Keynote speaker: GGIP Alumnus, Eric Ontiveros, Ph.D.

Keynote Presentation Title: “The Importance of rapid whole genome sequencing in the diagnosis of ill children with a suspected genetic condition.”

12:00 - 1:00 pm: Poster Session

• Monica Ardon (PI: Dr. Ala Moshiri)
• Dr. Pedro Bernardino (PI: Dr. Pamela Lein)
• Dr. Jefferson Breitenbuecher (PI: Dr. Marcelo Kuroda & Dr. Hartigan-O’Connor)
• Jenn Cossaboon (PI: Swee Teh)
• Amin Cressman (PI: Fernando A. Fierro)
• Nayeli Echeverria (PI: Dr. Sara Thomasy)
• Carissa Garrity (PI: Dr. Jeroen Saeij & Dr. Natalia Vapniarsky Arzi)
• Brooke Genovese (PI: Dr. Brian Bird)
• Erin Hisey (PI: Dr. Brian Leonard)
• Leilani Jones (PI: Nicholas Kenyon)
• Pablo Juarez (PI: Dr. Veronica Martinez-Cerdeno)
• Dr. Joanna Kaplan (PI: Dr. Joshua Stern)
• Bryan Le (PI: Dr. Min Zhao & Dr. Fernando Fierro)
• Sophie Le (PI: Dr. Glenn Yiu)
• Dr. Judit Magnusson Wulcon (PI: Dr. Stefan Keller)
• Yingratana McLennan (PI: Dr. Veronica Martinez-Cerdeno)
• Adam Moore (PI: Dr. Lark Coffey)
• Alana Nguyen (PI: Dr. Stephen McSorley)
• Dr. Jeong Eun Park (PI: Dr. Nipavan Chiamvimonvat)
• Raneesh Ramarapu (PI: Dr. Sara Thomasy)
• Dr. Maura Ruyechan (PI: Dr. Katherine Ralston)
• Dr. Devinn Sinnott (PI: Dr. Karen Shapiro)
• Dr. Demitria Vasilatis (PI: Dr. Paramita Ghosh)
• Dr. Patrawin Wanakumjorn (PI: Dr. Satya Dandekar & Dr. Amir Kol)
• Leyi Wang (PI: Dr. Chengfei Liu)

3:00 - 3:30 pm: Faculty Lightning Talks

• Dr. Satya Dandekar, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
  • "Gut immune-Microbiota Axis in HIV Cure Strategies"
• Dr. Brian Leonard, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
  • "Comparative approach to anterior segment ophthalmic disease"
• Dr. Sebastian Winter, Department of Internal Medicine: Infectious Disease, School of Medicine
  • “Metabolism-based interactions between host and microbes in the GI tract”

3:30 - 4:30 pm: Keynote

• Dr. Eric Ontiveros, Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine
  • "The Importance of rapid whole genome sequencing in the diagnosis of ill children with a suspected genetic condition.”

4:30 - 5:30 pm: Student Research Presentations

• Suyakarn Archasappawat, DVM (PI: Chang-il Hwang)
  • "A new vulnerability to BET inhibition due to enhanced autophagy in BRCA2-deficient pancreatic cancer"
• Pavel Morales (PI: Jeroen Saeij)
  • "Elucidating the mechanism by which the Toxoplasma effector TgWIP modulates Dendritic Cell motility"
• Uchenna Nlebedum, DVM (PI: Sara Thomasy)
  •  “A CACNA1F deletion causes X-linked progressive retinal atrophy in racing Greyhounds”
• Kristina Wells (PI: Damian Genetos) 
  • “Osteocytic HIF-2α Increases Bone Mass While Reducing Strength"

Integrative Pathobiology Recruitment Social 

Thursday, February 22, 2024
5:30 - 7:00 pm 
Pizza & Pints, Davis

Integrative Pathobiology Research Symposium

Friday, February 23, 2024
12:00 - 5:30 pm (PST)
Valley Hall 1030 & Via Zoom

Keynote speaker: GGIP Alumnus, Eric Ontiveros, Ph.D.

