9 a.m. Juliana Hofstatter Azambuja, University of Pittsburgh | Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying tumor-driven macrophage-dependent immunosuppression in the brain
9:30 a.m. Johanna Melo-Cardenas, St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Insights into the fibrotic progression of the myeloproliferative neoplasms
10 a.m. Carlos Mendez-Dorantes, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Genomic Scars of LINE-1 Retrotransposition
10:30 a.m. Break
11 a.m. Tigist Tamir, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT | Integrated systems analysis reveals cellular signaling networks that tune metabolic adaptation in obesity
11:30 a.m. Kari Price, Yale University | Bridging the gap: connecting cells through intercellular bridges
12 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch/Awardee Reception Sze Suites (RSVP Required)
12:45 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m. Maritza Puray-Chavez, Washington University in St. Louis | Understanding HIV-1 dynamics and unraveling SARS-CoV-2 infection beyond ACE2
1:30 p.m. Gina Gallego Lopez, Morgridge Institute for Research, University of Wisconsin Madison | Understanding The Host Metabolic Changes Induced by Apicomplexan Parasites toward its association to cancer
2:00 p.m. Christine Vazquez, University of Pennsylvania | Understanding neuroimmune regulation by Enterovirus-D68
2:30 p.m. Conclusion of Symposium