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2022 Agenda

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Virtual Meeting
9:00–9:30 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks
Anna SantaMaria, Ph.D.
Chair, 2022 Retreat Steering Committee

Henry Levin, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Section on Eukaryotic Transposable Elements
Deputy Scientific Director, NICHD Division of intramural Research
9:30–10:30 a.m. Keynote Address
Moderator: Tushar Patel, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Yanovski Lab)
Rosa Puertollano, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
“Emerging role of lysosomes in cellular response to stress in health and disease”
10:30–10:45 a.m. Morning Break
10:45 a.m.–12:25 p.m. Career Focus: Q&A Breakout Sessions
Three Panels × 30 Minutes Each, with 5 Minute Transitions
  • Research Programs in Academe & Government
    Moderator: Christina Porras, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Rouault Lab)
    • Yvette Yien, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    • Jason Wester, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Ohio State University
    • Sandip De, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research, FDA
  • Industry
    Moderator: Priyanka Mittal, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Hinnebusch Lab)
    • Hannah Haley, Ph.D., Scientist, RAPT Therapeutics
    • Mariano Russo, Ph.D., Bioinformatician, SOPHiA Genetics
    • Monica Chiaramonte, Ph.D., Director, Clinical Regulatory Writing, AstraZeneca
  • Science Administration (Government)
    Moderator: Hyo Won Ahn, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Levin Lab)
    • Richa M. Lomash, Ph.D., Scientific Project Manager, Division of Preclinical Therapeutics, NCATS
    • Suna Gulay, Ph.D., Technology Transfer and Patent Specialist, NCI
    • Elena Schwartz, Ph.D., Program Director, Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials, NCI
    • Una Grewal, Ph.D., Director, Division of Population Health Research, NICHD
12:30–1:30 p.m. Lunch Break & Career Speaker Networking
1:30–1:45 p.m. NICHD Strategic Plan Presentation
1:45–2:30 p.m. Fellows’ Oral Presentations: Concurrent Sessions (As Needed)
  1. #1–3, Moderator: Amrita Mandal, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Balla Lab)
    1. Mor Alkaslasi, Le Pichon Lab
    2. Abhinav Sur, Ph.D., Farrell Lab
    3. Anna Santamaria, Ph.D., Rouault Lab
  2. #4–6, Moderator: Bomi Song, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Stopfer Lab)
    1. Abhishek Jha, Ph.D., Pacak Lab
    2. Leah Greenspan, Ph.D., Weinstein Lab
    3. Zoe Piccus, Le Pichon Lab
  3. #7–9, Moderator: Jeremie Oliver (Graduate Student, D’Souza Lab)
    1. Miranda Marvel, Ph.D., Weinstein Lab
    2. Tyler Bruno, Sacket Lab
    3. Jong Park, Ph.D., Weinstein Lab
  4. #10–11, Moderator: Hyo Won Ahn, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Levin Lab)
    1. Rachel Cosby, Ph.D., Macfarlan Lab
    2. Paul Atkins, Ph.D., Levin Lab
2:30–3:15 p.m. Fellows’ Three-Minute Poster Talks, Session 1, #1–10
Moderator: Muthulakshmi Sellamani, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Leikin Lab)
  1. Tyler Bruno, Sacket Lab
  2. Stephanie Lehman, Ph.D., Machner Lab
  3. Adam Caccavano, Ph.D., McBain Lab
  4. Sabrina Bouchard, Machner Lab
  5. Huang Lin, Ph.D., Peddada Lab
  6. Rakesh Pathak, Ph.D., Levin Lab
  7. Emily Petroni, Storz Lab
  8. Julia Porth, Ph.D., Gilman Lab
  9. Megha Rajendran, Ph.D., Bezrukov Lab
  10. Resmi Raju, B.D.S, M.D.S, Ph.D., D’Souza Lab
3:15–3:30 p.m. Break
3:30–4:30 p.m. Afternoon Keynote Talk
Moderator: Erin Walsh, Ph.D. (NICHD Office of Education)
Lauren Celano
CEO, Propel Careers
NICHD Industry Career Consultant
“The state of the industry job market: opportunities, challenges, and strategies for success”
4:30–5:00 p.m. Fellows’ Three-Minute Poster Talks, Session 2, #11–16
Moderator: Amrita Mandal, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Balla Lab)
  1. Catherine Rogers, Rogers Lab
  2. Grace Biddle, Burgess Lab
  3. Ranjan Amitabh, Ph.D., Maraia Lab
  4. Krissy Woodis, Sheppard Lab
  5. Meghan Schupp, Chitnis Lab
  6. Priyanka Mittal, Ph.D., Hinnebusch Lab
5:00 p.m. Concluding Remarks