UC San Diego's Center for Circadian Biology will host its 13th Annual Circadian Biology Symposium to be held (in-person) at the Scripps Seaside Forum.
We have invited a select, stellar group of chronobiologists from around the country and beyond, and a few local colleagues, to speak at this symposium. Each year, the symposium attracts leaders in the field, with active participation from our 56 PIs within the CCB. We welcome and encourage registrants from your research personnel, other institutions, and industry.
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The aims of the conference are to:
- Provide participants with a comprehensive view of modern circadian biology.
- Exchange a broad spectrum of ideas and techniques in circadian biology.
- Promote interactions among the faculty and lab personnel of UC San Diego, Circadian Biology Center, the invited speakers, and other participants.
- Further acquaint the speakers, their groups, and other registrants with the depth and breadth of circadian biology research conducted at UC San Diego.
Schedule
TUESDAY - April 11, 2023
Session-1 (1:00pm - 4:15pm)
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Moderator:Jose Pruneda-Paz (Associate Professor, |
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1:00 pm |
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Welcome Susan Golden (Director, Center for Circadian |
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Opening Remarks Corinne Peek-Asa (Vice Chancellor, Research |
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1:15 pm |
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Padmini Rangamani (Professor, UC San Diego) Talk: Computational modeling of mechanically- |
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1:55 pm |
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Antony Dodd (Professor, The John Innes Centre) Talk: Circadian gating for signal integration |
Break - (20 minutes) |
2:35pm - 2:55pm |
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2:55 pm |
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Colleen Doherty (Associate Professor, Talk: The plant circadian clock under stress: |
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3:35 pm |
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Todd Chou (PhD student, Gurol Suel lab, Talk: A segmentation clock patterns cellular |
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WEDNESDAY - April 12, 2023
Session-2 (9:00am - 2:00pm)
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Moderator:Karen Tonsfeldt (Assistant Project Scientist, |
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9:00 am |
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Jennifer Hurley (Researcher, Talk: Circadian control over immunometabolic |
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9:40 am |
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Victoria Acosta-Rodriguez (Instructor, Talk: Feeding time regulates longevity |
Break - (20 minutes) |
10:20am - 10:40am |
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Moderator:Benjamin Smarr (Assistant Professor, |
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10:40 am |
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Todd Holmes (Professor, UC Irvine) Talk: Mosquito cryptochromes confer species |
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11:20 am |
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Matt Kayser (Associate Professor, Talk: Developmental emergence of sleep |
Buffet Lunch - (1 hour) |
12:00pm - 1:00pm |
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Special Session (1:00pm - 2:00pm) |
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Moderator:Susan Golden (Director, Center for Circadian |
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1:00 pm |
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Elizabeth Villa (Associate Professor, Talk: Opening windows into the cell: Bringing |
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POSTER SESSION
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2:00pm - 4:00pm |
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THURSDAY - April 13, 2023
Session-3 (9:00am - 12:00pm)
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Moderator:Michael Gorman (Professor, Department Chair, |
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9:00 am |
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Mary Teruel (Associate Professor, Talk: Circadian control of cell differentiation |
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9:40 am |
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Lauren Hablitz (Assistant Professor, Talk: Cellular contributions to circadian |
Break - (20 minutes) |
10:20am - 10:40am |
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10:40 am |
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Paula Desplats (Associate Professor, Talk: Circadian alterations in the Alzheimer’s |
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11:20 am |
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Carlos Zarate (Distinguished Investigator, Talk: The role of rapid antidepressants in sleep |
Buffet Lunch - (1 hour) |
12:00pm - 1:00pm |
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Session-4 (1:00pm-4:00pm) |
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Michael Lam (Assistant Professor, |
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Atul Malhotra (Professor, UC San Diego) Talk: Sleep disturbance and circadian |
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Jennifer Martin (Professor, UCLA) Talk: Sleep disorders in women veterans |
Break - (20 minutes) |
2:20pm-2:40pm |
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Philip Gehrman (Associate Professor, Talk: Sleep and circadian rhythms in mood |
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Michael Grandner (Associate Professor, Talk: Sleep and circadian health: Implications |
Dinner Speaker (6:30pm-7:00pm) |
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Moderator:Sonia Ancoli-Israel (Professor, UC San Diego) |
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Phyllis Zee (Professor, Northwestern Medicine) Talk: International circadian health clinic network |
Parking & Directions
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Scripps Seaside Forum (map)
8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037
**Please note there are construction delays in the area **Please plan accordingly to arrive on time **Attendees are strongly encouraged to walk or utilize rideshare or a shuttle – there is no parking at the venue and very limited street parking
Attendees staying at La Jolla Shores or other nearby hotels:
It is strongly recommended that you consider walking or taking the hotel shuttle if available. It takes approximately 15 min to walk to the venue.
