Saturday
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Young Women in Science, How to Adavance to the Top
Discussion Leader: Sonja Mertsch (University of Oldenburg, Germany)
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm
Sarah Hamm-Alvarez (Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA)
"Succeeding Through Teamwork: A Changing Paradigm"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The Ocular Surface at the Molecular Level
Discussion Leader: Jingjing You (University of Sydney, Australia)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Sean Ashworth (Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
"Investigating Chondroitin Sulfate Substrates for the Cultivation of iPSC-Derived Corneal Epithelium"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
George Maiti (NYU Langone Health, USA)
"ECM Lumican Taken up by Macrophages Regulates TLR4 Trafficking and Innate Immune Response"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
Vishal Shinde (NYU Langone Health School of Medicine, USA)
"The Role of the FOXO1 Transcription Factor in the Pathogenesis of Keratoconus"
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Anil Tiwari (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Bone Morphogenetic Protein-6 (BMP6), a Member of the Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) Super Family, Regulates Corneal Epithelial Proliferation and Differentiation"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Yen-Chiao Wang (Indiana University, USA)
"Keratocyte-Specific Ablation of Tgfbr1 Gene Manifests Human Keratoconus Phenotype in Mice"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Therapeutic Applications in the Ocular Surface Research
Discussion Leader: Takenori Inomata (Juntendo University, Japan)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Aurelie Dos Santos (UCLA Stein Eye Institute, USA)
"Immortalized Corneal Stromal Stem Cells as a Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Corneal Scars"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Daniel Foulkes (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
"Novel Inhibitors of Exotoxin U (ExoU) to Treat Microbial Keratitis"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Catherine Lee (Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, USA)
"3D-Printed ABCB5-Positive Stem Cells for the Treatment of Corneal Blindness"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Yuzuru Sasamoto (Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA)
"Exploring Limbal Stem Cell Hierarchical Organization Using Single-Cell RNA Sequencing"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Mingxia Sun (University of Houston, USA)
"Hyaluronan Derived from the Limbus Is a Key Regulator of Corneal Lymphangiogenesis"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: How to Map a Broader Career Landscape
Discussion Leader: Naomi Delic (The University of New South Wales, Australia)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Stefan Schrader (Pius-Hospital Oldenburg / University Hospital Oldenburg, Germany)
"How Do I Submit My Paper to a Scientific Journal and Enhance the Chance to Get It Accepted"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Discussion
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Career Development
Sophie Deng (UCLA Stein Eye Institute, USA)
Sarah Hamm-Alvarez (Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA)
Alexander Ljubimov (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA)
Peter Lwigale (Rice University, USA)
Alison McDermott (Northumbria University, United Kingdom)
Stefan Schrader (Pius-Hospital Oldenburg / University Hospital Oldenburg, Germany)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
