SOUTHWESTERN AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION
of the
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
85th ANNUAL MEETING
“EXPANDING FRONTIERS through the ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE”
RICE UNIVERSITY
HOUSTON, TEXAS
APRIL 8-10, 2010
microRNAs in Development & Disease Session
Preethie H. Gunaratne, Ph.D. (Chair)
Sponsors: LC Sciences, Norgen Biotek, Illumnia, Integrated DNA Technologies, Thermo Scientific
Date: 04-08-10
Time: 1.00-7.00 PM
Room: 284 BRC (BioScience Research Collaborative)
AGENDA
1.00-1.10 pm: Introduction and welcome.
1.10-1.30 pm: Preethi H. Gunaratne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. Biology & Biochemistry, University of Houston
Title: A Functional genomics platform for discovering novel tumor suppressor microRNAs for individualized cancer therapy
1.35-1.55 pm: Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
Title: Small RNAs in the female reproductive tract of mammals
2.00-2.20pm: Matthew L. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Title:MicroRNAs as Therapeutic Targets in Female Reproductive Tract Cancers
2.25-2.45 pm: Jason Shohet, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatric/Hem-Onc Cell & Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine
Title:A Genome-wide screen for MYCN regulated microRNAs with ChIP-seq reveal oncogenic and tumor supressor microRNAs in neuroblastoma
BREAK – 2.45-3.00 pm
3.00-3.20 pm: Soo-Kyung Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Title: The role of an intronic microRNA family in the gene regulatory network during spinal cord development
3.25-3.45 pm: Joel Neilson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Title: Programs of 3′ UTR variation in normal and transformed mammalian cells.
3.50-4.10 pm. Dr. Tom Cooper, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
Title:MicroRNA-mediated regulation of RNA binding proteins controls a network of alternative splicing transitions during postnatal mouse heart development.
BREAK: 4.10-4.25 pm
4.25-4.45 pm: Robert J. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Houston
Title: Serum response factor micromanages heart development
4.50-5.10 pm: Austin J. Cooney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Title:miRNA regulation of pluripotency factors.
5.15-5.35 pm: Gerald Wilmink, Ph.D.
William Roach, Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks City-Base, TX
Title: Identification and characterization of microRNAs associated with hyperthermia-induced cellular response
5.35 – 5.55 pm: David B. Corry, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
Title:The pro-inflammatory role of miRNAs: an emerging paradigm.
6.00-7.00 pm: Reception
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