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Symposium 2024 Program

CSB Symposium 2024

Join us for a day of exciting research, collaboration and networking on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at the Vanderbilt University Student Life Center and Engineering Science Building. A highlight of the program will be the inclusion of talks from preeminent scientists engaged in cutting-edge research.

The lineup of speakers include Nozomi Ando, Cornell University; James Fraser, UC San Francisco; Jeanne Hardy, UMass Amherst; and Andrej Sali, UC San Francisco. The symposium also features talks from CSB faculty, a poster session and Science Jeopardy!

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PROGRAM

  • Scientific Sessions

    Welcome

    • 8:30 am – 8:50 am ~ Coffee and pastries
    • 8:50 am – 9:00 am ~ Opening remarks

    Scientific Session #1: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

    • Session1A—Moderator: Vida “Storm” Robertson, Damo Lab
      • 9:00 – 9:45 ~ Nozomi Ando, Cornell University: Combining structural techniques to study protein motions
      • 9:45 – 10:00 ~ Doug Kojetin, Vanderbilt University: Nuclear receptor function made crystal clear with NMR spectroscopy
      • 10:00 – 10:15 ~ Break
    • Session 1B—Moderator: Katherine Stefanski, PhD, Sanders Lab
      • 10:15 – 11:00 ~ James Fraser, UC San Francisco: Discovering new ligands for viral macrodomains with fragments, AI, and entropy!
      • 11:00 – 11:15 ~ Tina Iverson, Vanderbilt University: A structural basis for bacterial chemotaxis
    • Session 1C—Moderator: Chris Williams, Kojetin Lab
      • 11:15 – 11:30 ~ Ana Chang-Gonzalez, PhD, Meiler Lab: Classification of nuclear receptor LRH-1 activity in cell-based assays using RosettaLigand energy terms
    • Session 1D—Moderator: Shannon Kordus, PhD, Lacy Lab
      • 11:30 – 12:15 ~ Jeanne Hardy, UMass Amherst: Harnessing protease reactions for detection and treatment of viral infection
      • 12:15 – 12:30 ~ Breann Brown, Vanderbilt University: Structure-Based Insights into the Regulation of Heme Biosynthesis

    Lunch: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

    Scientific Session #2: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

    • Session 2A—Moderator: Amy Tran, Meiler Lab
      • 1:30 – 2:15 ~ Andrej Sali, UC San Francisco: From integrative structural biology to cell biology
      • 2:15 – 2:30 ~ Will Wan, Vanderbilt University: Characterizing the molecular mechanisms of Ebola virus budding
      • 2:30 – 2:45 ~ Break
    • Session 2B—Moderator: Chris Williams, Kojetin Lab
      • 2:45 – 3:00 ~ Rong Sun, PhD, Zhou Lab: Unveiling ferrosome formation by cryo-electron tomography
    • Session 2C—Moderator: Cameron Cohen, Jackson Lab
      • 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm ~ Poster Flash Talks

    Closing

    • 3:30 pm – 3:40 pm ~ Closing remarks
  • Networking Events

    Networking Events: 3:45 pm – 6:00 pm

    • Poster Session and Reception: 3:45 – 5:00
    • Science Jeopardy game: 5:00 – 6:00 ~ Hosted by Ray Blind
  • Poster Book

    Download the Program and Poster Book.