2nd ChAWM: Thursday May 23, 2019
Keynote, Talks and Workshop.
Moss Auditorium
Room 1020, College of Medicine Research Building (COMRB).
909 S. Wolcott Ave., Chicago, IL.
Keynote.
10:00-11:00AM.
Introduction to microPublication Biology and
Control of Germline Stem Cell Differentiation in C. elegans.
Tim Schedl. Dept. of Genetics, Washington University.
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Note: to conserve paper, we will not be providing a hard-copy of the program.
Note: to conserve paper, we will not be providing a hard-copy of the program.
Session 1. Chair: Xantha Karp. 11:00-12:00PM. 12 min. talks, 3 min. questions.
1.- Germline RNA helicases drive the phase separation and perinuclear anchoring of germ granules to promote piRNA-mediated genome surveillance.
Wenjun Chen, J. Brown, C. Lang, D. Zhang, K. Bennett, S. Tu, Z. Weng, E. Munro, and Heng-Chi Lee.
2.- SYGL-1 and the molecular switch from GSC self-renewal to differentiation in C. elegans.
Tina Lynch, C. Kanzler, H. Shin, and Judith Kimble.
3.- The mir-44 family of microRNAs regulates the sperm/oocyte switch in C. elegans hermaphrodites.
Katherine Maniates, B. Olson and Allison L. Abbott.
4.- Biochemical characterization of essential kinesin activity and regulation in C. elegans oocyte meiosis.
Ian Wolff, and Sadie Wignall.
Lunch. 12:00-1:00PM.
Session 2. Chair: Claire de la Cova. 1:00-2:00PM. 12 min. talks, 3. min. questions.
5.- EXC-4/CLIC proteins are ancient regulators of heterotrimeric G-protein-Rho/Rac signaling.
Anthony Arena, D. Y. Mao, J. Kitajewski, and Daniel Shaye.
6.- Wnt signaling antagonizes repression of germline genes in somatic cell nuclei.
Jerrin Cherian, and Lisa Petrella.
7.- Muscular exertion is detrimental to viability in a nematode model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Kiley Hughes, A. Rodriguez, K., S. Ray, A. Schuler, B. Rodemoyer, V. Veerappan, K. Cuciarone, A. Kullman, C. Lim, N. Gutta, S. Vemuri, V. Andriulis, D. Wismonger, L. Barickman, W. Stein, A. Singhvi, N. Schroeder, and Andres Vidal-Gadea.
8.- A Genetic Screen to Identify New FGFR Signaling Components.
Victoria Puccini de Castro, J. Palalay, J. E. Webb, C. Gaudenzi, X. Alava, O. Payan Parra, M. Stefinko, C. Voisine, T.-W Lo, and Michael Stern.
Coffee Break. 2:00-2:30PM.
Session 3. Chair: Chiou Fen Chuang. 2:30-3:30PM. 12 min. talks, 3. min. questions.
9.- Massive sampling of Caenorhabditis elegans across the Hawaiian Islands reveals remarkable genetic diversity on the islands and admixture with globally distributed populations.
Tim Crombie, S. Zdraljevic, S. Brady, D. Cook, K. Evans, S. Hahnel, D. Lee, B. Rodriguez, R. Tanny, Y. Wang, Ga. Zhang, J. van der Zwaag, and Erik Andersen.
10.- The role of DEX-1 in dauer-specific locomotion behavior.
Kristen Flatt, and Nathan Schroeder.
11.- Investigating the Function of the ARID-type Transcription Factor CFI-1 in Cholinergic Motor Neurons of the Nematode C. elegans.
Yinan Li, and Paschalis Kratsios.
12.- Timing matters: Organismal responses to stress.
Srijit Das, Felicia Ooi, Johnny Cruz Corchado, and Veena Prahlad.
Workshop: Genome Editing. Chair: . 3:30-4:15PM. 5 min. talks.
