7th Annual C2D2 Symposium – May 8th, 2024
SFU 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 evlation forms
Schedule
12:30 pm Welcome – Dr. Esther Verheyen and Dr. Damon Poburko
12:35 pm Talk Session 1: Cell Biology & Disease
Jenny Zhe Liao (long talk), Verheyen Lab (MBB)
Cdk8/CDK19 promotes mitochondrial fission through Drp1 phosphorylation and can phenotypically suppress pink1 deficiency in Drosophila
Shefali Vishwakarma (short talk), Claydon Lab (BPK)
A platform for predicting pathogenicity of neuronal Kv7.5 K+ channel variants
Shaianne Stein (long talk), Braid Lab (MBB)
Generating human biomimetic extracellular matrices for in vitro function studies using mesenchymal stromal cells
Tong Tong Wu (short talk), Braid Lab (MBB)
Regulation of Complement Component Synthesis by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Insights into Anatomical Imprinting
Moses Jeong (short talk), Clarke (BPK)
Kinetic modelling of leucine-mediated signalling and protein synthesis in insulin-resistant human skeletal muscle
Lionel Pereira (long talk), Audas Lab (MBB)
Bicarbonate-mediated signalling phosphorylates Hsp70 into a potent amyloid disaggregase
Negin Imani Farahani (short talk), Julian Lab (BISC)
Investigating the utility of iPSC-derived choroid plexus organoids to yield fluid biomarkers in SCA1 disease modeling
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1:55 pm 15-minute break
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2:10 pm Talk Session 2: Cardiovascular Biology
Josh Ham (long talk), Poburko Lab (BPK)
The Vesicular Nucleotide Transporter: What Makes ATP Neurotransmission Different?
Diana Hunter (short talk), Claydon Lab (BPK)
Manipulating Matrix Shape and Stiffness for patch clamp studies of iPSC derived cardiomyocytes
Kosar Jabbari (long talk), Tibbits Lab (BPK & MBB)
Advancing Cardiac Disease Research: Automated Stem Cell Culture and Data-Driven Approaches
Mariam Butt (short talk), Tibbits Lab (BPK & MBB)
Investigating the Impact of LQT2-Linked KCNH2 Variant T65P in a Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Model
Alia Arslanova (short talk), Tibbits Lab (BPK & MBB)
Investigating the Pathogenicity of RYR2 Exon 3 Deletion Variant Using a Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Model
Dina Hosseini Baygi (short talk), Tibbits Lab (BPK & MBB)
A Biological Perception into Microtubules in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy associated Troponin-T (TNNT2) variants using Human-induced Pluripotent Stem Cells derived Cardiomyocyte
Hosna Babini (short talk), Tibbits Lab (BPK & MBB)
Impact of the atrial fibrillation (AF) associated KCNN3 rs13376333 risk variant on SK-current density in hiPSC-aCMs
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3:05 pm Coffee break
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3:15 pm Talk Session 3: Cancer Biology
Jessica Felix (long talk), Gorski Lab (MBB & BC Cancer)
Investigating Autophagy-related Cysteine Protease Atg4a in Drosophila melanogaster Models of Cancer
Brandon Fonseca (short talk), Jaumouillé Lab (MBB)
Investigating the role of Mac-1 catch-bonds in macrophage mechanosensation
Gurpreet Moroak (long talk), Verheyen Lab (MBB)
Nutrient sensor Salt-inducible Kinase synergizes with Homeodomain-interacting Protein Kinase to promote cancer cachexia in a Drosophila tumor model
Rasool Khaef Panah (short talk), Jaumouillé Lab (MBB)
Deciphering the role of Mac-1 receptor during Rituximab mediated phagocytosis of B-cell lymphomas
Krysta Coyle (long talk), Morrin Lab (MBB)
Genomic instability is a feature of mantle cell lymphoma
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4:20 pm Pizza social
Organizing Committee
Esther Verheyen, Damon Poburko, Glen Tibbits, Gamze Akarsu, Alia Arslanova, Hosna Babini, Seyedeh Dina Hosseini Baygi, Josh Ham, Jess Hercus, Cheayeong Keum, Gurpreet Moroak, Shefali Vishwakarma, Ece Yucel, Kelly Zheng