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Saturday, October 21, 2023

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All times are Central Time

12:00 – 1:30 PM In-person registration at Allerton Park and Retreat Center

1:30 PM Opening Remarks

1:45 – 3:00 PM Platform Session I: Cell Signaling and Physiology

1:45 PM Regulation of growth during regeneration in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc. Felicity Hsu, Smith-Bolton Lab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:00 PM Deciphering the molecular and cellular mechanisms governing tissue-selectivity of Ras oncogenic mutations. Takuya Akiyama, Akiyama Lab, Indiana State University
2:15 PM Gαq homeostasis is required in organ size regulation, initiation of larval to pupal metamorphosis and larval survival in Drosophila melanogaster. Maria F. Unger, Zartman Lab, University of Notre Dame
2:30 PM DNA sequence variation in SMAD7 enhances LMNA-associated skeletal muscle disease severity and implicates TGFβ signaling as a therapeutic target. Nathaniel P. Mohar, Wallrath Lab, University of Iowa
2:45 PM Genetic and pharmacological exercise mimetics rescue endurance and climbing speed in Drosophila Clkout mutants with circadian rhythm disruption. Maryam Safdar, Wessells Lab, Wayne State University

3:00 PM Networking Break

3:15 PM Platform Session II: Developmental Biology

3:15 PM Lipid accumulation promotes loss of homeostasis in the male germline stem cell niche through differentiation. Rafael Sênos Demarco, Sênos Demarco Lab, University of Louisville
3:30 PM The G-signaling protein Rcp controls the polarized basement membrane deposition in epithelial cells. Lindsey Price, Devergne Lab, Northern Illinois University
3:45 PM A unique dFOXO regulation in Drosophila larval oenocytes under starvation. Peiduo Liu, Bai Lab, Iowa State University
4:00 PM Germline versus somatic stem cells: metabolism of distinct lineages composing the Drosophila ovary. Emily Wessel, Drummond-Barbosa Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison
4:15PM Elucidating the role of the pioneer factor Zelda during late regeneration in Drosophila wing imaginal discs. Anish Bose, Smith-Bolton Lab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

4:30 PM Networking Break

4:40 PM Introduction of Keynote Speaker

4:45PM Keynote Presentation: Seth Tomchik, University of Iowa

5:30 PM Business Meeting

5:40 PM Walk in the Woods – explore the Allerton grounds

6:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Poster Session 1 (odd numbered posters)

'A' posters judged from 7:00 – 7:40 PM
'B' posters judged from 7:40 – 8:00 PM

8:00 PM Poster Session 2

'A' posters judged from 8:30 – 9:10 PM
'B' posters judged from 9:10 – 9:50 PM

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Social Time

Sunday, October 22, 2023

8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 - 10:15 AM Platform Session III: Neuroscience and Development

9:00 AM The DATI Neuroprocessor: A Conserved Molecular Blueprint that Enables Neurons to Make Mating Decisions in Drosophila. Mandy Wong, Sousa-Neves Lab, Case Western Reserve University
9:15 AM The Contribution of Shal (Kv4) to Hearing in Drosophila. Eli Gregory, Eberl Lab, University of Iowa
9:30 AM Precocious endocycling disrupts ovarian structure and function, resulting in impaired female fertility. Hunter C. Herriage, Calvi Lab, Indiana University
9:45 AM Chronic exposure to warm temperature causes low sperm abundance and quality in Drosophila melanogaster. Ana Caroline P. Gandara. Drummond-Barbosa Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:00 AM Identification of CryAB as a target of NUAK kinase activity in Drosophila muscle tissue. Ziwei Zhao, Geisbrecht Lab, Kansas State University

10:15 - 10:45 AM Break – group photo

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Platform Session IV: Research Resources, Behavior, Evolution

10:45 AM Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center –Cale Whitworth, Indiana University
10:55 AM Drosophila Genomics Resource Center – Arthur Luhur, Indiana University
11:05 AM Fly-CURE, a Multi-institutional CURE using Drosophila, Increases Students’ Confidence, Sense of Belonging, and Persistence in Research. Jacob Kagey, University of Detroit Mercy
11:15 AM MOLECULAR mechanisms underlying desiccation resistance in a desert Drosophila species. Zinan Wang, Chung Lab, Michigan State University
11:30 AM Balancing competing effects of tissue growth and cytoskeletal regulation during Drosophila wing disc development. Jeremiah J. Zartman, Zartman Lab, University of Notre Dame

11:45AM Awards

12:00 PM Departure

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