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  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Computational models of cellular immunology
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Mohammad Aminul Islam, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Systems analysis of cell signaling
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Tamara Kinzer-Ursem – Purdue University
    Moderator: Feilim Mac Gabhann, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Computational Systems Pharmacology of Pyrrolobenzodiazepine-Based Antibody-Drug Conjugates
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Inez Lam (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Venkatesh Pilla Reddy, PhD – AstraZeneca
    Co-Author: Kathryn Ball, PhD – AstraZeneca
    Co-Author: Rosalinda H. Arends, PhD – AstraZeneca
    Co-Author: David Dai, PhD – AstraZeneca
    Primary Investigator: Feilim Mac Gabhann, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Entropic Analysis of Antigen-Specific CDR3 Domains Identifies Essential Binding Motifs Shared by CDR3s with Different Antigen Specificities
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Alexander Xu, PhD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: William Chour – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Diana DeLucia – Fred Hutch
    Co-Author: Yapeng Su – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Ana Pavlovitch-Bedzyk – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Rachel Ng – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Yusuf Rasheed – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Mark Davis – Stanford University
    Co-Author: John Lee – Fred Hutch
    Last Author: James Heath – Institute for Systems Biology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Decoding the intercellular signals underlying human microglia and astrocyte plasticity
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Natacha Comandante Lou, PhD (she/her/hers) – Center for Translational & Computational Immunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Masashi Fujita – Center for Translational & Computational Immunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Gilad Green – Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Co-Author: David Bennett – Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Naomi Habib – Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Co-Author: Vilas Menon – Center for Translational & Computational Immunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Hans-Ulrich Klein – Center for Translational & Computational Immunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Mariko Taga – Center for Translational & Computational Immunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Philip De Jager – Center for Translational & Computational Immunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Studying the mechanisms and predicting patient responses of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia under CAR T-cell immunotherapy with a computational tool
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Lunan Liu, MS (he/him/his) – New York University
    Co-Author: Chao Ma, PhD (he/him/his) – New York University Tandon School of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Weiqiang Chen – New York University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Vascular endothelial growth factor signaling in obesity and adipose tissue microstructures: A meta-analysis
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Yunjeong Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Xinming Liu, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Shobhan Kuila, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Primary Investigator: Princess Imoukhuede (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Tensor factorization maps dysregulation of immune signaling in breast cancer patients
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Brian Orcutt-Jahns (he/him/his) – UCLA
    Last Author: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Peter Lee – City of Hope
    Co-Author: Andrei Rodin – City of Hope
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Model-based control of epithelial-mesenchymal transition through signaling regulation in pancreas cancer cells
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Varghese Kurian – University of Delaware
    Presenting Author: Michelle Barbeau – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Yu Luo – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Janine Buonato – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Vivek Pinnamaraju – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Babatunde Ogunnaike – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Matthew Lazzara – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Systems Biology Analysis of T-cell Activation and Anti-tumor Immunity
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Mohammad Reza Nikmaneshi, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Co-Author: Timothy Padera – MGH
    Co-Author: James Baish – Bucknell
    Primary Investigator: Lance Munn – MGH
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:45 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Enabling inverse design of molecules to drive defined physiological outcomes
    Location: 324 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Belinda Akpa, PhD (she/her/hers) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Nolan English – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Zachary Fox – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Global analysis of glycoprotein chaperones reveals a role for intracellular lectins in regulating ER stress and unfolded protein response
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Arun Singh, MS (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo, State University of New York-Buffalo
    Co-Author: Shichen Shen – University at Buffalo, State University of New York-Buffalo
    Co-Author: Jun Qu – University at Buffalo, State University of New York-Buffalo
    Last Author: Sriram Neelamegham – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    A data-driven Boolean model explains memory subsets and evolution in CD8+ T cell exhaustion
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Geena Ildefonso, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Stacey Finley (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    A systems-level analysis of gene knockdowns in colorectal cancer
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Niki Tavakoli, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California - Viterbi School of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Stacey Finley (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Machine learning for biomedical applications
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Jishnu Das, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Moderator: Daniel Reker – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Systems analysis of spatial and microbial cell signaling
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Moderator: Jaeyun Sung
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PDT
    DeepDelta: Predicting Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Improvements of Molecular Derivatives with Deep Learning
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Zachary Fralish, BS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ashley Chen – Duke University
