Texas A&M Genome Editing Symposium
-Air, Land, & Sea-
Thursday, October 28th
Held virtually through Zoom Webinar
10:00am- Opening Remarks
10:10am- Dr. Arnaud Martin (Air- Butterfly): “Do butterflies dream of genetic tattoos? Exploring color pattern evolution using CRISPR”, George Washington University, Department of Biological Sciences (Dr. Martin’s Bio)
11:20am- Dr. Elizabeth Maga (Land- Goat): “Translating the use of lysozyme-rich milk from transgenic goats to fight diarrheal illnesses”, UC Davis, Department of Animal Science (Dr. Maga’s Bio)
12:30pm- TAMU Student Poster Presentations
1:40pm- Travel Scholar Presentations
Chandler Meyer, University of Wisconsin
Vishnutej Ellur, Washington State University
Logan Spicer, University of Minnesota
2:50pm- Dr. Becky Bart (Land- Cassava): “Editing the genome and epigenome of cassava to promote disease resistance”, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (Dr. Bart’s Bio)
4:00pm- Dr. Phillip Cleves (Sea- Coral): “Using Transcriptomics and Reverse Genetics to Understand Mechanisms of Cnidarian-dinoflagellate Bleaching”, Carnegie Institute for Science, Department of Embryology and Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology (Dr. Cleves’ Bio)
5:00pm- Closing Remarks
6:00pm- Social Mixer at Napa Flats, 1727 Texas Ave S, College Station, TX 77840
