9 th Annual Skin Symposium
Featured Community Lecture | Gene therapy for Blood Cell Diseases
13 th Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
Retinal Cell Therapy: Updates and Challenges
Mandeep Singh, M.D., Ph.D. - Johns Hopkins
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
January 16, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Dissect the inflammatory adaptation circuit of epithelial stem cells
Yuxuan Miao, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
January 23, 2026| 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873
Regenerating the Heart
Chuck Murry, M.D., Ph.D. - University of Southern California
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
March 13, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
New insights into UV-induced skin cancer and atopic dermatitis
John T. Seykora, M.D., Ph.D - Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
March 20, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873
Using 3D engineered Cardiac & Skeletal Muscle Tissues for DMD Disease Modeling & Drug Discovery
David Mack, Ph.D. - University of Washington
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
April 3, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Regulation of cutaneous antiviral immunity
Megan Orzalli, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
April 24, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873
Defining Epigenetic Mediators in Pancreatic Cancer Initiation & Progression
Christopher Pin, Ph.D. - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
May 1, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Skin Metabolism Symposium
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
May 7, 2026 |9 am - 3 pm (tentative)
Title: TDB
Marjana Tomic-Canic, Ph.D. - Professor, University of Miami
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
May 22, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873
iPSC-derived Immune Cells for Immunotherapy
Jianhua Yu, Ph.D. - UC Irvine
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
June 12, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
TDB
Presenter: "Wilson Liao, M.D. - Professor, University
of California, San Francisco"
Location: "Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center"
Date: "Friday, June 26, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM Pacific Time"
Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873
Stem Cell Awareness Day
Aileen Anderson, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
October 6, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time