Emerging Genomic Scientist Symposium
2026 Symposium
On April 30 the UCLA Department of Human Genetics will host its third annual Emerging Genomic Scientist Symposium. Senior predoctoral and junior postdoctoral applicants have been selected from around the country to present cutting edge research in genetics and genomics. In addition to presenting their research at the symposium, the speakers have the opportunity to form short or long-term mentorship and collaboration relationships with UCLA researchers.
When: 8:30 am - noon, Thursday, April 30
Where: Mong Auditorium, Engineering VI, UCLA
Please register for this event here
Agenda
8:30am-9:30am: Coffee and Registration
9:30am-9:35am: Welcome
9:35am-noon: Talks
Noon-1:30pm: Lunch for those who register
For questions contact:
Jeanette Papp jcpapp@ucla.edu
Michael Wells mfwells@mednet.ucla.edu
Meet the 2026 Fellows!
The infinite war: offenders and defenders in intragenomic conflicts
Peiwei Chen
Cornell University
Context-specific polygenic scores improve prediction and portability in complex human traits
Renée Fonseca
University of Chicago
Admixture mapping identifies complex traits associations using local ancestry in the All of Us Research Program
Wilfredo Gonzalez Rivera
University of California, San Diego
Integrative genomic, proteomic, and transcriptomic analysis from BMI to respiratory diseases
Yann Ilboudo
Harvard Medical School
From Cortex to Cortex: Genetic links between kidney function and Alzheimer's disease across ancestries
Diya Yang
Case Western Reserve University
Meet the 2025 Fellows!
Hyperosmotic stress induces complete rewiring of chromatin interactions
JP Flores
Duckweed, a Multiplexable Model to Plant Response
Bryan Ramirez-Corona
Improved Allele Frequencies in gnomAD through Local Ancestry Inference
Pragati Kore
Contextualizing Disease Risk: Genetic and Environmental Contributors to Cardiometabolic
Jayati Sharma
Contextual Learning on Graphs for Precision Medicine
Michelle Li
Meet the 2024 Fellows!
PANX1 activity regulates fetal architecture across cortical development
Norma Hylton
Genetic architecture, environmental influence: understanding autoimmune disorders and cardiometabolic disorders of pregnancy
Jasmine Mack
The Upstream Sequence Transcription Complex Dictates Nucleosome Environment at piRNA Genes in the C. elegans Germ Line
Nancy Paniagua
Complex trait architecture across populations: opportunities and considerations
Roshni Patel
Genomic Al: Benchmarking Approaches and Fairness Risks