Keynote Speaker: Laura Kiessling, Novartis Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Science and Industry Talk: Nancy Thornberry, Founding CEO of Kallyope, Inc.
Along with talks presented by our outstanding Yale Faculty: Jason Crawford, Sarah Slavoff, Daryl Klein, Grace Chen, Jing Yan and Tang Shaogeng
There will be a poster contest with three winners announced at the closing remarks.
Schedule
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. On-Site Registration West Campus Conference Center
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Science & Industry Talk Nancy Thornberry, Founding CEO at Kallyope Inc.
“Unlocking Gut-Brain Circuits for the Discovery of Novel Therapeutics”
12:00 -12:45 p.m. Lunch/Poster Session (Posters set up by 10:30 a.m. for on-site registration)
12:55 – 1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks Jason Crawford, Professor of Chemistry and of Microbial Pathogenesis Director, Yale Institute of Biomolecular Design & Discovery
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker Laura Kiessling, Novartis Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Carbohydrate Recognition in Health and Disease”
2:05 – 2:35 p.m. Introduction by Xin Huang, Graduate Student
Jing Yan, Assistant Professor, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
“Searching for the Secret of Stickiness: How Biofilms Adhere to Surfaces”
2:35 - 3:05 p.m. Introduction by Adele Dujsikova, Postgraduate Associate
Grace Chen, Assistant Professor of Immunobiology
“Circular RNA’s in Health and Disease”
3:05 – 3:20 p.m. Coffee Break
3:20 - 3:50 p.m. Introduction by Taylor Gierke, Graduate Student
Tang Shaogeng, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
“Membrane Fusion: From Viral Infection to Fertilization”
3:50 - 4:20 p.m. Introduction by Yueyue Wang, Associate Research Scientist
Daryl Klein, Associate Professor of Pharmacology
“From Structure to Strategy: Understanding the Oncogenic Receptors ALK and GABRP for Targeted Inhibition”
4:20 - 4:50 p.m. Introduction by Ashleigh Purvis, Graduate Student
Sarah Slavoff, Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
“Dark Matter of the Human Proteome”
4:50 – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Poster Prizes, Jason Crawford
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
This event is supported by the NIH Training Grant T32 GM149444 and the Yale Institute of Biomolecular Design and Discovery.
Contact: Helen Tvedt, helen.tvedt@yale.edu
This event is supported by the NIH Training Grant T32 GM149444 and the Yale Institute of Biomolecular Design and Discovery.