Program
The program features nationally recognized exceptional early career research scholars who have demonstrated scientific achievements in cancer biology and neuroscience.
Time, events and speakers for the Rising Stars Symposium are subject to change. If there are updates, they will be published on this page. Times listed below are Eastern time.
All activities take place in Kinne Auditorium, Cannady Building 1.
To attend the symposium virtually, use the links below.
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
Attend virtually via Zoom
Meeting ID: 964 6696 7455
Passcode: 487848
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024
Attend virtually via Zoom
Meeting ID: 941 9245 3552
Passcode: 625699
8:40 a.m. |
Mechanisms of Neuroprotection of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamicnucleus: Redefining the Mission for DBS in Parkinson's Disease |
Suelen Lucio Boschen De Souza, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic |
9:20 a.m. |
Towards Understanding How Mutations in the p97 ATPase Cause ALS |
Malavika Raman, Ph.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine |
10 a.m. |
Break |
|
10:15 a.m. |
Metabolic Basis of Regulatory T-Cell Function: Role in Intestinal Homeostasis |
Wale O. Bamidele, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic |
10:55 a.m. |
Paxbp1 is Required for the Sustained Suppression of the Cytotoxic Program in T Cells |
Danielle Chisolm, Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
11:35 a.m. |
Deconstructing Aging With Senolytic CAR-T Cells |
Corina Amor Vegas, M.D., Ph.D.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1 p.m. |
"RNA switches” in pancreatic cancer: Expression, splicing and RNA-based therapeutics |
Luisa Escobar-Hoyos, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine |
1:40 p.m. |
Cytoskeletal and Metabolic Drivers of Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis |
Gina Razidlo, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic |
2:20 p.m. |
Developing a Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial to Test Safety of an Autologous Retinal Pigment Epithelium Patch in Macular Degeneration Patients |
Kapil Bharti, Ph.D.
National Eye Institute |