Program

Structural Birth Defects Trainee Symposium
Virtual
November 2, 2021 10 AM - 6 PM ET

Final Program (pdf)


Welcome Remarks: Diana Bianchi, M.D., Director of Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Nadav Ahituv Keynote Speaker: Nadav Ahituv, Ph.D., Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. 

Lecture Topic: “Functional characterization and therapeutic targeting of gene regulatory elements.”
Michael Gambello
Keynote Speaker: Michael Gambello, M.D., Ph,D., Professor of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine.

Lecture Topic: “A paradigm for translational medicine: Manipulation of the mTORC1 pathway to treat tuberous sclerosis complex.”

Platform Sessions

Presentations will consist of about 20 short talks from submitted abstracts by trainees.