Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Wiring the Human Retina
Discussion Leader: Marina Pavlou (University of Washington, United States)
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm
Rachel Wong (University of Washington, United States)
"Circuit Development and Plasticity of the Vertebrate Retina"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Retinal Development
Discussion Leader: Lew Kaplan (University of Washington, United States)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Aindrila Saha (Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin Madison, United States)
"Functional Development of Cone Photoreceptors in the Primate Retina and Retinal Organoids"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
Diego Pérez Dones (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Spain)
"High-Throughput Three-Dimensional Characterization of Morphogenetic Signals During the Formation of the Vertebrate Retina"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
Caitlin Paisley (Duke University, United States)
"Cell-Surface Signals on Developing Retinal Astrocytes Promote their Elimination by Microglia"
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Alison Ordway (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Coordinating Stereotyped and Stochastic Patterns in the Drosophila Eye"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Leo Volkov (Washington University in St.Louis School of Medicine, United States)
"Cyp26 Enzymes Mediate Cone Photoreceptor Maturation in Zebrafish"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
Nitay Zuk-Bar (Tel-Aviv university, Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Prof. Ruth Ashery-Padan Lab., Israel)
"Study on the BAF (SWI/SNF Complex) Subunits BAF155 and BAF170 Activities in the Development and Maintenance of Pigmented Eye Lineages in Mammals"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Beyond the Retina: Function and Disease
Discussion Leaders: Danielle Little (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States) and Dario Tommasini (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Gabrielle Rozumek (University of Michigan, United States)
"Pathogenic C-Terminal MYRF Variant Disrupts Retinal Pigment Epithelium Development"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Isabella Palazzo (Johns Hopkins, United States)
"Cross Species Multiomic Characterization of Retinal Aging"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Karina Chaudhari (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"The Transcription Factor Gfi1 Regulates the Development of Direction-Selective Retinal Circuits"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Birgit Ritschka (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology - IMP, Austria)
"Modeling Aging in hESC-Derived RPE Cells"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Saptarshi Biswas (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, United States)
"Glutamatergic Neuronal Activity Promotes Retinal Angiogenesis and Blood-Retinal Barrier Maturation"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Ajay David (Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Canada)
"Timekeepers of Regeneration: Unraveling the Role of Temporal Identity Factors in Mammalian Retina Regeneration"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Navigating the Job Search in Science
Discussion Leader: Salwan Butrus (UC Berkeley, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Ryan MacDonald (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Navigating the Job Search: Academia in Europe"
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm
Juan Angueyra (University of Maryland (College Park), United States)
"Navigating the Job Search: Academia North America"
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm
Rebecca Marton (Genentech, United States)
"Navigating the Job Search: Industry"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes