Featuring keynote speaker: Dr. Adam Phillipy
Dr. Phillipy, Head of the Genome Informatics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, will talk about his team’s advances towards the first Telomere 2 Telomere (T2T) assembly of the Human Genome.

Including updates from core facilities
Center for Genome Innovation
Computational Biology Core
Single Cell Genomics Facility
Microbial Analysis, Resources and Services Facility

Showcasing research from some of UConn’s newest faculty
Jean-Denis Beaudoin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Stacey Hanlon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut

Sarah Hird, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut

Shuzhao Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor
The Jackson Laboratory

Paola Vera Licona, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Center for Quantitative Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Yanjiao Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Presenting a Virtual Poster Session
Highlighting the work of graduate students and postdoctoral associates.

Attention Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows! Call for Posters:

Poster presentations are open to all UConn and JAX graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. This is a great opportunity for training and exposure!

Submission Deadline: December 2, 2020 to Jessica Williamson at Jessica.Williamson@uconn.edu
Please submit presenter name, affiliated lab and title. Abstract optional and limited to 250 words.
Final poster must be submitted no later than Dec 8.
It's optional, but encouraged, to include a video to a brief lightening talk.

The specification for posters and lightning talks is as follows:

Posters:
Format: PDF
Max size: A0
Max File Size: 8mb

Videos:
Format: H.264 .mp4
Resolution: 540p minimum / 1080p max
Max file size: 50mb per minute of recording (e.g. 3 minute video, maximum of 150mb)

Awards:  Prizes will be given to best poster, best lightening talk and most creative poster.