Keynote Presentation Title: “The Importance of rapid whole genome sequencing in the diagnosis of ill children with a suspected genetic condition.”

12:00 - 1:00 pm: Poster Session

• Monica Ardon (PI: Dr. Ala Moshiri)
• Dr. Pedro Bernardino (PI: Dr. Pamela Lein)
• Dr. Jefferson Breitenbuecher (PI: Dr. Marcelo Kuroda & Dr. Hartigan-O’Connor)
• Jenn Cossaboon (PI: Swee Teh)
• Amin Cressman (PI: Fernando A. Fierro)
• Nayeli Echeverria (PI: Dr. Sara Thomasy)
• Carissa Garrity (PI: Dr. Jeroen Saeij & Dr. Natalia Vapniarsky Arzi)
• Brooke Genovese (PI: Dr. Brian Bird)
• Erin Hisey (PI: Dr. Brian Leonard)
• Leilani Jones (PI: Nicholas Kenyon)
• Pablo Juarez (PI: Dr. Veronica Martinez-Cerdeno)
• Dr. Joanna Kaplan (PI: Dr. Joshua Stern)
• Bryan Le (PI: Dr. Min Zhao & Dr. Fernando Fierro)
• Sophie Le (PI: Dr. Glenn Yiu)
• Dr. Judit Magnusson Wulcon (PI: Dr. Stefan Keller)
• Yingratana McLennan (PI: Dr. Veronica Martinez-Cerdeno)
• Adam Moore (PI: Dr. Lark Coffey)
• Alana Nguyen (PI: Dr. Stephen McSorley)
• Dr. Jeong Eun Park (PI: Dr. Nipavan Chiamvimonvat)
• Raneesh Ramarapu (PI: Dr. Sara Thomasy)
• Dr. Maura Ruyechan (PI: Dr. Katherine Ralston)
• Dr. Devinn Sinnott (PI: Dr. Karen Shapiro)
• Dr. Demitria Vasilatis (PI: Dr. Paramita Ghosh)
• Dr. Patrawin Wanakumjorn (PI: Dr. Satya Dandekar & Dr. Amir Kol)
• Leyi Wang (PI: Dr. Chengfei Liu)

3:00 - 3:30 pm: Faculty Lightning Talks

• Dr. Satya Dandekar, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
  • "Gut immune-Microbiota Axis in HIV Cure Strategies"
• Dr. Brian Leonard, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
  • "Comparative approach to anterior segment ophthalmic disease"
• Dr. Sebastian Winter, Department of Internal Medicine: Infectious Disease, School of Medicine
  • “Metabolism-based interactions between host and microbes in the GI tract”

3:30 - 4:30 pm: Keynote

• Dr. Eric Ontiveros, Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine
  • "The Importance of rapid whole genome sequencing in the diagnosis of ill children with a suspected genetic condition.”

4:30 - 5:30 pm: Student Research Presentations

• Suyakarn Archasappawat, DVM (PI: Chang-il Hwang)
  • "A new vulnerability to BET inhibition due to enhanced autophagy in BRCA2-deficient pancreatic cancer"
• Pavel Morales (PI: Jeroen Saeij)
  • "Elucidating the mechanism by which the Toxoplasma effector TgWIP modulates Dendritic Cell motility"
• Uchenna Nlebedum, DVM (PI: Sara Thomasy)
  •  “A CACNA1F deletion causes X-linked progressive retinal atrophy in racing Greyhounds”
• Kristina Wells (PI: Damian Genetos) 
  • “Osteocytic HIF-2α Increases Bone Mass While Reducing Strength"
     

Contact dsbond@ucdavis.edu if you are interested in attending the event.

Integrative Pathobiology Recruitment Social 

Saturday, February 24, 2024
8:00 - 9:30 am
Farmer's Market, Central Park, Davis