Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Gene Regulatory Networks and Lineage Analysis
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Diversity in Neural Crest Populations Along the Body Axis"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
"From Multipotent Progenitors to Placodes and Their Derivatives"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
"Spatiotemporal Transcriptomic Analyses of Neural Crest Lineages During Enteric Nervous System"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
"Deciphering Neural Crest Development with Massive Parallel Clonal Tracking Using Single Cell Methods"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Evolutionary Origins and Regulation of Gene Expression
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
"Hearing Underwater: Noise Effects on Physiology and Behavior of Ascidians"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"In Vivo Cell Lineage Tracing Reveals Early Segregation of Trunk Neural Crest from Caudal Lateral Epiblast Lineages Before Expression of Neural Crest Specific Markers"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
"Determination of Trunk Neural Crest Cell Fate and Susceptibility to Splicing Perturbation by the DLC1-SF3B1-PHF5A Splicing Complex"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Old Pharyngeal Patterning of Neural Crest and Cranial Placodes in the Pre-Chordal New Head"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
"Deep Evolutionary Conservation of Hmx Regulatory Elements and their Role in Vertebrate Sensory Ganglia"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
"The Contribution of Neural Crest Cells to the Evolution of a Novel Syndrome"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Neural Plate Border and EMT
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm
"Novel Cellular and Genetic Mechanisms Regulating Mammalian Neural Crest Cell Formation"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"In Zebrafish Embryos TFAP2 Paralogs Maintain Chromatin Accessibility to Drive Differentiation of Epidermis and Neural Crest"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
"Characterizing the Novel Role of the Foxi3 Transcription Factor in Mammalian Placode Development"
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Discussion
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
"E3-Ubiquitin Ligase Trim29 in Neural Crest Specification and EMT"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dynamics of Cell Migration and Tissue Remodeling
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
"Navigating Signals: Mechanical and Chemical Drivers of Neural Crest Development"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Adapting an In Vitro System to Quantify Early Neural Crest Phenotypes in Health and Disease"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
"Investigating the Role of the Cardiac Neural Crest in Zebrafish Heart Development"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Regulation of Actin Dynamics during Zebrafish Neural Crest Migration and Differentiation"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
"Mechanics of Neural Tube Closure and Early Neural Crest Differentiation in a Reconstituted System"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
"Cytoskeletal Coordination in Adaptive Neural Crest Cell Migration"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Neural Crest-Placode Cell Interactions
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm
"Irx3/5 Genes in Mammalian Craniofacial and Sensory Development"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"Defining Spatial Identity During Development and Regeneration in the Zebrafish Inner Ear"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
"Elucidating the Role of N-Cadherin During Trigeminal Gangliogenesis"
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Discussion
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
"Genetic Modifiers Can Modulate the Phenotypic Variability of Craniofacial Diseases"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Patterning and Differentiation
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
"GRN Control of State Transitions: From Blastula Stem Cells to NPB to Neural Crest"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Exploring, with Imaging and snRNA-Seq, the Development of the Gut-Brain Axis through the Epibranchial Placode-Derived Nodose Ganglion Projections"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
"Deconvoluting SOX2 Control Of Sensory And Non Sensory Cell Fate In The Otic Vesicle"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"An Old Model in a New Era: Using Xenopus to Study Neural Crest Development"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
"Placode-Neural Crest Interactions Involved in Initiation of Branching Morphogenesis"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
"APOD is Required for Otic Placode Specification During Early Craniofacial Development"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Morphogenesis and Organogenesis
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm
"Building a Gene Regulatory Network Controlling Sensory Hair Cell Regeneration in Zebrafish"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"ESCRT-Dependent Dysregulation of Lipid Metabolism Leads to Abnormal Morphogenesis of Neural Crest-derived Craniofacial Structures"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
"Noggin-Mediated Modulation of BMP Signaling Underlies Cardiac Neural Crest Identity"
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Discussion
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
"Tiny but Mighty: The Impact of miRNAs on Neural Crest Migration and Condensation"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Stem Cells, Multipotency, and Regeneration
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
"Multiplexed Views on Neural Crest Stem Cell Potential and Implications for DiGeorge Syndrome"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Neurocrestoids On-a-Chip: A 3D Bioengineered Platform to Study Human Neural Crest Delamination and Migration"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
"Regulations of Cell Plasticity During Neural Crest Development"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Specification of Neural Crest and Cranial Placode Lineages from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
"The Role of Neural Crest-Derived Cardiomyocytes in Zebrafish Heart Regeneration"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
"Making MOChi: Taking Cues from the Embryo to Build Midfacial Organoids on a Chip"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Diseases of Neural Crest Cells and Cranial Placodes
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm
"ALK Signaling in Neural Crest Development and Implications for Childhood Neuroblastoma"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"Mechanisms of Neural Crest Cell Development and Their Implication for Regeneration and Disease"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
"Deciphering the Mechanisms of Nager Syndrome: A Tale of Frogs and Embryonic Stem Cells"
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Discussion
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
"Novel Roles for Non-Coding RNA in Neural Crest Cell Development and Disease"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure