Schedule
2025 Scientific Retreat
Hosted by the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Center, and
Center for Craniofacial Research
The Denton A. Cooley, MD and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center
7440 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77054
April 22, 2025
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Check-In and Poster Setup – Light breakfast served |
| 9:00 am – 9:10 am | Welcome and Introduction Jacqueline Hecht, PhD Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics Professor and Director, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Center Director, School of Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Research |
| 9:10 am – 10:00 am | "TBD" - Moderated by Jacqueline Hecht, PhD Ramesha Papanna, MD, MPH Professor and Director, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Fetal Intervention, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Executive Director, UTHealth Houston Fetal Institute Director, Fetal Intervention Fellowship Program, UTHealth Houston Co-Director, UTHealth Houston Fetal Center |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Group Photo and Break |
| 10:20 am - 11:15 am | Poster Blitz - Moderated by Danielle Wu, PhD |
| 10:20 am - 10:25 am | Chiaki Arai |
| 10:25 am - 10:30 am | Yuki Arai |
| 10:30 am - 10:35 am | Mary Elmeniawi |
| 10:35 am - 10:40 am | Shannon Erhardt |
| 10:40 am - 10:45 am | Yuqing Han |
| 10:45 am - 10:50 am | Yuta Nakai |
| 10:50 am - 10:55 am | Shion Orikasa |
| 10:55 am - 11:00 am | Julianna Quinn |
| 11:00 am - 11:05 am | Adrian Romero-Mora |
| 11:05 am - 11:10 am | Nicha Tokavanich |
| 11:10 am - 11:15 am | Nam Truong |
| 11:15 am – 12:45 pm | Poster Session |
| 12:45 pm – 1:40 pm | Lunch |
| 1:40 pm – 2:30 pm | "Alternative RNA splicing downstream of PDGFRalpha signaling in the facial mesenchyme" - Moderated by Jun Wang, PhD Katherine Fantauzzo, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Craniofacial Biology, School of Dental Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | "Collaborative Research at UTHealth Bioinformatics & High-Performance Computing Service Center" - Moderated by Noriaki Ono, DDS, PhD W. Jim Zheng, PhD Professor, Department of Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston Director, Bioinformatics and High-Performance Service Cancer, UTHealth Houston Director, Data Science and Informatics Core for Cancer Research, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Long Talks - Moderated by Yoshihiro Komatsu, PhD |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Gunjan Bhatia |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Daniel Harrington |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Andrea Molina |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Award Announcements and Closing Remarks Jacqueline Hecht, PhD Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics Professor and Director, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Center Director, School of Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Research |