    Co-Author: Paul Skaluba – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Reker – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PDT
    Subcellular spatially resolved gene neighborhood networks in single cells
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Zhou Fang (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Adam Ford, n/a – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Thomas Hu – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Nicholas Zhang – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Athanasios Mantalaris – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Ahmet F. Coskun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Design of Peptide-Guided Protein Editors via Generative Language Models
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Garyk Brixi – Duke University
    Co-Author: Kalyan Palepu – Duke University
    Co-Author: Suhaas Bhat – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sophia Vincoff (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tianlai Chen – Duke University
    Co-Author: Lauren Hong (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Vivian Yudistyra (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Presenting Author: Pranam Chatterjee, PhD – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Physiological niche informs evolution of metabolic function and corresponding drug targets of pathobionts
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Emma Glass (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Lillian Dillard – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Glynis Kolling – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Andrew Warren – Biocomplexity Institute
    Primary Investigator: Jason Papin – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Profiling Human Microbiome Metabolites via Computational and Experimental Approaches
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Hong Amy Chung – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Reker – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
    Co-Author: Zachary Fralish, BS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tiffany Tu – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    SLIDE: Significant Latent Factor Interaction Discovery and Exploration across biological domains
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Javad Rahimikollu – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Hanxi Xiao – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Anna Rosengart – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Tracy Tabib – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Paul Zdinak – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Xin Bing – University of Toronto
    Co-Author: Florentina Bunea – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Marten Wegkamp – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Amanda Poholek – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Alok Joglekar – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Robert Lafyatis – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Kun He – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenting Author: Jishnu Das, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Fluorescence imaging of pancreatic beta cells reveals receptor localization and informs mathematical model of cell signaling
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Lynne Cherchia (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Stacey Finley (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Last Author: Scott Fraser – University of Southern California
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Point-of-care identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern using a multiplexed antibody microarray and machine learning
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Zachary Quinn (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ph.D. – Duke University
    Co-Author: David Kinnamon (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jacob Heggestad – L.E.K Consulting
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Multiplexing microbial biosensors through machine learning
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Katherine E. Duncker, MS (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Harshitha Venugopal Lavanya – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ryan D'Cunha – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sizhe Liu – Duke University
    Last Author: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Predicting phenotype to mechanotype relationships in cells based on intra-cellular signaling network
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Esra Tiftik (she/her/hers) – UCSD & SDSU
    Co-Author: Amy Turnlund – SDSU
    Co-Author: Jessica Grear – SDSU
    Last Author: Parag Katira, PhD – San Diego State University
    Primary Investigator: Stephanie I. Fraley – UCSD
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    A Powerful Tool of Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT) to Unveil the Spatiotemporal Regulation of GTPase Signaling on Cell Morphogenesis
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Xiao Ma, PhD (he/him/his) – New York University
    Presenting Author: Bernny Ramirez – NYU
    Co-Author: Asher Varon – NYU
    Co-Author: Pimenta Frederico – UNC at Chapel Hill
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    AI-supported biological modeling acceleration and parameter optimization
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: LINLIN LI, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Junyi Chai – Purdue Univerisity
    Co-Author: Xiaoqian Wang – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: David Umulis – Purdue University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Multiscale integrative systems biology
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Moderator: Alexander Vlahos, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Systems immunology
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Moderator: Sepideh Dolatshahi – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Harnessing Protein-Protein Interactions for Programmable Control of Protein Secretion in Mammalian Cells
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Alexander Vlahos, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Connor Call – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Samarth Kadaba – Stanford University
    Last Author: Xiaojing Gao – Stanford University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Mechanistic Computational Modeling of Bispecific Antibodies Targeting IL6R/IL8R in Cancer Metastasis
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Christina Ray (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Huilin Yang – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Jamie Spangler, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Feilim Mac Gabhann, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Multiscale Computational Modeling of Aortic Valve Calcification
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Javid Azimi Boulali (he/him/his) – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Gretchen mahler – SUNY Binghamton
    Co-Author: Bruce Murray – Binghamton University
    Last Author: Peter Huang – Binghamton University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Mixed IgG Fc immune complexes exhibit blended binding profiles and refine FcR affinity estimates
