Next Wave of Faculty in Genomics Symposium

The BME Department and Genomics Institute are once again hosting our annual Next Wave of Faculty in Genomics Symposium, which will be held on April 7th from 11:40–1:15 in E2 180. Please join us to hear cutting-edge genomics talks from outstanding postdocs from around the country!

A burrito reception catered by Alebrije’s will follow immediately after the talks. Registration is free, but required, so please RSVP HERE! 

This year’s speakers include: 

• Dr. Yutong Wang, UC San Francisco
  Talk title: “A genome-wide CRISPR activation screen of surface protein expression in primary human CD4 T cells”
• Dr. Ian Traniello, Princeton
  Talk title: “The Making of a Queen: Neurogenomic Building Blocks of Social Dominance in Bee Societies”
• Dr. Alex Cope, Vanderbilt University
  Talk title: “Unlocking the rules of proteome evolution by integrating evolutionary theory, mechanistic models, and functional genomics”
• Dr. Conner Langeberg, UC Berkeley
  Talk title: “Interpreting RNA Foundation Models to Reveal Structure, Function, and Biological Organization”