Friday, March 1
4:00-5:00 pm Registration & Poster setup for Poster Session 1
Informal pre-meeting mixer: Be among the first 10 to join and receive limited edition meeting swag!
Nametag pick up. No on-site registration.
5:00-5:15 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks
Bruce Appel, Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Christian Mosimann, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
SDB Southwest representative
5:15-7:00 pm Session 1
Chair: Jamie Nichols, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
5:15-5:30 pm Pericardium formation occurs as a distinct process during heart morphogenesis
Hannah Moran, Graduate Student Mosimann lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
5:30-5:45 pm Why did the chicken cross the road? To evolve better lungs
Kamryn Gerner-Mauro, Graduate Student Chen lab
Baylor College of Medicine
5:45-6:00 pm Electrical synapses mediate embryonic hyperactivity in a zebrafish model of Fragile X syndrome
Caleb Doll, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
6:00-6:30 pm Genetic and developmental mechanisms of climate resilience and adaption to ecological opportunity in fishes
Jacob Daane, Assistant Professor
University of Houston
6:30-7:00 pm Cellular and patterning innovations for photosynthetic efficiency
Carlos Ortiz-Ramírez, Professor
National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (Langebio) - Cinvestav, Mexico
7:00-9:00 pm Poster Session 1
with light snacks & refreshments
Poster numbers and more info on the POSTER INFO page
Saturday, March 2
8:15-9:45 am Session 2
Chair: David Clouthier, Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
8:15-8:45 am The multifaceted functions of PRDM paralogs during craniofacial development
Lomeli Shull, Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
8:45-9:00 am A novel quadratic paradigm for the relationship between phenotype severity and variation.
Abi Mumme-Monheit, Graduate Student Nichols lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
9:00-9:15 am Processes of Mullerian Duct Regression During Male Development
Ariah Richards, Undergraduate Student Behringer lab
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:15-9:45 Eyeing Regrowth: Mechanisms Regulating Retinal Repair During Development
Ai-Sun Kelly Tseng, Associate Professor
University of Nevada Las Vegas
9:45-10:15 am Break & Tear down of Posters from Poster Session 1
10:15-12:00 pm Session 3: Plenary Session
Chair: Julie Siegenthaler, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
10:15-10:45 am Neurogenesis and neuronal specification in the zebrafish optic tectum is affected by exposure to valproic acid, a drug associated with autism spectrum disorder
Arminda Suli, Associate Professor
Brigham Young University
10:45-11:30 am Plenary talk:
Orchestration of differentiation in space and time: patterning the male germline
Swathi Arur, Professor
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:30-12:00 pm mRNA decay: conserved mechanisms but divergent phenotypes provide lessons in RNA and developmental biology
Leslie Sieburth, Professor
University of Utah
12:00-1:15 pm Lunch & Poster Setup for Poster Session 2
1:15-2:45 pm Session 4: Education Session
1:15-1:20 pm Introduction
Jen McKey, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
1:20-2:05 pm Lightning talks
moderated by
Zackary Marshall, PRA Nelson lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
featured outreach programs:
Developing Scholars
Jeff Moore, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Choose Development
Karla Garcia, Undergraduate Student Tseng lab
Nevada State University
Women in STEM (WiSTEM)
Gigi Hunn, PRA Quillinan Lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Pueblo Brain Science
Mubarak Hussain Syed, Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
Think like a scientist (TlaS)
April Fineberg, PRA Dietz lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
CoorsTek Denver Metro Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Kayla Ahr, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
University of Colorado Denver
Gates summer internship program
Joe Brzezinski, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Clear Direction Mentoring
Mikaela Follmer, Graduate Student Bates lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
NIH Bridges to Baccalaureate
Lee Niswander, Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
2:05-2:45 pm Panel Discussion
moderated by
Kimberly Arena, Postdoc Appel lab
University of Anschutz Medical Campus
with panelists:
Mikaela Follmer
Jeff Moore
Lee Niswander
Mubarak Hussain Syed & Ethan Wilson, PREP Scholar Syed lab
University of New Mexico
2:45-3:15 pm Break
featuring Outreach program showcase tables and networking
3:15-5:00 pm Session 5
Chair: Trevor Isner, Graduate Student Barlow lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
3:15-3:45 pm Update from the National Science Foundation
Special guest: Anna Allen, Program Director Developmental Systems
National Science Foundation (NSF)
3:45-4:00 pm Unravelling molecular mechanisms regulating neural diversity: From Stem Cells to Circuits
Mubarak Hussain Syed, Assistant Professor
University Of New Mexico
4:00-4:15 pm Functional characterization of Otx2 enhancers in mouse retinal development
Ian Purvis, Graduate Student Brzezinski lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
4:15-4:30 pm Fins come and fins go: The smoothback zebrafish mutant informs median appendage development.
