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Apr. 12, 2024

Midwest C. elegans Meeting

The 2024 Midwest C. elegans Meeting will be held April 12, 2024, at Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Mich. The program will feature a keynote by Eric L. Greer, Ph.D., of Washington University School of Medicine, talks by researchers across the C. elegans field and a poster session.

There is no cost to attend. Registration is required. The deadline for poster abstracts is March 4, 2024. Registration closes April 5, 2024.

Opening Remarks and Keynote Introduction

9:00 am  - 9:05 am

Nick Burton, Ph.D.

Van Andel Institute

Nick Burton, Ph.D.

Keynote Address

9:05 am  - 10:05 am

Eric Greer, Ph.D.

Washington University School of Medicine

10:05 am  - 10:30 am

Coffee break

Session 1

10:30 am  - 10:45 am

Speaker to be announced

10:45 pm  - 11:00 am

Kelsie Nauta, Ph.D.

Burton Laboratory, Van Andel Institute

Kelsie Nauta, Ph.D.
11:00 am  - 11:15 am

Nicholas Urban

Truttmann Laboratory, University of Michigan

11:15 am  - 11:30 am

Speaker to be announced

11:30 am  - 12:30 pm

Lunch

12:30 pm  - 2:00 pm

Poster Session

Session 2

2:00 pm  - 2:15 pm

Speaker to be announced

2:15 pm  - 2:30 pm

Speaker to be announced

2:30 pm  - 2:45 pm

Speaker to be announced

2:45 pm  - 3:00 pm

Napissara Boonpraman, Ph.D.

Sammi Laboratory, Michigan State University

3:00 pm  - 3:30 pm

Coffee Break

Session 3

3:30 pm  - 3:45 pm

Angela Tuckowski

Leiser Laboratory, University of Michigan

3:45 pm  - 4:00 pm

Zhiyong Zhang

Xu Laboratory, University of Michigan

4:00 pm  - 4:15 pm

Speaker to be announced

4:15 pm  - 4:30 pm

TBD

4:30 pm  - 5:00 pm

Closing remarks and poster awards

Associate Professor, Genetics and Genomic Medicine,
Washington University School of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow, Burton Lab,
Van Andel Institute
Ph.D. Candidate, Leiser Lab,
University of Michigan

Angela is currently a 5th year Ph.D. student in Dr. Scott Leiser’s lab at University of Michigan. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Drexel University in 2015 and, upon graduation, began working at Janssen Pharmaceutical as an Associate Scientist. Angela worked at Janssen for four years and gained experience in antibody drug discovery, cell line development, genetic characterization, and assay optimization. In pursuit of higher education and to expand her skillsets, Angela left Janssen in 2019 and joined Dr. Scott Leiser’s lab where she studies stress response and metabolism in the context of aging.

Ph.D. student, Xu Lab
Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan

Poster abstracts may be submitted during registration. During registration, please indicate if you would like your abstract considered for an oral presentation. If you plan to participate in the poster session but do not want to be considered for an oral presentation, please select the “poster session” option during registration. The deadline for poster abstracts is March 4, 2024.

For questions, please contact Courtney Zirkle.

Abstract format
Submitted abstracts should represent original research. The title should be brief and descriptive, and the body should include rationale, methods and results. Please prepare abstracts using the below template.

Poster dimensions
Posters should be 60 in. x 40 in. Pushpins will be provided.

Questions?
Questions regarding abstract submission, posters, or the poster session can be directed to Courtney Zirkle.

TITLE OF ABSTRACT IN ALL CAPS (STYLE = TITLE)

Presenting Author1,2, Other Author1, and Last Author1,3(Style = Authors)

1First Dept., Institution, City, State, Country, 2Second Dept., Institution, City, State, Country, and 3Last Dept., Institution, City, State, Country (Style = Affiliations)

Body of abstract using 300 words or less. Define each abbreviation at first use. All fonts should be Arial, 11 pt. and text should be single-spaced. Once you have filled in this template, choose File>Save As and save your file as a Word document (.doc or .docx) with the filename lastname_abstract. (Style = Body)

EXAMPLE 

A MOTHER TO OFFSPRING METABOLIC LINK

Nick Burton1

1Department of Metabolic and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Assistant Professor, Department of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming,
Van Andel Institute

Assistant Professor, Translational Neuroscience,
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

When and where is the 2024 C. elegans Meeting?
The meeting will be held April 12, 2024, at Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Is there a cost to register?
There is no cost to attend. Registration is required and may be completed here.

Can I register a group?
Yes, the registration form allows one person to register for a group. Once registration is complete for one person, please click “add person” in the bottom right corner of the form. Input the second person’s information and continue in this manner until all parties in the group are registered.

Where do I park?
There is metered parking around VAI as well as several parking garages. Please see the link below for parking options.

Parking near Van Andel Institute.

What if I need accessible parking?
Please contact Courtney Zirkle to discuss any accessibility needs.