3rd Annual BAD Meeting: June 11th 2019
Brown University
LOCAL ORGANIZERS:
Dr. Karla Kaun (Asst. Prof. of Neuroscience, Brown University)
Dr. Erica Larschan (Asst. Prof. of Biology, Brown University)
Dr. Nate Snell (Graduate Student, Barnea Lab, Brown University)
Jackie Howell (Graduate Student, Tatar & Kaun Labs, Brown University)
Mukulika Ray (Graduate Student, Larschan Lab, Brown University)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Avital Rodal
Associate Professor of Biology
Brandeis University
AGENDA
Downloadable Agenda (with abstracts)
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 | Microtubules stabilize intercellular contractile force transmission during ventral furrow formation Clint Ko, Martin Lab (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) microRNA dependent regulatory switch that controls immune responses by regulating stem cell fate in the gut Pushpa Verma, Van Vacter Lab (Harvard University) Dissecting the sharp response of a canonical developmental enhancer reveals multiple sources of cooperativity Jeehae Park, DePace Lab (Harvard Medical School) [Lightning] KO or OK?: A computational method to uncover regulatory mechanisms of transcription factors during development Ashley Conard, Larschan Lab (Brown University) [Lightning] A myotubularin-related phosphatase that regulates autophagic flux Elizabeth Allen, Baehrecke Lab (University of Massachusetts Medical School) |
| 10:30– 10:45 | BREAK |
| 10:50– 12:00 PM | Drosophila DEG/ENaCs Expressed in Neurons and Muscle Impact Synaptic Transmission and Behavior Alexis Hill (College of the Holy Cross) A conserved role for the N-glycosylation pathway in sleep and seizures Brittany Leger, Walker Lab (Massachusetts General Hospital) Early integration of multimodal chemosensory stimuli in the Drosophila larva Jess Kanwal, Samuel Lab (Harvard University) [Lightning] Behavioral features of alcohol reinforcement in Drosophila Jamie Catalano, Kaun Lab (Brown University) [Lightning] Identifying hygrotaxis circuit elements in Drosophila Tatevik Sarkissian, Garrity Lab (Brandeis University) |
| 12:00– 1:25 | LUNCH Discussion Groups Apoptosis and Neurodegeneration Cell Signaling and Development Neurobiology and Behavior Transcription and Epigenetics |
| 1:30– 2:30 | Vitamin A deprivation as a novel approach to identify neuroprotective molecules Jens Rister (University of Massachusetts Boston) Killing time: Decoupling developmental apoptosis and neuroblast proliferation in Drosophila Katherine Harding, White Lab (Massachusetts General Hospital) Generation of neuronal diversity in the Drosophila optic lobes through development and evolution Nikos Konstantinides, Desplan Lab (New York University) [Lightning] Structure-function analysis of β-arrestin Kurtz reveals a critical role of receptor interactions in downregulation of GPCR signaling in vivo Fei Chai, Veraksa Lab (University of Massachusetts Boston) [Lightning] Pigment dispersing factor (PDF) signaling: A novel pathway for memory regulation by the circadian clock Johanna Flyer-Adams, Griffith Lab (Brandeis University) |
| 2:30– 2:45 | BREAK |
| 2:50– 3:50 | Glial α-synuclein promotes neurodegeneration characterized by a distinct transcriptional program in vivo Abby Olson, Feany Lab (Brigham & Women’s Hospital) Regulation of endosomal Microautophagy in Drosophila Ana Mesquita, Jenny Lab (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors as Potential Therapeutics for MEGF10 Myopathy Isabelle Draper, (Tufts Medical Center) A new GFP-tagged cell line resource from the DRSC Stephanie Mohr, Perrimon Lab (DRSC, Harvard Medical School) [Lightning] – FlyBase Updates Victoria Jenkins (FlyBase, Harvard University) |
| 3:50– 4:00 | BREAK |
| 4:05– 5:15 | KEYNOTE – Routing and remodeling membranes at the synapse Avital Rodal (Brandeis University) |
| 5:15 | Dinner out in Providence |