Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium
The 10th annual UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium
Memorial Union, CD Ballroom. May 20-21, 2025
The 10th Annual University of North Dakota & Symposium will be held May 20-21, 2025,
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 Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (). The 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
- Paul Wade, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, NIH
- Keith Robertson, Ph.D., Professor, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
- Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University
- Christine Cucinotta. Ph.D., Assistant Professor, the Ohio State University
- Yasuhiro Arimura, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Schedule
DAY 1 - Tuesday, May 20
11:00 – 1:00 Check-In, Registration, and Poster set up
1:00 – 1:15 Welcome and opening remarks:
- Roxanne Vaughan, PhD, Epigenetics COBRE PI, UND
- Colin Combs, Associate VPR, UND
- Marjorie Jenkins, MD, MEdHP, FACP, Dean, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, UND
Session 1 – Chair: Archana Dhasarathy
1:15 – 2:15 The University of North Dakota Presidential Sponsored Speaker
Paul Wade, National Institutes of Health
2:15 – 2:45 Motoki Takaku, UND
2:45 – 3:00 Break
Session 2 – Chair: Keith Henry
3:00 – 3:30 Yasuhiro Arimura, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
3:30 – 4:00 Lucia Carvelli, Florida Atlantic University
4:00 – 5:30 Poster Session 1 (Odd numbered posters) & Networking
DAY 2 - Wednesday, May 21
8:00 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast
Session 3 – Chair: Diane Darland
9:00 – 10:00 Keynote address: Keith Robertson, Mayo Clinic
10:00 – 10:15 Break
Session 4 – Chair: Sergei Nechaev
10:15 – 10:45 Christine Cucinotta, Ohio State University.
10:45 – 11:15 Benjamin Roche, UND
11:15 – 11:45 Susan Eliazer, UND
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (Special musical guest: Ella Henry 12:00- 12:30pm)
1:00 – 2:30 Poster session 2 (even numbered posters) & Networking
Session 5 – Chair: Junguk Hur
2:30 – 2:45 Melissa Drown, Oxford Nanopore sequencing
2:45 – 3:00 Selected talk from abstracts – Brett McGregor, Staff Scientist, Biomedical Sci.
3:00 – 3:15 Selected talk from abstracts – Arhita Das, Graduate student, Biology
3:15 – 3:30 Selected talk from abstracts – Zachary Bigelow, Graduate Student, Biomedical Sci.
3:30 – 3:45 Selected talk from abstracts – Kaitlyn Gura, Graduate Student, Biomedical Sci.
3:45 – 4:00 Selected talk from abstracts – Jaspreet Osan, Postdoc, Biomedical Sci.
4:00 – 4:30 Closing remarks & Awards
The event is free, but registration is required for planning purposes.
Registration deadline is April 28.
All conference attendees are encouraged to present a poster. A few talks will be selected from abstracts submitted by post docs, graduate students and undergraduate students.
Deadlines
Registration: Monday, April 28 by midnight (CST)
Abstracts: Friday, May 2 by midnight (CST)
Abstract guidelines
200 words or less (not including authors and affiliations). Please use Size 12 Arial font.
Formatting Guideline: Example:
Title (Bold) My Abstract for the UND Symposium
Poster Presenter (Bold), Authors – (Italics) Jennifer Henry, Other Authors
Affiliation (Italics) UND SMHS, Biomedical Sciences
Body of Abstract This section should be 200 words or less
Example:
Understanding enhancer formation by the chromatin remodeling factor CHD4 during cell reprogramming
Deepak Balakrishnan Poduval1, Mika Saotome1, Sara A. Grimm2, Paul A. Wade2, and Motoki Takaku1
1 UND SMHS, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
2 Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
ABSTRACT
[Your text here]
Poster dimensions: Maximum – 40 inches tall x 60 inches wide (101 cm x 152 cm)
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
10th ANNUAL EPIGENETICS & EPIGENOMICS SYMPOSIUM
Memorial Union, CD Ballroom. May 20-21, 2025