Wednesday – 2026 GMB New Student Symposium
May 27 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
2026 GMB New Student Symposium Schedule:
9:30 AM Sophie Addi, Bob Duronio Lab
Mechanisms Regulating Histone Transcription in Drosophila Cell Cycle and Development
9:45 AM Alyssa Stoner, Laura Lee Lab
Utilizing light sheet live microscopy to study plant regeneration at the root tip
10:00 AM Calen Paleologos, Zack Nimchuk Lab
Talk Title To Be Announced
10:15 AM Kasey Linton, Sarah Linnstaedt Lab
Epigenetic Landscape of the X Chromosome in Chronic Post-Traumatic Pain
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Claire Olson, Jesse Raab Lab
Investigating the Interaction Between SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodelers and the Integrator Complex
11:00 AM Rhea Premanand, Qingyun Liu Lab
Establishing a Representative Collection of M. Abcessus Strains to Capture DCC Diversity
11:15 AM Zhihan Gao, Karen Mohlke Lab
Functional Validation of Cardiometabolic Disease-Associated Non-Coding Genetic Variants
11:30 AM Kathleen Embury, Karen Mohlke Lab
The Coordination of the ZZ and SANT Domains in Ada2 Histone Binding
11:45 AM Christopher Smith, Melissa Haendel Lab
From Ontologies to Mechanisms: Integrating Disease Knowledge for Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Discovery