Genes, Greens, and Global Solutions
November 7th, 2024 @ Texas A&M Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Featured Keynote Speakers
Dr. Paul Christou, ICREA Research Professor at Universitat de Lleida (UdL) Life & Medical Sciences
Dr. Qing Sun, Texas A&M University Department of Chemical Engineering
Graduate Student Travel Scholar
Melanie Hempel, Jake Tu Lab
Virginia Tech University
Melanie Hempel is a PhD candidate in Jake Tu’s lab in the Biochemistry department at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on genetic biocontrol strategies for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, specifically using the sex determining pathway and chromosome engineering to develop efficient methods for sex separation to support mass release programs.
Presentations and Competitions:
Graduate/Undergraduate 3 minute lightning talk and poster competitions
- Present your work as a 3 minute lightning talk, opportunity open to graduate and undergraduate students
- Present your research in the poster competition, opportunity open to graduate and undergraduate students
- non-graduate/undergraduate student presenters (i.e. post-doctoral scientists, research scientists, etc.) are encouraged to present their work in the form of a non-competing poster
Your free registration includes:
- Access to all keynote, travel scholar, lightning talk, and poster presentations
- Breakfast, lunch, after-symposium social at Mo’s Irish Pub, and all-day coffee/tea bar
- 2024 Texas A&M GES t-shirt with logo art designed by Texas A&M PhD Candidate in Genetics and Genomics, Serina DeSalvio
2024 TAMU Genome Editing Symposium Preliminary Schedule
| Time | Event |
| 8:00 am- 4:00 pm | Registration |
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am | Coffee and Breakfast in the APCC Lobby |
| 9:00 am – 9:10 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 am – 10:00 am | Dr. Paul Christou |
| 10:10 am – 10:15 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 am – 11 am | Dr. Qing Sun |
| 11:15 am – 11:25 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:25 am – 12:00 pm | Graduate Student Lightning Talks |
| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch (Mediterranean food bowl) |
| 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Student Poster Competition |
| 2:30 pm – 2:50 pm | Travel Scholar Presentation Melanie Hempel, Virginia Tech |
| 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Dr. George Church |
| 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Speaker Transition |
| 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Dr. Makoto Saito |
| 4:50 pm – 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
5:00 pm GES post-symposium social hour @ Spirited Learning Wine Tasting (AgriLife Center on Texas A&M campus)
Directions to Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at Texas A&M’s Bush Library
- The Conference Center is located in the building adjacent to the George Bush Presidential Library.
- Any valid parking permit will grant you access to a couple of specific parking lots next to the conference center (Lot 43 and Fan Field).
- The Bush School Bus Route-05 will take you to the front door of the Conference Center. This route stops at the MSC, Kleberg, Lot 97, and AGLS before making its short trip to the Annenberg Conference Center at the Bush School.