Schedule of Events

Tuesday, April 21
07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Capitol Hill Day
By invitation.  Please express your interest during conference registration.
02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
IMGS Secretariat Meeting
Invitation only
Wednesday, April 22
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
New Faculty Forum
Advance registration required
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
GENETICS Peer Review Training Program 
Advance registration required
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Genetics Department Chair Meeting
Invitation Only
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Mammalian Trainee Symposium 
Advance registration required.
01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Speaker Check-in and Upload (required)
Invited, keynote, plenary, platform and lightning only. Workshop speakers should coordinate directly with their workshop organizer.
01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Grants and Funding
Advance registration required
02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
FlyBoard Meeting
Invitation only
02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Scientific Writing Workshop
Advance registration required
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
CURE Workshop
Advance registration required.
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Genetics and G3 Editorial Board Meeting
Invitation only
06:45 PM - 09:00 PM
Opening Session and Keynote 1
09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Concurrent Community Mixers
C. elegans Community Mixer
Drosophila Community Mixer
Mammalian Community Mixer
PEQG Community Mixer
Xenopus Community Mixer
Yeast Community Mixer
Zebrafish Community Mixer
Thursday, April 23
07:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Speaker Check-in and Upload (required)
Invited, keynote, plenary, platform and lightning only. Workshop speakers should coordinate directly with their workshop organizer.
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Development and Cell Biology (C. elegans)
Chair
Jessica Feldman, Stanford University
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (Xenopus)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (PEQG)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (Yeast)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Disease Models & Aging (Mammal)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (Drosophila Plenary)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (Zebrafish)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Parents in Science Meetup
Share your challenges and tips with others regarding parenting and science
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Solo Travelers Meetup
Connect with others who may be attending without their labmates
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Concurrent Community Sessions
Community Session (Xenopus)
New Technology and Resources in Development (C. elegans)
Chair
Jordan Ward, University of California, Santa Cruz
Biotech Pipeline
Community Session (Yeast)
Genomics and Systems Biology (Mammal)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Zebrafish)
Community Session (PEQG)
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
IMGS Nomenclature Meeting
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Community Connections
Beverages will be provided. Lunch available for purchase from Harbor Marketplace.
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Break
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Session
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
04:15 PM - 05:30 PM
Undergrad Platform
Chairs
Rob Ward,
Julie Hall,
Nicole Green,
04:15 PM - 05:30 PM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
05:45 PM - 06:30 PM
Gruber Genetics Prize Presentation and Lecture
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Break
07:30 PM - 10:15 PM
Poster Session/Opening Mixer
8:00-8:45 pm A Posters
8:45-9:30 pm B Posters
9:30-10:15 pm C Posters
Friday, April 24
07:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Speaker Check-in and Upload (required)
Invited, keynote, plenary, platform and lightning only. Workshop speakers should coordinate directly with their workshop organizer.
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Genetic Technology for Agriculture
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Bioethics and Education
Organizers: M. Markstein, G. Davis, C. Lelliott, A. Thomas
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
BREW: Bridging research and education workshop
Organizers: M. Miller, P. Hanson
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Metabolic Plasticity – Exploring the flexibility of metabolic networks in the context of development, evolution, environmental stress, and disease
Organizers: J. Tennessen, K. Montooth, M. Walhout
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Cultivating communities: making sense of host-microbiome interactions through the lens of genetics
Organizers: B. Samuel, N. Broderick, C. Haney
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Everything you ever wanted to know about sex
Organizers: R. Graze, K. McLunkin, B. Draper
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Single cell approaches in animal development
Organizers: J. Gagnon, J. Murray
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Chemoreception, physiology and social behavior: A Genetic Perspective
Organizers: Y. Zhang
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Cell-cell signaling across the kingdoms
Organizers: M. Mulllins, T. Kornberg
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The Geometry of Life, Computational Phenomics, and the Reunification of Biology
Organizers: K. Cheng, S. Girirajan
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Mitochondrial Genetics
Organizers: H. Fiumera, H. Weidberg, P. O'Farrell
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Education Research: Collecting Evidence and Publishing Findings
Organizer: J. Knight
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Genetic Puzzles
Organizers: D. Stainier, C. Murphy
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Science Communication: Challenges and Impact
Organizers: 
T. Merritt, H. Alhadyian, J. Velez
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Doing Science at a PUI Meetup
For those currently teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate University and those who would like to learn more.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Scientists with Disabilities Meetup
Share your tips and challenges with others navigating science with disabilities
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Concurrent Community Sessions
Community Session (Xenopus)
Genomics, Gene Regulation, and Systems Biology (C. elegans)
Chair
Florian Steiner, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Community Session (Yeast)
Chapman Lecture and Gene Regulation (Mammal)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Zebrafish)
Community Session (PEQG)
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Publishing Q and A
Advance Registration Required. 
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Break
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
04:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Posters and Exhibits
4:30-5:30 Odd Poster Numbers
5:30-6:30 Even Poster Numbers
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Story Collider
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Break
06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Editors Social
Invitation only
08:00 PM - 10:15 PM
Keynote 2
Saturday, April 25
07:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Speaker Check-in and Upload (required)
Invited, keynote, plenary, platform and lightning only. Workshop speakers should coordinate directly with their workshop organizer.
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
SciComm Meetup
Meet others who share your passion for science communication
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
LGBTQ+ in Science Meetup
Connect with other LGBTQ+ scientists
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Discovering Careers in Industry
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Recruitment Event
Lunch available for purchase
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Concurrent Community Sessions
Community Session (Xenopus)
Community Session (Yeast)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Zebrafish)
Community Session (PEQG)
Developmental Genetics (Mammal)
Germ Line (C. elegans)
Chair
Diana Chu, San Francisco State University
04:15 PM - 06:15 PM
Posters and Exhibits
4:15-5:15 Odd Poster Numbers
5:15-6:15 Even Poster Numbers
06:15 PM - 07:45 PM
Early Career Leadership Reception
Invitation only
06:15 PM - 07:45 PM
Break
07:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Keynote #3
 
