Virtual Symposium: Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition
Join us for our fourth season of a virtual symposium about the Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition (MZT) (previously called the 'Genome Activation Symposium')! The goal of the symposium is to provide researchers with a platform to share their latest work in MZT. This will help reinforce and build connections in our field, and our hope is that the virtual format will allow scientists from around the world to participate. The symposium is free of charge. Each session will last 1.5 hours and will feature several short presentations from faculty and trainees.

Registration is required.

Zoom Registration Link (2024-2025)

Next Session
Thursday, November 21, 2024 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)

Ida Marie Astad Jentoft | Lab of Melina Schuh
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany
Mammalian oocytes store proteins for the early embryo on cytoplasmic lattices

Jillian Ness | Lab of Zeba Wunderlich
Boston University, USA
Exploring the Functional Role of Shadow Enhancer Architecture in Development

Kelli Fenelon | Lab of Theodora Koromila
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Early Brain Blueprint: Exploring Neural Identity Before Gastrulation

Symposium Schedule, 2024-2025

Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, November 21, 2024 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)

Speaker List (2024-2025)

Ana Boskovic
Annemarie Branks
Chloe Briney
Christof Niehrs
Danny Nedialkova
Haseeb K Qureshi
Ida Marie Astad Jentoft
Jillian Ness
Katherine Lee
Kelli Fenelon
Ken Cho
Manuel Irimia
Matthew Hurton
Michal Rabani
Miguel Moreno-Mateos
Nina Le
Ser van der Burght
Shivali Dongre
Shruti Venkat
Shubhangini Kataruka
Theodora Koromila

Previous Seasons

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Symposium Organizers

Antonio Giraldez | Giraldez Lab
Professor, Department of Genetics
Yale University School of Medicine

Melissa Harrison | Harrison Lab
Associate Professor, Department of Biomolecular Chemistry
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Mina Kojima and Caroline Hoppe
Postdocs, Laboratory of Antonio Giraldez

Eliana Torres Zelada
Postdoc, Laboratory of Melissa Harrison