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Jan
24
Tue
Annual IRM Retreat 2023 @ Franklin Institute
Jan 24 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

ABOUT | REGISTER | DIRECTIONSABSTRACTS

 

About

The annual IRM retreat will be held on January 24, 2023 from 12-5 PM (with happy hour to follow) at the Franklin Institute Museum of Science in Philadelphia! We hope to see you all for this in-person­ afternoon of highlights from IRM labs, discussion about future research initiatives, and welcoming of new IRM faculty. The IRM retreat is open to any faculty, staff, postdocs, and students from Penn/CHOP interested in regenerative medicine research.

Directions

The Franklin Institute is located at 222 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Complete information about directions and ways to get there are posted on the FI website.

If you’re driving, parking is available at the FI’s garage at a cost of $20. The GPS location is 271 North 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
.

Abstracts

Students and postdocs: we are looking for lightning talk and poster presenters!

Lightning talks are 90 second, 1 slide “snapshots” of your work to the gathered audience. If you are interested, submit an abstract via email to Rutvi, rutvi.ashar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu by 5 PM on Monday, January 16Abstracts must include a title, authors and affiliations, and no more than 250 words describing the research. Any topic related to the broad themes of stem cell biology, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine is welcome!

If you are interested in presenting a poster, email your name, poster title, and affiliations via email Rutvi, rutvi.ashar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu by 5 PM on Monday, January 16. Poster presenters do not need to submit abstracts unless you are interested in being selected for a lightning talk spot.

 

 

 

 

Feb
1
Wed
Faculty Lunch: Feb 2023
Feb 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Faculty Lunch: Feb 2023

Featuring Riccardo Gottardi.

This event is for faculty only.

Mar
1
Wed
Faculty Lunch: Mar 2023
Mar 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Faculty Lunch: Mar 2023

Featuring Montserrat Anguera.

This event is for faculty only.

Mar
15
Wed
2nd Annual Ralph L. Brinster Symposium & Elaine Redding Brinster Prize @ Smilow Center for Translational Research
Mar 15 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine recognizes foundational discoveries in the fields of biological science and medicine. The Prize— a medal, a citation, and a monetary award of $100,000—is awarded annually to an individual from any country to recognize their outstanding discovery for its unique impact on biomedicine. This year, we are honoring Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD of Baylor College of Medicine for her fundamental contributions to the basis for neurological disorders.

The Ralph L. Brinster Symposium is an annual scientific symposium, held in conjunction with the Prize, to highlight breakthrough science across the entire spectrum of biomedical research. The Symposium, co-sponsored by the Deans of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, features presentations from extraordinary scientists who rank among the leaders in their fields.

This year, we are thrilled to host a symposium of talks by these eminent scientists:

  • Janet Rossant, PhD, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Hospital for Sick Children; University Professor Emeritus, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
    • “Stem Cells, Embryos and Embryo Models”
  • Lynne Maquat, PhD, J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair and Professor, Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Oncology, and Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Dentistry; Director, Center for RNA Biology; Chair, Graduate Women in Science, University of Rochester
    • “Mis-regulation of Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay in the Intellectual Disability Fragile X Syndrome”
  • Robb Krumlauf, PhD, Investigator & Scientific Director Emeritus, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
    • “Evolution of Hox Proteins: Regulating Pluripotency and Differentiation”
  • Lorenz Studer, MD, Founding Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    • “Directing Cell Fate, Maturation, and Age in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells”
  • Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Distinguished Service Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital & winner of the Elaine Redding Brinster Prize
    • “Molecular Neurobiological Studies in Rett Syndrome and MECP2 Disorders”

The Elaine Redding Brinster Prize and Ralph L. Brinster Symposium are generously funded by endowments provided by the children of Elaine Redding Brinster and Ralph Brinster.

Need directions to Smilow? Click here.

Schedule

Download a PDF version of our schedule.

Apr
5
Wed
Faculty Lunch: Apr 2023
Apr 5 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Faculty Lunch: Apr 2023

Featuring Dan Huh.

This event is for faculty only.

Sep
6
Wed
Faculty Lunch: September 23
Sep 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Faculty Lunch: September 23

Featuring Dr. Kyu Sang Joeng.

This event is for faculty only.

Oct
4
Wed
Faculty Lunch: October 23
Oct 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Faculty Lunch: October 23

Featuring Dr. Hao Wu.

This event is for faculty only.

Nov
1
Wed
Reproduction meets Regeneration: Implications for long term health of parents and future offspring
Nov 1 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Reproduction meets Regeneration: Implications for long term health of parents and future offspring

The IRM will host our fall symposium, Reproduction meets Regeneration: Implications for long term health of parents and future offspring, on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 in the Smilow Center for Translational Research Rubenstein Auditorium and Commons.

We invite trainees to submit abstracts for posters and lightning talks!

Need directions to Smilow? Click here.

Speakers

Mitinori Saitou, MD, PhD

INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, KYOTO UNIVERSITY                  

Kotaro Sasaki, MD, PhD

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Diana Laird, PhD

CZ BIOHUB INVESTIGATOR, ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD CENTER FOR REGENERATION MEDICINE AND STEM CELL RESEARCH, CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF OBGYN, , UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANSISCO    

Kathleen O’Neill, MD, MTR

DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Ariella Shikanov, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Monica A. Mainigi, MD

HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Andrew Modzelewski, PhD

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

James Turner, PhD

ASSISTANT RESEARCH DIRECTOR, FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE

 

Download the program here!

Nov
8
Wed
Faculty Lunch: November 23
Nov 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Faculty Lunch: November 23

Featuring Dr. Ivan Maillard.

This event is for faculty only.

Dec
6
Wed
Faculty Lunch: December 23
Dec 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Faculty Lunch: December 23

IRM Faculty Lunch

 

Han-Chiao Isaac Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center

Department of Neurosurgery

 

“Utilizing human brain organoids for neural repair”

 

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

 

12:00 PM | 9-100 SCTR

This event is for faculty only.