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tweetup
Sunday, April 26
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Community Sessions
Community Session (Xenopus)
Neuronal Development (C. elegans)
Chair
Richard Poole, University College London
Community Session (Yeast)
Backup in Woodrow Wilson B-D
New Technology and Resources (Mammal)
Backup in Baltimore
Community Session (Drosophila)
 
Backup in Prince George's
Community Session (Zebrafish)
Community Session (PEQG)
Community Session (Drosophila)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Keynote #4
Monday, April 20
Tuesday, April 21
07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Capitol Hill Day
By invitation.  Please express your interest during conference registration.
02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
IMGS Secretariat Meeting
Invitation only
Wednesday, April 22
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
New Faculty Forum
Advance registration required
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
GENETICS Peer Review Training Program 
Advance registration required
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Genetics Department Chair Meeting
Invitation Only
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Mammalian Trainee Symposium 
Advance registration required.
01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Speaker Check-in and Upload (required)
Invited, keynote, plenary, platform and lightning only. Workshop speakers should coordinate directly with their workshop organizer.
01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Grants and Funding
Advance registration required
02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
FlyBoard Meeting
Invitation only
02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Scientific Writing Workshop
Advance registration required
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
CURE Workshop
Advance registration required.
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Genetics and G3 Editorial Board Meeting
Invitation only
06:45 PM - 09:00 PM
Opening Session and Keynote 1
09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Concurrent Community Mixers
C. elegans Community Mixer
Drosophila Community Mixer
Mammalian Community Mixer
PEQG Community Mixer
Xenopus Community Mixer
Yeast Community Mixer
Zebrafish Community Mixer
Thursday, April 23
07:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Speaker Check-in and Upload (required)
Invited, keynote, plenary, platform and lightning only. Workshop speakers should coordinate directly with their workshop organizer.
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Development and Cell Biology (C. elegans)
Chair
Jessica Feldman, Stanford University
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (Xenopus)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (PEQG)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (Yeast)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Disease Models & Aging (Mammal)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (Drosophila Plenary)
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Community Session (Zebrafish)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Parents in Science Meetup
Share your challenges and tips with others regarding parenting and science
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Solo Travelers Meetup
Connect with others who may be attending without their labmates
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Concurrent Community Sessions
Community Session (Xenopus)
New Technology and Resources in Development (C. elegans)
Chair
Jordan Ward, University of California, Santa Cruz
Biotech Pipeline
Community Session (Yeast)
Genomics and Systems Biology (Mammal)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Zebrafish)
Community Session (PEQG)
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
IMGS Nomenclature Meeting
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Community Connections
Beverages will be provided. Lunch available for purchase from Harbor Marketplace.
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Break
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Session
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
04:15 PM - 05:30 PM
Undergrad Platform
Chairs
Rob Ward,
Julie Hall,
Nicole Green,
04:15 PM - 05:30 PM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
05:45 PM - 06:30 PM
Gruber Genetics Prize Presentation and Lecture
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Break
07:30 PM - 10:15 PM
Poster Session/Opening Mixer
8:00-8:45 pm A Posters
8:45-9:30 pm B Posters
9:30-10:15 pm C Posters
Friday, April 24
07:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Speaker Check-in and Upload (required)
Invited, keynote, plenary, platform and lightning only. Workshop speakers should coordinate directly with their workshop organizer.
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Genetic Technology for Agriculture
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Bioethics and Education
Organizers: M. Markstein, G. Davis, C. Lelliott, A. Thomas
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
BREW: Bridging research and education workshop
Organizers: M. Miller, P. Hanson
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Metabolic Plasticity – Exploring the flexibility of metabolic networks in the context of development, evolution, environmental stress, and disease
Organizers: J. Tennessen, K. Montooth, M. Walhout
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Cultivating communities: making sense of host-microbiome interactions through the lens of genetics
Organizers: B. Samuel, N. Broderick, C. Haney
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Everything you ever wanted to know about sex
Organizers: R. Graze, K. McLunkin, B. Draper
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Single cell approaches in animal development
Organizers: J. Gagnon, J. Murray
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Chemoreception, physiology and social behavior: A Genetic Perspective
Organizers: Y. Zhang
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Cell-cell signaling across the kingdoms
Organizers: M. Mulllins, T. Kornberg
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The Geometry of Life, Computational Phenomics, and the Reunification of Biology
Organizers: K. Cheng, S. Girirajan
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Mitochondrial Genetics
Organizers: H. Fiumera, H. Weidberg, P. O'Farrell
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Education Research: Collecting Evidence and Publishing Findings
Organizer: J. Knight
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Genetic Puzzles
Organizers: D. Stainier, C. Murphy
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Science Communication: Challenges and Impact
Organizers: 
T. Merritt, H. Alhadyian, J. Velez
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Doing Science at a PUI Meetup
For those currently teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate University and those who would like to learn more.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Scientists with Disabilities Meetup
Share your tips and challenges with others navigating science with disabilities
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Concurrent Community Sessions
Community Session (Xenopus)
Genomics, Gene Regulation, and Systems Biology (C. elegans)
Chair
Florian Steiner, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Community Session (Yeast)
Chapman Lecture and Gene Regulation (Mammal)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Zebrafish)
Community Session (PEQG)
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Publishing Q and A
Advance Registration Required. 
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Break
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
04:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Posters and Exhibits
4:30-5:30 Odd Poster Numbers
5:30-6:30 Even Poster Numbers
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Story Collider
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Break
06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Editors Social
Invitation only
08:00 PM - 10:15 PM
Keynote 2
Saturday, April 25
07:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Speaker Check-in and Upload (required)
Invited, keynote, plenary, platform and lightning only. Workshop speakers should coordinate directly with their workshop organizer.
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
SciComm Meetup
Meet others who share your passion for science communication
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
LGBTQ+ in Science Meetup
Connect with other LGBTQ+ scientists
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Concurrent Thematic Sessions
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Discovering Careers in Industry
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Recruitment Event
Lunch available for purchase
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Concurrent Community Sessions
Community Session (Xenopus)
Community Session (Yeast)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Drosophila)
Community Session (Zebrafish)
Community Session (PEQG)
Developmental Genetics (Mammal)
Germ Line (C. elegans)
Chair
Diana Chu, San Francisco State University
04:15 PM - 06:15 PM
Posters and Exhibits
4:15-5:15 Odd Poster Numbers
5:15-6:15 Even Poster Numbers
06:15 PM - 07:45 PM
Early Career Leadership Reception
Invitation only
06:15 PM - 07:45 PM
Break
07:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Keynote #3
 
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tweetup
Sunday, April 26
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Community Sessions
Community Session (Xenopus)
Neuronal Development (C. elegans)
Chair
Richard Poole, University College London
Community Session (Yeast)
Backup in Woodrow Wilson B-D
New Technology and Resources (Mammal)
Backup in Baltimore
Community Session (Drosophila)
 
Backup in Prince George's
Community Session (Zebrafish)
Community Session (PEQG)
Community Session (Drosophila)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Keynote #4