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Cyrillus Tan, MS (he/him/his) – UCLA
    Co-Author: Anja Lux – University of Erlangen-NĂĽrnberg
    Co-Author: Markus Biburger – University of Erlangen-NĂĽrnberg
    Co-Author: Prabha Varghese – University of Erlangen-NĂĽrnberg
    Co-Author: Stephen Lees – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Falk Nimmerjahn – University of Erlangen-NĂĽrnberg
    Last Author: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT
    A Systems Biology Model of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Ali Khalilimeybodi, PhD (he/him/his) – UC San Diego
    Last Author: Padmini Rangamani, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT
    Spatiotemporal analysis of immune signaling using high-throughput co-culture system
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Minjun Son, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Chicago, PME
    Co-Author: Abinash Padhi – University of Chicago, PME
    Co-Author: Andrew Wang – University of Chicago, PME
    Primary Investigator: Savas Tay – University of Chicago, PME
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Cell-type-specific biomarkers of systemic sclerosis disease severity capture cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic circuits
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Jacob Berkowitz – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Tracy Tabib – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Hanxi Xiao – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Gabrielle Sadej – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Dinesh Khanna – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Patrizia Fuschiotti – University of Pittsburgh
    Last Author: Robert Lafyatis – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenting Author: Jishnu Das, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Mathematical Modeling of Impacts of Patient Differences on COVID-19 Lung Fibrosis Outcomes
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Mohammad Aminul Islam, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Last Author: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    An ODE framework to understand the role of polyfunctionality and heterozygous Fc receptor polymorphisms in Fc-mediated immune responses
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Suzanne Shoffner-Beck (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Kade Wong – University of Michigan
    Last Author: Kelly Arnold – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Amy Chung – Doherty Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Multi-scale Computational Modeling of Microvascular Remodeling in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Julie Leonard-Duke (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Last Author: Shayn M. Peirce – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Unraveling variability in Fc receptor engagement after SARS-CoV2 vaccination and boosting
    Location: 332 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Robert Theisen (he/him/his) – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Primary Investigator: Kelly Arnold – University of Michigan
    Last Author: Amy Chung – Doherty Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Novel methods for systems biology
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Jennifer Wilson – University of California Los Angeles
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Moderator: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Engineering systems for drug synergy prediction using protein-protein interaction networks
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Emily Bozich (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer Wilson – University of California Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    CODIAC: A comprehensive domain analysis pipeline for feature extraction and analysis
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Gabrielle Martinez (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Alekhya Kandoor – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Kristen Naegle (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Saqib Rizvi (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Julianna Hitchcock (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Learning metabolic models from a blank slate with automated experiments
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Adam Dama – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Noah Schmid (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Presenting Author: Paul Jensen – University of Michigan
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Agent-based model development and model-driven experimental design provide insights on spatio-temporal dynamics of cell populations
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Neda Bagheri, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Omics methods, modeling, and analysis
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: John Hickey, PhD – Duke University
    Moderator: Ahmet F. Coskun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT
    Characterizing the Anti-Cancer Potential of Vaginal Microbes and Metabolites
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Damilola Lawore, M.Sc – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Smrutiti Jena, PhD – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Alicia R. Berard (she/her/hers) – Case Western University
    Co-Author: Kenzie Birse – University of Manitoba
    Co-Author: Alana Lamont – University of Manitoba
    Co-Author: Romel Mackelprang – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Laura Noel-Romas – University of Manitoba
    Co-Author: Michelle Perner – Public Health Agency of Canada
    Co-Author: Xuanlin Hou – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Irungu (she/her/hers) – Kenya Medical Research Institute
    Co-Author: Nelly Mugo – Kenya Medical Research Institute
    Co-Author: Samantha Knodel – University of Manitoba
    Co-Author: Timothy Muwonge – Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University
    Co-Author: Elly Katabira – Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University
    Co-Author: Sean Hughes – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Claire Levy – Fred Hutchinson Caner Research Center
    Co-Author: Fernanda calienes – University of washington
    Co-Author: Jared Baeten – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Connie Celum – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Florian Hladik – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Co-Author: Jairam Lingappa – University of washington
    Co-Author: Adam Burgener – Case Western Reserve University
    Primary Investigator: Douglas K. Brubaker (he/him/his) – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Leopold Green – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Douglas Lauffenburger – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Mechanisms of Metaplastic Progression to Adenocarcinoma Revealed by High-speed Multiomic Spatial Phenotyping of FFPE Human Samples
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: John Hickey, PhD – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Single-cell spatial metabolomics with cell-type specific protein profiling for tissue systems biology.