Raisa Bailón-Zambrano, Postdoc Nichols lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
4:30-5:00 pm Moving the Message: mRNA localization in early C. elegans embryos
Erin Osborne Nishimura, Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
5:00-7:00 pm Poster Session 2
with light snacks & refreshments
Poster numbers and more info on the POSTER INFO page
7:00-9:00 pm Dinner
Accompanied by Ted Bones and the Busted Bones
&
Heathyr Calderon Art
Sunday, March 3
8:15-10:00 am Session 6
Chair: Jeremy Brown, Graduate Student Moore lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
8:15-8:45 am Deciphering the role of MMACHC, a vitamin B12 processing enzyme, during early development
Anita Quintana, Associate Professor
University of Texas at El Paso
8:45-9:00 am The role of neural crest-derived cardiomyocytes in zebrafish heart development and regeneration
Julia Whittle, Postdoc Yost lab
University of Utah
9:00-9:15 am Leptomeningeal-neural organoid (LMNO) fusions as models for studying neurodevelopment.
Hannah Jones, Graduate Student Siegenthaler lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
9:15-9:30 am Injury-induced tcim drives metabolic reprogramming in macrophages and microglia during spinal cord regeneration
Dana Shaw, Postdoc Mokalled lab
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
9:30-10:00 am The Immortal Thieves: RNAi Safeguards a Germline Heist
Jeffrey Vedanayagam, Assistant Professor
University of Texas at San Antonio
10:00-10:30 am Break & Tear Down of Posters from Poster Session 2
10:30-12:00 pm Session 7
Chair: Harrison Wells, Graduate Student Mosimann lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
10:30-11:00 am Hedgehog signaling cyclically remodels the adult uterus
Elle Roberson, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
11:00-11:30 am Histone methylation regulates cell fate and plasticity in the intestine
Justin Brumbaugh, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
11:30-12:00 pm Lumpy baggage - Nuclei as mechanical bumpers during epithelial remodeling
Todd Blankenship, Professor
University of Denver
12:00-12:30 pm Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks
Alexa Burger, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Katie Ranard, Postdoc Appel lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
4:00-5:00 pm Registration & Poster setup for Poster Session 1
Informal pre-meeting mixer: Be among the first 10 to join and receive limited edition meeting swag!
Nametag pick up. No on-site registration.
5:00-5:15 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks
Bruce Appel, Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Christian Mosimann, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
SDB Southwest representative
5:15-7:00 pm Session 1
Chair: Jamie Nichols, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
5:15-5:30 pm Pericardium formation occurs as a distinct process during heart morphogenesis
Hannah Moran, Graduate Student Mosimann lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
5:30-5:45 pm Why did the chicken cross the road? To evolve better lungs
Kamryn Gerner-Mauro, Graduate Student Chen lab
Baylor College of Medicine
5:45-6:00 pm Electrical synapses mediate embryonic hyperactivity in a zebrafish model of Fragile X syndrome
Caleb Doll, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
6:00-6:30 pm Genetic and developmental mechanisms of climate resilience and adaption to ecological opportunity in fishes
Jacob Daane, Assistant Professor
University of Houston
6:30-7:00 pm Cellular and patterning innovations for photosynthetic efficiency
Carlos Ortiz-Ramírez, Professor
National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (Langebio) - Cinvestav, Mexico
7:00-9:00 pm Poster Session 1
with light snacks & refreshments
Poster numbers and more info on the POSTER INFO page
Saturday, March 2
8:15-9:45 am Session 2
Chair: David Clouthier, Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
8:15-8:45 am The multifaceted functions of PRDM paralogs during craniofacial development
Lomeli Shull, Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
8:45-9:00 am A novel quadratic paradigm for the relationship between phenotype severity and variation.
