SCRC Symposium
Gross Hall, 4001 Thorp Conference Center
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 || Time: 9:00AM – 6:00PM Pacific Time
P30 Symposium
"Dive into the forefront of skin research at our Skin Research Symposium! Engage with leading experts as they share groundbreaking insights into dermatology, skin health, and innovative treatments."
Gross Hall, 4001 Thorp Conference Center
Friday, February 21, 2025 || Time: 8:30AM – 4:30PM Pacific Time
Topic: Metabolic Regulation of Melanoma Tumor Immunity
Bin Zheng, PhD, Cedars-Sinai
Director of Melanoma Research Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cedars-Sinai
David G. Gills Conference (Sprague Hall 105)
Friday,November 22, 2024 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Growing Up and Growing Old: The Role of Epigenetics in Our Health
Minji Byun, PhD & Marie Strauss
845 Health Sciences Rd, 4th Floor Thorp Conference
Center, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM Pacific Time
Human Kidney Organoids for Disease Modeling and Regeneration
Benjamin Freedman, PhD
University of Washington
Gross Hall, 4th Floor Thorp Conference Center
Dec 20, 2024|1:00 PM—2:00 PM Pacific Time||In-Person Only
Stem Cells: A New Lens on Environmental Health Research
Nicole Sparks, PhD & Madeline Vera-Colon, Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 | 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM Pacific Time
Topic: Epithelial Epigenetics: Chromatin at the Nexus of Epithelial Development, Differentiation, and Disease
Brian Capell, MD, PhD
Assisting Professor and Attending Physician Department of Dermatology
University of Pennsylvania
Zoom Meeting or Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4000
Friday, January 17, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Topic: Modeling Cardiovascular Disease with hiPSCs: On and Off The Planet
Arun Sharma, Ph.D.
Cedars-Sinai, Smidt Heart Institute
Gross Hall, 4th Floor Thorp Conference Center
January 24, 2025| 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time||In-Person Only
Featured Community Lecture: Fueling Medical Innovation:
The FDA’s Vision for Cellular Therapies
Peter Marks, MD, PhD
UCI Beall Applied Innovations– The Beach
5270 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92697-7700
February 11, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00 PM
SCRC 12th Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
February 12, 2025
Gross Hall – Thorp Conference Center (4001)
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine CA, 92617
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
UCI Skin 8th Annual Symposium
Bringing together a stellar lineup of distinguished speakers, each at the forefront of their respective fields.
Discovery groundbreaking research and inno-vation at 8th Annual Skin Symposium. Join us for a day of insights and collaboration.
Friday, February 21, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00PM Pacific Time
Unlocking Hope: Using Stem Cells To Better Understand Traumatic Brain Injuries
Brian Cummings, PhD & Jonathan Hasselmann, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 8:00PM Pacific Time
Topic: Predatory "Stem Cell" Markets and Patient Education: A Basic Science Perspective
Laertis Ikonomou, Ph.D.
University at Buffalo
Gross Hall, 4th Floor Thorp Conference Center
March 7, 2025|11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time||In-Person Only
Topic: Cadherin Regulation of Planar Cell Polarity in the Mammalian Epidermis
Sara Stahley, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Cellular and Mollecular Physiology
Penn State Cancer Institute
Zoom Meeting or Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4000
Friday, March 28, 2025 | 11:00AM—12:00PM Pacific Time
Topic:Using the Tools of Systems Biology to Trace the Origins of Birth Defects in Human Genetic Disease
Anne Calof, Ph.D. & Stephenson Chea, Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | 7:00 PM– 8:00PM Pacific Time
Topic: Analyses of Synapse Formation in Human Neurons
Soham Chanda, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Gross Hall, 4th Floor Thorp Conference Center
April 4, 2025|11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time||In-Person Only
Topic: Edgeless 3D Skin Constructs as a Tool to Uncover Geometric Influence on Skin Function
Hasan Abaci, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Dermatology
Columbia University
Zoom Meeting or Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4000
Friday, April 25, 2025 | 11:00AM—12:00PM Pacific Time
Topic: Designer Biomaterials for Organoid Culture
Sarah Heilshorn, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Gross Hall, 4th Floor Thorp Conference Center
May 2, 2025|11:00 AM—12:00 Pm Pacific Time||In-Person Only
Harnessing Adaptive Immunity to Promote Tissue Regeneration in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Craig Walsh, Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 7:00 PM– 8:00PM Pacific Time
Topic: Probing the Single-Cell Spatial Landscape of Human Skin
Andrew L Ji, MD
Associate Professor Department of Dermatology
Mouth Sinai—Icahn School of Medii-cine
Zoom Meeting or Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4000
Friday, May 30, 2025 | 11:00AM—12:00PM Pacific Time
Topic: Translating Hidradenitis Suppurativa Science Into Therapeutic Advances
Haley B. Naik, MD
Associate Professor Department of Dermatology
UCSF
Zoom Meeting or Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4000
Friday, Jun 20, 2025 | 11:00AM—12:00PM Pacific Time
From Petri Dish to Patients: Engineering Stem Cells for Clinical Application
Quinton Smith, Ph.D. & Michael Hicks, Ph.D.
Zoom Meeting or Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4000
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 7:00 PM– 8:00PM 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, October 7, 2025 | 7:00 PM– 8:00PM 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
RNA in Cell Fate Determination
Yongsheng Shi, Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 7:00 PM– 8:00PM Pacific Time