8th Annual C2D2 Symposium 鈥� May 22ND, 2025
51社区黑料Big Data Hub, Presentation Studio (ASB10900*), 12:30 - 5:00 PM
Registration:
Registration is now closed for this event. Please email dpoburko@sfu.ca if you would like to attend.
Evaluation of presentations:
Prizes will be awarded for the Best Long Talk and Best Short Talk. Follow this link to the evaluation forms.
Schedule
12:30 pm Welcome 鈥� Dr. Esther Verheyen and Dr. Damon Poburko
12:35 pm Talk Session 1:
1. Evgenia Momchilova (long talk), Audas (MBB)
Transcriptional regulation of non-coding RNA in heat shock.
2. Ibrahim King (short talk), Braid (MBB)
Fabrication of a 3D Printed Scratch Assay Tool as a Low-Cost Alternative to Commercial Devices.
3. Naseem Givzad (long talk), Claydon (BPK)
Investigating pathogenicity of the P369R Kv7.5 channel variant associated with intellectual disability and epileptic encephalopathies.
4. Arlene Gidda (short talk), Gorski (MBB & BC Cancer)
Exploring therapeutic vulnerabilities in pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms.
5. Soma Roy (short talk), Unrau (MBB)
Guanidinium-based Nucleic Acid Concentrator for Point-of-Care Diagnostics.
6. Homa Hamledari (long talk), Tibbits (BPK & MBB)
Exploring the molecular mechanisms of TNNT2-linked hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes during early and later stages of maturation.
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1:50 pm 15-minute break and door prizes
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2:05 pm Talk Session 2:
7. Genevieve Soares (long talk), MaxCyte
Exploring Innovative Cell Engineering Methods with MaxCyte.
8. Jonathan Goldman (short talk), Clarke (BPK)
Kinetic analysis of HIF-1 Signaling in Skeletal Muscle.
9. Rasool Khaef Panah (long talk), Jaumouill茅 (MBB)
Investigating the Role of 尾2 Integrins during Antibody-Dependent Phagocytosis of B-Cell Lymphomas Using an AI-Driven Imaging Approach.
10. Shaianne Stein (short talk), Braid (MBB)
Extracellular Cathepsin S from activated mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) modulates angiogenesis.
11. Karm Grewal (long talk), Verheyen (MBB)
Characterizing human CDK19 patient variants using Drosophila melanogaster.
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3:05 pm 10-minute break
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3:15 pm Talk Session 3:
12. Tong Tong Wu (short talk), Braid (MBB)
Characterizing the Antimicrobial Properties of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.
13. Kin Lam Wong (long talk), Julian (MBB)
A bioprinting approach for high-throughput production of micropatterned neuroepithelial tissues and modeling TSC2-deficient brain malformations.
14. Arlo Court (short talk) Poburko (BPK)
Imaging mtDNA release in live cells.
15. Ece Y眉cel (short talk), Verheyen (MBB)
Exploring Synergies Between Oncogenic Factors HIPK and SIK.
16. Samira Ebrahimi (long talk), Unrau (MBB)
Regnase-1 Precisely Cleaves NFKBIZ RNA and Triggers Uridylation: A Destabilization Mechanism Impaired in Lymphoma and Viral Infection.
17. Yelyzaveta Kharkova (short talk), Unrau (MBB)
Inhibition of Bacterial RNA Polymerase by the Combined Action of a Small Regulatory Non-Coding RNA and Rifampicin: Potential for New Types of Antibiotics.
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4:20-5:00 pm Pizza social and talk prizes
Organizing Committee
Esther Verheyen, Damon Poburko, Glen Tibbits, Diana Hunter, Shaianne Stein, Tong Tong Wu, Harshini Seetharam, Josh Ham, Jess Hercus, Kewei Yu, Christopher Tam