Friday – 2026 BCB New Student Symposium

BCB New Student Symposium

10:30 AM Alice Zhang

Tarek Zikry & Jessica Girault Labs

Neural Dynamics of Positional Memory Following Transient Whole-brain Inhibition in Zebrafish Larvae

10:45 AM Jordyn Homoki

Jessica Girault & Zachary Fisher Labs

Developmental trends in white matter connectivity underlying functional networks in infants with enriched genetic liability for neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions

11:00 AM Andrew Antanasiu

Tim Elston Lab

EXPLORATION OF X-CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION MECHANISMS

11:15 AM Break

11:30 AM Jihae Lee

Charles Perou Lab

Cavebear-multi: Aligning on the Timeline with Supervised Cross-Species Mapping 

11:45 AM Marisa Lange

Will Valdar Lab

Adjusting for Haplotype Uncertainty in Bayesian Mediation Analysis

Additional New BCB Students Not Presenting:

Damien Guilbaud

Brian Diekman & Doug Phanstiel Labs

Jazmin Sharp

12:15-2:00 PM New Student Luncheon