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Off-Site Street Parking at the Seaside Forum:
Parking is not available at the Seaside Forum. There is off-site street parking available on La Jolla Shores Drive. Please note that this parking is extremely limited in the area and subject to availability. The Seaside Forum requests that Event attendees not park on nearby city streets nor at Kellogg Park, which are intended for use by neighborhood residents and beach visitors.
Faculty, Staff, or Students coming from campus – SIO Shuttle info:
https://transportation.ucsd.edu/campus/shuttles/sio.html
Confirmed Speakers
Victoria Acosta-Rodriguez (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
Paula Desplats (UC San Diego)
Antony Dodd (The John Innes Centre)
Colleen Doherty (North Carolina State University)
Philip Gehrman (University of Pennsylvania)
Michael Grandner (University of Arizona Health Sciences)
Lauren Hablitz (University of Rochester Medical Center)
Todd Holmes (UC Irvine)
Jennifer Hurley (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Matt Kayser (University of Pennsylvania)
Atul Malhotra (UC San Diego)
Jennifer Martin (UCLA)
Padmini Rangamani (UC San Diego)
Mary Teruel (Cornell University)
Elizabeth Villa (UC San Diego)
Carlos Zarate (NIH)
Phyllis Zee (Northwestern Medicine)
Registration
- 3-day registration includes breakfast & lunch on Wednesday and Thursday, all refreshment breaks, and Thursday evening happy hour and banquet dinner.
- Banquet add-on (for guest) includes Thursday evening happy hour and banquet dinner.
Registration Fees:
Poster Session
We welcome our registered attendees to participate in a poster session to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00pm. Priority for limited space will be given to students and postdocs. Four prizes will be awarded of $75 each; winners will be announced during the banquet dinner.
If you plan to present a poster Sign-up now!
(sign-up now as space is limited)
Poster Abstract & Submission Guidelines
Submit your poster abstract to ccb.mtgs@gmail.com
Deadline: March 27, 2023
Poster prize winners of 2023
Congratulations! (Awardees are listed alphabetically)
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Aida Coric (PhD student, Kristin Tessmar-Raible lab, controlled timers: Linking the light valence detector L-Cry to the circalunar clock in the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii |
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Samantha Iiams (Postdoctoral Researcher, Title: The Impact of Circadian Aligned Feeding/Fasting |
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Luísa Jabbur (PhD student, Carl Johnson lab, Title: Do bacteria care about the seasons? Evidence of |
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Kanjana Laosuntisuk (Postdoc, Colleen Doherty lab, Talk: Controlling for total RNA abundance affects the |
Contact Pattie Stoughton patties@ucsd.edu for assistance.
Network Awards
CCB will offer a limited number of scholarships to undergraduates, Masters, and PhD students whose activities and experiences contribute to expanding the diversity of scientists involved in biological rhythms research. Do not register for the symposium yet if you plan to apply. See details on eligibility and submission.
Deadline to submit: March 5, 2023.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship Information - An exciting event and opportunity
The 13th Annual Symposium, hosted by the Center for Circadian Biology (CCB), at UC San Diego, Bringing together over 150 attendees for this 3-day event.
The symposium features an unparalleled breadth and depth of leading-edge research and groundbreaking biological timing discoveries in plants, animals and humans, and spans molecular biology to clinical applications. By sponsoring, you will join the Who’s Who in circadian research in this exciting venture and help us invent the future.
Click here for sponsorship information
To become a sponsor or learn more, please contact:
Pattie Stoughton - patties@ucsd.edu
Ana Minvielle - aminvielle@ucsd.edu
Organizing Committee:
- Susan Golden (CCB Director, Molecular Biology, UC San Diego)
- Amir Zarrinpar (CCB Associate Director, Gastroenterology, UC San Diego)
- Sonia Ancoli-Israel (Psychiatry, UC San Diego)
- Stu Brody (Molecular Biology, UC San Diego)
- William Joiner (Pharmacology, UC San Diego)
- Katja Lamia (Scripps Research)
- Atul Malhotra (Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, UC San Diego)
- Michael McCarthy (Psychiatry, UC San Diego)
- Satchin Panda (Salk Institute)
- Jose Pruneda-Paz (Cell and Developmental Biology, UC San Diego)
- Dorothy Sears (Endocrinology & Metabolism, UC San Diego)
- Benjamin Smarr (Bioengineering, UC San Diego)
- Karen Tonsfeldt (Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego)
- David Welsh (Psychiatry, UC San Diego)
- Joydeep De (CCB Public Outreach Fellow, Pharmacology, UC San Diego)
For additional information, please contact:
Pattie Stoughton
Research Administrator
Center for Circadian Biology (CCB)
University of California, San Diego
E-mail: patties@ucsd.edu
Many thanks to our generous sponsors of 2023
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