Concurrent Symposia Sessions

Concurrent Symposia Session I
Wednesday, November 06, 2013 — 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — FAES Academic Center
Genomics of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors: From discovery to biology to the clinic Co-chairs: Christopher O'Donnell, NHLBI; and Les Biesecker, NHGRI	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classrooms 1 and 2
Optogenetic manipulation of neural circuits and behavior Chair: Lex Kravitz, NIDDK	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 3
GPCR signaling mediated by PDZ-GEFs during development and in adult central nervous system signaling Chair: Lee Eiden, NIMH	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 4
Pain and nociception: From patients to molecules Chair: Mark Hoon, NIDCR	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classrooms 6 and 7
Advances in natural product research Chair: John Williamson, NCCAM	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 8
Epigenetic regulation and chromosome transmission in health and disease Chair: Mirit Aladjem, NCI	Masur Auditorium

Concurrent Symposia Session II
Thursday, November 07, 2013 — 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — FAES Academic Center
Commercial development of my own research discoveries: More personal stories Of former NIH scientists Co-chairs: Steven Ferguson, OD; and Todd Chappell, OD	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classrooms 1 and 2
Neurogenetic analysis of behavioral circuits Co-chairs: Harold Burgess, NICHD; and Kevin Briggman, NINDS	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 3
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in autoimmunity, inflammation and cancer Chair: Tim Greten, NCI	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classrooms 6 and 7
Stem cells in development and diseases Chair: Steven Hou, NCI	Masur Auditorium

Concurrent Symposia Session III
Thursday, November 07, 2013 — 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. — FAES Academic Center
What are the Stadtman recruits up to? Co-chairs: L. Michelle Bennett, NHLBI; and Roland Owens, OD	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classrooms 1 and 2
One million babies are not breastfed each year: Perspectives on breastfeeding and infant nutrition Chair: Tonse Raju, NICHD	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 3
The role of proteostasis (protein homeostasis) in health and disease Co-chairs: Andras Orosz, NIAAA; and Jay Chung, NHLBI	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 4
Eosinophils: Novel perspectives in health and disease Co-chairs: Helene Rosenberg, NIAID; and Amy Klion, NIAID	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classrooms 6 and 7
Genes and pathway discovery in the context of human disease Co-chairs: Scott Martin, NCATS; and Natasha Caplen, NCI	Masur Auditorium

Concurrent Symposia Session IV
Friday, November 08, 2013 — 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. — FAES Academic Center
Therapeutic-viral mediated gene delivery in the 21st century Chair: Maribeth Eiden, NIMH	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classrooms 1 and 2
Translating clinical and population discoveries into improved prediction of risk for disease prevention and improvement of health Co-chairs: Sholom Wacholder, NCI; and Tamara Harris, NIA	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 3
The chemical biology of nucleic acid synthesis, modification, and detection Chair: Daniel Appella, NIDDK	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 4
T cell development, aging, and thymus regeneration Co-chairs: Nan-ping Weng, NIA; and Paul Love, NICHD	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classrooms 6 and 7
The glycobiology of immunity and infection Chair: Pamela Marino, NIGMS	FAES Academic Center lower-level Classroom 8
Molecular mechanisms of aging Co-chairs: Francesca Macchiarini, NIAID; and Ron Johnson, NCI	Masur Auditorium