General Information
Discussion: 8:15-9:30am – Holden Auditorium
Moderator: Dr. Shmuylovich
Patients
CSI-DinD Presentations
(10-minute talk followed by 5 minutes of discussion)
Speaker: Clara Kao, B.S., MD-PhD Candidate, Ph.D. Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics Program, Laboratory of Dr. Jeff Gordon, Post-thesis defense, back in clinics (M3)
Topic(s): Cancer immunotherapy, gut microbiome
Title: Understanding a role for the gut microbiome in immunotherapy and immune related adverse events (irAEs)
DinD Presentations
(20-minute talk followed by 5-10 minutes of discussion)
Speaker #1: Yan Yin, Ph.D.; Senior Scientist
Topic(s) #1: Transcription factors, epithelial differentiation, uterine biology
Title #1: Antagonism between retinoic acid and estrogen signaling maintains epithelial cytodifferentiation in the adult endometrium.
Laboratory #1: Liang Ma, Ph.D.
Speaker #2: Favour Akinjiyan, B.S., MD-PhD Candidate, Ph.D. Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Topic(s) #2: Cancer, collagen biology
Laboratory #2: Katherine Fuh, M.D., Ph.D. and Greg Longmore, M.D.
Title #2: Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote metabolic modulation of the TME to allow ECM deposition and tumor progression.