Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
11th ANNUAL EPIGENETICS & EPIGENOMICS SYMPOSIUM
Memorial Union Ballroom, Rm 220 UND. May 18-19, 2026
Schedule
DAY 1 - Monday, May 18
11:00 – 1:00 Check-In, Registration, and Poster set up
1:00 – 1:15 Welcome and opening remarks:
- Archana Dhasarathy, Ph.D., Epigenetics COBRE Program Director, UND
- Scott Snyder, Ph.D., VP Research & Economic Dev, UND
- Brooke Froelich, UND Land Acknowledgement
Session 1 – Chair: Barry Milavetz, Ph.D.
1:15 – 2:15 The University of North Dakota Presidential Sponsored Speaker
Sheila Teves, Ph.D., UBC
2:15 – 2:45 Sergei Nechaev, Ph.D., UND
2:45 – 3:00 Break
Session 2 – Chair: Susan Eliazer, Ph.D.
3:00 – 3:30 Alexandre Gaspar Maia, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
3:30 – 4:00 Andre van Wijnen, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Health Center
4:00 – 5:30 Poster Session 1 (Odd numbered posters) & Networking
DAY 2 - Tuesday, May 19
8:00 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast
Session 3 – Chair: Archana Dhasarathy, Ph.D.
9:00 – 10:00 Keynote address: Brian Strahl, Ph.D., UNC Chapel Hill
10:00 – 10:30 Break
Session 4 – Chair: Motoki Takaku, Ph.D.
10:30 – 11:00 Mo Motamedi, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
11:00 – 11:30 Benjamin Roche, Ph.D., UND
11:30 – 12:00 Turk Rhen, Ph.D., UND
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (Special musical guest: Ella Henry 12 – 12:30 p.m.)
1:00 – 2:30 Poster session 2 (even numbered posters) & Networking
`Session 5 – Chair: Michael Kareta, Ph.D.
2:30 – 2:45 Genomics Core – Damien Parrello, Ph.D., UND
2:45 – 3:00 Gabriel Fagbenro, MD, Sanford Health
3:00 – 3:15 Amit Sah, Graduate Student, NDSU
3:15 – 3:30 Michaela Lano, Graduate Student, UND
3:30 – 3:45 Kingsley Ekumi, Graduate Student, UND
4:00 Closing remarks & Awards
The 11th Annual University of North Dakota Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium will be held May 18-19, 2026, at the Memorial Union on the campus of the University of North Dakota. We are expecting participants from around the midwestern United States, who will share their research on epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease. Activities will include talks, poster sessions, and opportunities for informal interaction with speakers. The symposium is sponsored by the Epigenomics Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) at UND. The CoBRE program was established by the National Institutes of Health to promote collaboration among researchers and strengthen research infrastructure at biomedical research institutions.
The purpose of the symposium is to bring nationally and internationally recognized experts in biomedical sciences to share their work as well as to highlight the research being accomplished at the University of North Dakota.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Brian D. Strahl, Ph.D., Oliver Smithies Investigator, Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Keynote)
- Alexandre G. Maia, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Lab Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic
- Mo Motamedi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Sheila Teves, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
- Andre van Wijnen, Ph.D., Professor, Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development School of Dental Medicine, UConn Health
The event is free, but registration is required for planning purposes.
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Additional speakers, event schedule, abstract and poster deadlines, and parking information
will be emailed to event registrants at a later time. Symposium Contact: Boyan Angelov
boyan.angelov@UND.edu