9th Annual Skin Symposium
Featured Community Lecture | Gene therapy for Blood Cell Diseases
13th Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
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
Pooja Flora, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
November 14, 2025 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873
Formation, Evolution, and
Functional Significance of Cortical
Folds
Presenter: "Hiroshi Kawasaki, M.D., Ph.D. - Kanazawa University, Japan"
Location: "Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center"
Date: "Friday, November 14, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM Pacific Time"
What’s New in Research and Treatment of Skin Diseases?
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
Circadian Disruption, Genomic Instability, & Their Impacts on Skin Carcinogenesis
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
Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873
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