: Invited Speaker: Karen Litwa, East Carolina University
Synapses Under Construction: Cytoskeletal Regulation of Developing Neural Circuits
Short talks:
9:00 – 9:20 am: Developmental Regulation of Epithelial Polarization by pre-mRNA Splicing
Daniel Levic, Duke University
9:20 – 9:40 am: Defining the structure and function of the multivalent protein network at cell-cell adherens junctions during Drosophila morphogenesis
Anja Schmidt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:40 – 10:00 am: Regulated sonic hedgehog signaling is required for patterned cell remodeling during cranial neural tube closure
Eric Brooks, North Carolina State University
10:00 – 10:15 am: Break
10:15 – 11:45 pm: Session 6 – Modeling Developmental Systems
Chair: Scott Parnell, UNC
10:15 – 10:45 am: Invited Speaker: Julio Monti Belmonte, North Carolina State University
Short talks:
10:45 – 11:05 am: The RNA-binding protein Eif4a3 regulates neurogenesis in mouse and human development
Bianca Lupan, Duke University
11:05 – 11:25 am: Microphysiological modeling of PIK3CA-driven vascular malformations
Wen Yih Aw, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:25 – 11:45 pm: A wave of NF-κB activity regulates zebrafish scale development
Maya Evanitsky, Duke University
11:45 -12:00 pm: Awards and Closing Comments