Short presentations by Daehan Lee (Northwestern), Alexandra Socovich (UIC), Olivia Gaylord (U. Chicago), Sarit Smolikove (U. Iowa), and Min Le (ThermoFisher Scientific), followed by a Q&A session and open discussion.
Posters. 4:30-6:30PM.
Faculty Alumni Lounge. Room 219, College of Medicine West (CMW) Building. 1835 W. Polk St. Chicago, IL 60612.
1.- Germline RNA helicases drive the phase separation and perinuclear anchoring of germ granules to promote piRNA-mediated genome surveillance.
Wenjun Chen, J. Brown, C. Lang, D. Zhang, K. Bennett, S. Tu, Z. Weng, E. Munro, and Heng-Chi Lee.
2.- SYGL-1 and the molecular switch from GSC self-renewal to differentiation in C. elegans.
Tina Lynch, C. Kanzler, H. Shin, and Judith Kimble.
3.- The mir-44 family of microRNAs regulates the sperm/oocyte switch in C. elegans hermaphrodites.
Katherine Maniates, B. Olson and Allison L. Abbott.
4.- Biochemical characterization of essential kinesin activity and regulation in C. elegans oocyte meiosis.
Ian Wolff, and Sadie Wignall.
Lunch. 12:00-1:00PM.
Session 2. Chair: Claire de la Cova. 1:00-2:00PM. 12 min. talks, 3. min. questions.
5.- EXC-4/CLIC proteins are ancient regulators of heterotrimeric G-protein-Rho/Rac signaling.
Anthony Arena, D. Y. Mao, J. Kitajewski, and Daniel Shaye.
6.- Wnt signaling antagonizes repression of germline genes in somatic cell nuclei.
Jerrin Cherian, and Lisa Petrella.
7.- Muscular exertion is detrimental to viability in a nematode model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Kiley Hughes, A. Rodriguez, K., S. Ray, A. Schuler, B. Rodemoyer, V. Veerappan, K. Cuciarone, A. Kullman, C. Lim, N. Gutta, S. Vemuri, V. Andriulis, D. Wismonger, L. Barickman, W. Stein, A. Singhvi, N. Schroeder, and Andres Vidal-Gadea.
8.- A Genetic Screen to Identify New FGFR Signaling Components.
Victoria Puccini de Castro, J. Palalay, J. E. Webb, C. Gaudenzi, X. Alava, O. Payan Parra, M. Stefinko, C. Voisine, T.-W Lo, and Michael Stern.
Coffee Break. 2:00-2:30PM.
Session 3. Chair: Chiou Fen Chuang. 2:30-3:30PM. 12 min. talks, 3. min. questions.
9.- Massive sampling of Caenorhabditis elegans across the Hawaiian Islands reveals remarkable genetic diversity on the islands and admixture with globally distributed populations.
Tim Crombie, S. Zdraljevic, S. Brady, D. Cook, K. Evans, S. Hahnel, D. Lee, B. Rodriguez, R. Tanny, Y. Wang, Ga. Zhang, J. van der Zwaag, and Erik Andersen.
10.- The role of DEX-1 in dauer-specific locomotion behavior.
Kristen Flatt, and Nathan Schroeder.
11.- Investigating the Function of the ARID-type Transcription Factor CFI-1 in Cholinergic Motor Neurons of the Nematode C. elegans.
Yinan Li, and Paschalis Kratsios.
12.- Timing matters: Organismal responses to stress.
Srijit Das, Felicia Ooi, Johnny Cruz Corchado, and Veena Prahlad.
Workshop: Genome Editing. Chair: . 3:30-4:15PM. 5 min. talks.
Short presentations by Daehan Lee (Northwestern), Alexandra Socovich (UIC), Olivia Gaylord (U. Chicago), Sarit Smolikove (U. Iowa), and Min Le (ThermoFisher Scientific), followed by a Q&A session and open discussion.
Posters. 4:30-6:30PM.
Faculty Alumni Lounge. Room 219, College of Medicine West (CMW) Building. 1835 W. Polk St. Chicago, IL 60612.
