Stem Cell Awareness Day X Science Day at UCI
RNA in Cell Fate Determination
Yongsheng Shi, Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
7:00 PM – 8:00PM Pacific Time
Mechanobiology of hiPSC Heart Muscle Cells
Beth Pruitt, Ph.D. - UC Santa Barbara
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
October 17, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies cancer-associated fibroblasts subtypes in early & late stages of mycosis fungoides
Courtney Johnson, M.D., Ph.D - Clinical Associate, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
October 24, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Finding Kidney Cancer Vulnerabilities By Synthetic Lethality Approach
Olga Razorenova Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 8:00PM Pacific Time
Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes
Eiji Yoshihara, Ph.D. - UC Los Angeles
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
November 7, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Decoding the epigenetic blueprint in control of stem cell function and longevity
Courtney Johnson, M.D., Ph.D - Clinical Associate, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
November 14, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
What's New in Research and Treatment of Vulvar Skin Disease?
Xing Dai, Ph.D. & Christina Kraus, M.D.
Zoom Meeting or Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4000
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 8:00PM Pacific Time
The Ethics of Human Brain Organoids & Human-Animal Neural Chimeras
John Evans, Ph.D. - UC San Diego
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
December 5, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Title: TDB
Shobhan Gaddameedhi, MSc, Ph.D- Associate Professor, NC State University
Falling Leaves Building, 2nd Floor Seminar Room & Hybrid Event
December 5, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
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
Combating Brain Fog After Cancer Therapies
Munjal Acharya, PhD & Casey Hudson, PhD Candidate
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
January 27, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time
9 th Annual Skin Symposium
Featured Community Lecture
13 th Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
Timing Is Everything: Circadian Regulation of Intestinal Stem Cells
Selma Masri, PhD & Amy Song, Graduate Student
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
March 10, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time
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
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
Beyond the Mix: How Sorting Mesenchymal Stem Cells Could Improve Clinical Outcomes
Tayloria Adams, PhD & Tia Wilson, PhD Candidate
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
April 7, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 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
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
Stem Cell Immunotherapies for Breast Cancer Metastasis
Devon Lawson, PhD & Tim McMullen, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
May 5, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time
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
Changing Paradigms in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults
Alex Minella, MD & Nick Pannunzio, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
June 2, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time
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
Fine Tuning Brain Tissue Formation in a Dish to Model Neurological Disorders
Momoko Watanabe, PhD & Raymond Wang, MD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
September 15, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time
Stem Cell Awareness Day
Aileen Anderson, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
October 6, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time
Harnessing Sweetness to Treat Cancer and Autoimmunity
Michael Demetriou, MD, PhD & Paresh Purohit, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
November 3, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time