Emerging Genomic Scientist Symposium

On April 17, 2025 the UCLA Department of Human Genetics will host its second 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 will have the opportunity to form short or long-term mentorship and collaboration relationships with UCLA researchers.

Register

Lunch will be provided for first 50 who register.

Thursday, April 17, 2025
8:30am - 1:30pm
UCLA Luskin Conference Center, Laureate Room
 

Speakers:

• Michelle M. Li  | Harvard University
  • Contextual Learning on Graphs for Precision Medicine
• JP Flores  | UNC Chapel Hill
  • Hyperosmotic stress induces complete rewiring of chromatin interactions
• Jayati Sharma  | Johns Hopkins University
  • Contextualizing Disease Risk: Genetic and Environmental Contributors to Cardiometabolic Traits
• Pragati Kore  | Baylor College of Medicine
  • Improved Allele Frequencies in gnomAD through Local Ancestry Inference
• Bryan Ramirez-Corona  | University of Washington
  • Duckweed, a Multiplexable Model to Plant Response

Agenda

• 8:30am-9:30am: Registration and light breakfast
• 9:30am-9:35am: Welcome
• 9:35am-10:00am: Michelle M. Li
• 10:00am-10:25am: JP Flores
• 10:25am-10:40am: Break
• 10:40am-11:05am: Jayati Sharma
• 11:05am-11:30am: Pragati Kore
• 11:30am-11:55am: Bryan Ramirez-Corona
• 12:00pm-1:30pm: Lunch at Plateia provided for first 50 who register
   

For questions contact:

• Jeanette Papp: jcpapp@ucla.edu
• Michael Wells: mfwells@mednet.ucla.edu