2021 GSI Research Symposium

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Welcome to the 13th Annual GSI Research Symposium. 
November 18, 2021
10:20am-3:00pm
Now Completely Virtual and Online

Registration Link to the Zoom Session 

The Annual GSI Research Symposium is an interdisciplinary event emphasizing research in Genetics and Genomics at Boston University, across both the MEDical Campus and the Charles River Campus. Participation is open to all Boston area researchers with interests that emphasize these disciplines.

Please read our statement of why we had to suddenly go to the zoom format. We apologize for the sudden change of venue.

12:30pm – 1:30pm
Invited talks from GSI supported initiatives

Jackie Turcinovic, Connor lab
A genomic approach to tracking SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks on a university campus

Adam Hume, Hume lab, Emili lab and Muhlberger lab
Actionable Cytopathogenic Host Responses of Human Alveolar Type 2 Cells to SARS-CoV-2

Ella Zeldich, Zeldich lab
Deciphering transcriptomic dysregulation in Down Syndrome using cortical spheroids.

Jean-Pierre Roussarie, Roussarie lab
Selective Neuronal Vulnerability in Alzheimer’s Disease

1:40pm – 3:00pm
Short “Lightening” Talks ROUND#2

Jacob Beierle, Bryant lab
A reduced complexity cross between BALB/c substrains identifies Zhx2 as a candidate gene underlying oxycodone metabolite brain concentration and state-dependent learning of opioid reward

David Engel, Waxman lab
Fatty liver disease induced by foreign chemical exposure vs dietary factors

Gian Paolo Sepulveda, Grishok lab
Investigating the role of DOT1L in c-Myc driven transcriptional regulation

Aksel Laudon, Lu lab
Parvin-ILK-PINCH (PIP) protein complex is essential for normal kidney podocyte adhesion and protein distributions

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Carlos Perea-Resa, Blower lab
Molecular recycling of Cohesin: building cells after mitosis

Dmitry Ketrov, Cifuentes lab
miR-144 orchestrates chromatin condensation during erythropoiesis

Andres Vacas, Afasizhev(a) labs
Spatial coupling of mitochondrial transcription and RNA processing in Trypanosoma brucei

Bharath Sundararaj, Samuelson lab
Roles for full-length and truncated expansins in the assembly and disassembly of the Acanthamoeba cyst wall.

Junming Hu, Zhang lab and Wolozin lab
Identification of circRNA linked to Alzheimer’s disease

Closing Remarks

Short “Lightening” Talks Presentations for Students/Postdocs/Staff and New BU Genomics/Genetics faculty

Please note there is limited space open for these talks

A select number of abstract submissions from students, postdoctoral fellows and research staff will be chosen for short talk presentations.  If you would like to be a presenter, and you are not interested in being considered for the Free RNA-seq Competition, please indicate so on the Submission Form by selecting the appropriate response from the drop down menu.

• In addition to recognition from the GSI, short talk presentations will also be eligible for an honorarium award.
• Lightning talks will be 7 minutes in length (including questions).  Invited speakers will have 13 minute talks with 2 min questions.

Poster Session  Poster Session Postponed Due to COVID room density restrictions

There will be a poster session for students, both undergraduate and graduate, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. Participants may be from any institution and not just Boston University.

To present a poster, please fill out the online Submission Form.

• Students and postdoctoral fellows who present posters will be eligible for sequencing awards.  These awards will be decided by a poster review committee on the day of the symposium.
• The preferred poster size is 4ft x 4ft. If you would like to request additional space for your poster, please email gsi@bu.edu at least two weeks prior to the symposium.