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Speakers

Keynote Speaker

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Aviv Regev, PhD

Head of Research and Early Development, Genentech​

Scientific Advisory Board Member, Arc Institute

From Cell Atlases to Medicines with AI 

Featured Speakers

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John Pluvinage, MD, PhD

Core Investigator, Arc Institute

Incoming Assistant Professor of Neurology at UCSF

Autoimmune Regulation of Cognition

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Tony Hua, PhD

Associate Director, Functional Genomics,

Genome Engineering Technology Center, Arc Institute

Large-Scale Perturbation Mapping Across Cell States for Virtual Cell Modeling

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Andrew Yang, PhD

Assistant Investigator, Gladstone

Assistant Professor of Neurology, UCSF

Innovation Investigator, Arc Institute

Redefining neuroimmune privilege through T cell engineering

Fireside Chat

Advancing Discovery: Leadership Perspectives on
Arc's Scientific and Technical Vision

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Panelist

Silvana Konermann, PhD

Co-Founder, Executive Director, and Core Investigator, Arc Institute

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Stanford

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Panelist

Patrick Hsu, PhD

Co-Founder and Core Investigator, Arc Institute

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, UC Berkeley​

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Panelist

Dave Burke, PhD

Chief Technology Officer, Arc Institute

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Panelist

Megan van Overbeek, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Arc Institute

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Moderator

Patrick Collison

Co-Founder and CEO, Stripe

Co-Founder, Arc Institute

Lightning Talks

1

DNA sequence to function model

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Sheng Mao

Undergraduate Research Fellow,

Zhou Lab

Arc Institute

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Optical pooled screening combined with multiplexed proteome readouts for understanding the wiring of the cell

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Noorsher Ahmed, PhD

Postdoc, Lundberg Lab

Stanford

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Dissecting Transcription Factor Regulatory Networks in Human iPSCs and Embryoid Bodies via CRISPRi Perturb‑Seq

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Ashir Borah

PhD Student, Gilbert Lab

Arc Institute | UCSF

9

Evolutionarily Guided Transcription Factor Design Reprograms T Cells

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Oliver Takacsi-Nagy

PhD Student, Roth Lab

Stanford

12

An App for colorectal cancer 

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Anna Bub

PhD Student, Thaiss Lab

Arc Institute | Stanford

2

GPN-Star: phylogeny-informed genomic language models for functional constraint prediction

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Chengzhong Ye

PhD Student, Song Lab

UC Berkeley

5

Monitoring transcriptional dynamics

in differentiated stem cells using engineered RNA secretion

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Gabriella Martyn, PhD

Senior Scientist, Molecular Engineering, Genome Engineering Tech Center

Arc Institute

3

Refining State: Sparsity-aware perturbation modeling for the full transcriptome

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Beatrice Bevilacqua, PhD

Machine Learning Research Scientist, Computational Tech Center

Arc Institute

6

Build a consensus embryo with 3D spatial genomics

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Yifan Lu

PhD Student, Qiu Lab

Stanford

8

Genome-scale perturb-seq in primary human CD4+ T cells maps context-specific regulators of T cell programs and human immune traits

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Emma Dann, PhD

Postdoc, Marson & Pritchard Labs

Gladstone | Stanford | UCSF

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Ronghui Zhu, PhD

Postdoc, Marson & Pritchard Labs

Gladstone | Stanford | UCSF

10

Unveiling genes in dendritic cells that enhance T cell priming through functional multiplexed single cell-cell interaction analysis

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Camilla Valente, PhD

Postdoc, Spitzer Lab

UCSF

13

Vitamin B9 Sensing

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Gautam Susarla, PhD

Postdoc, Jain Lab

Arc Institute

11

Perturb-Env: Towards a GxE map for virtual cells

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Ivy Liu, PhD

Postdoc, Goodarzi Lab

Arc Institute

14

Massive-scale single-nucleus multi-omics in postmortem AD brain

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Cathrine Sant, PhD

Postdoc, Corces Lab

UCSF

15

Single cell co-profiling of RNA and protein in Alzheimer's disease models

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Trinh Lam, PhD

Scientist, Single Cell Assay Development, Multi-Omics Tech Center

Arc Institute

18

Extracellular cGAMP transmission drives neurodegeneration

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Dayanne Carvalho

PhD Student, Li Lab

Arc Institute | Stanford

16

Cellular Vulnerability and Resilience in bvFTD and ALS

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Arnar Breevoort

PhD Student, Pollen Lab

UCSF

19

Decoding Enteric Glia–Immune Cell Communication Using Scalable Paired Transcriptomics

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Alireza Majd, PhD

Postdoc, Fattahi Lab

UCSF

17

A BRINP3-Derived Peptide Drives Non-Aversive Appetite Suppression via PVH Circuits

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Michelle To

Undergraduate Student, Svensson Lab

Stanford

20

Characterizing the novel signaling capacity of ApoE via de novo LRP8 agonists

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Kyle Anderson

PhD Student, Saxton Lab

UC Berkeley

Thank you to UCSF's Innovation Ventures for their support in enabling this event!

Contact symposium@arcinstitute.org with any questions.

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