Abi Mumme-Monheit, Graduate Student Nichols lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
9:00-9:15 am Processes of Mullerian Duct Regression During Male Development
Ariah Richards, Undergraduate Student Behringer lab
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:15-9:45 Eyeing Regrowth: Mechanisms Regulating Retinal Repair During Development
Ai-Sun Kelly Tseng, Associate Professor
University of Nevada Las Vegas
9:45-10:15 am Break & Tear down of Posters from Poster Session 1
10:15-12:00 pm Session 3: Plenary Session
Chair: Julie Siegenthaler, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
10:15-10:45 am Neurogenesis and neuronal specification in the zebrafish optic tectum is affected by exposure to valproic acid, a drug associated with autism spectrum disorder
Arminda Suli, Associate Professor
Brigham Young University
10:45-11:30 am Plenary talk:
Orchestration of differentiation in space and time: patterning the male germline
Swathi Arur, Professor
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:30-12:00 pm mRNA decay: conserved mechanisms but divergent phenotypes provide lessons in RNA and developmental biology
Leslie Sieburth, Professor
University of Utah
12:00-1:15 pm Lunch & Poster Setup for Poster Session 2
1:15-2:45 pm Session 4: Education Session
1:15-1:20 pm Introduction
Jen McKey, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
1:20-2:05 pm Lightning talks
moderated by
Zackary Marshall, PRA Nelson lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
featured outreach programs:
Developing Scholars
Jeff Moore, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Choose Development
Karla Garcia, Undergraduate Student Tseng lab
Nevada State University
Women in STEM (WiSTEM)
Gigi Hunn, PRA Quillinan Lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Pueblo Brain Science
Mubarak Hussain Syed, Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
Think like a scientist (TlaS)
April Fineberg, PRA Dietz lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
CoorsTek Denver Metro Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Kayla Ahr, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
University of Colorado Denver
Gates summer internship program
Joe Brzezinski, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Clear Direction Mentoring
Mikaela Follmer, Graduate Student Bates lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
NIH Bridges to Baccalaureate
Lee Niswander, Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
2:05-2:45 pm Panel Discussion
moderated by
Kimberly Arena, Postdoc Appel lab
University of Anschutz Medical Campus
with panelists:
Mikaela Follmer
Jeff Moore
Lee Niswander
Mubarak Hussain Syed & Ethan Wilson, PREP Scholar Syed lab
University of New Mexico
2:45-3:15 pm Break
featuring Outreach program showcase tables and networking
3:15-5:00 pm Session 5
Chair: Trevor Isner, Graduate Student Barlow lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
3:15-3:45 pm Update from the National Science Foundation
Special guest: Anna Allen, Program Director Developmental Systems
National Science Foundation (NSF)
3:45-4:00 pm Unravelling molecular mechanisms regulating neural diversity: From Stem Cells to Circuits
Mubarak Hussain Syed, Assistant Professor
University Of New Mexico
4:00-4:15 pm Functional characterization of Otx2 enhancers in mouse retinal development
Ian Purvis, Graduate Student Brzezinski lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
4:15-4:30 pm Fins come and fins go: The smoothback zebrafish mutant informs median appendage development.
Raisa Bailón-Zambrano, Postdoc Nichols lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
4:30-5:00 pm Moving the Message: mRNA localization in early C. elegans embryos
Erin Osborne Nishimura, Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
5:00-7:00 pm Poster Session 2
with light snacks & refreshments
Poster numbers and more info on the POSTER INFO page
7:00-9:00 pm Dinner
Accompanied by Ted Bones and the Busted Bones
&
Heathyr Calderon Art
Sunday, March 3
8:15-10:00 am Session 6
Chair: Jeremy Brown, Graduate Student Moore lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
8:15-8:45 am Deciphering the role of MMACHC, a vitamin B12 processing enzyme, during early development
Anita Quintana, Associate Professor
University of Texas at El Paso
8:45-9:00 am The role of neural crest-derived cardiomyocytes in zebrafish heart development and regeneration
Julia Whittle, Postdoc Yost lab
University of Utah
9:00-9:15 am Leptomeningeal-neural organoid (LMNO) fusions as models for studying neurodevelopment.
Hannah Jones, Graduate Student Siegenthaler lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
9:15-9:30 am Injury-induced tcim drives metabolic reprogramming in macrophages and microglia during spinal cord regeneration
Dana Shaw, Postdoc Mokalled lab
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
9:30-10:00 am The Immortal Thieves: RNAi Safeguards a Germline Heist
Jeffrey Vedanayagam, Assistant Professor
University of Texas at San Antonio
10:00-10:30 am Break & Tear Down of Posters from Poster Session 2
10:30-12:00 pm Session 7
Chair: Harrison Wells, Graduate Student Mosimann lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
10:30-11:00 am Hedgehog signaling cyclically remodels the adult uterus
Elle Roberson, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
11:00-11:30 am Histone methylation regulates cell fate and plasticity in the intestine
Justin Brumbaugh, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
11:30-12:00 pm Lumpy baggage - Nuclei as mechanical bumpers during epithelial remodeling
Todd Blankenship, Professor
University of Denver
12:00-12:30 pm Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks
Alexa Burger, Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Katie Ranard, Postdoc Appel lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Special thanks to
the SWSDB2024 Program Committee for selecting speakers from abstract submissions
&
the SWSDB2024 Awards Committee for selecting the talk and poster prize winners!
the SWSDB2024 Program Committee for selecting speakers from abstract submissions
&
the SWSDB2024 Awards Committee for selecting the talk and poster prize winners!