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Thomas Hu – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Mayar M. Allam (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Walter Henderson – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Ahmet F. Coskun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Transcriptomic analysis of glycosylation at single-cell resolution
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Sriram Neelamegham – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Co-Author: Rudiyanto Gunawan, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Co-Author: Panagiotis Chrysinas – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Co-Author: Shriramprasad Venkatesan – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Co-Author: Isaac Ang – Leland High School
    Co-Author: Vishnu Ghosh – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Co-Author: Changyou Chen – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Audio/Visual Stimulation Controls Both Immune and AD-related Gene Sets in a Frequency Dependent Manner
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Sara Bitarafan (she/her/hers) – Georgia institute of technology
    Co-Author: Alyssa Pybus – Georgia Tech
    Co-Author: Mohammad Adibi – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Tina Franklin – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Annabelle Singer – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Levi Wood, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Urinary cell-free DNA is an informative bio-analyte to measure the dynamics of the urinary microbiome after kidney transplantation.
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Liz-Audrey K. Djomnang, MS (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Omary Mzava – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Lars Westblade – Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
    Co-Author: John R. Lee – Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
    Co-Author: Manikkam Suthanthiran – Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
    Co-Author: Darshana Dadhania – Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
    Last Author: Iwjin De Vlaminck – Cornell university
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Physics-informed modeling of living systems
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Reza Avaz
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Polymer model integrates super-resolution imaging and sequencing to elucidate the role of chromatin organization in microenvironment-driven mechanical memory formation
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Vinayak Vinayak – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ramin Basir – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Lucas E. Sant'Anna, BS (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Vivek Shenoy – University of Pennsylvania
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Visualizing the Interactions between Hundreds of Millions of Cells
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Ayman Z. Yousef (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Silvio Rizzi – Argonne Leadership Computing Facility
    Co-Author: Victor Mateevitsi – Argonne Leadership Computing Facility
    Co-Author: Joseph Insley – Argonne Leadership Computing Facility
    Primary Investigator: Amanda Randles – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
    Population Ghost Effect Explains Long-term Plasmid Persistence Following Antibiotic Misuse
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Zhengqing Zhou (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Andrea Weiss – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Evaluation of the Brain Extracellular Space using Multiple Particle Tracking and Machine Learning
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: NELS SCHIMEK – University of Washington
    Co-Author: David Beck – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Manasvini Calmidi – University of Washnigton
    Co-Author: Mia Yamada-Heidner – University of Washington
    Last Author: Elizabeth Nance – University of Washington, Chemical Engineering
    Co-Author: Michael McKenna – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Brendan Butler – University of Washington
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    An Adaptive Physics Refinement Method for Capturing Multi-Resolution Cell-Laden Flow
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Samreen Tahia Mahmud (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sayan Roychowdhury – Duke University
    Co-Author: Aristotle Martin – Duke University
    Co-Author: Daniel F. Puleri – NVIDIA
    Co-Author: Peter Balogh – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: John Gounley – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Erik Draeger – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Primary Investigator: Amanda Randles – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Translational systems modeling
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PDT
    Omics-Informed Metabolic Modeling of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Underlying Principles of Overflow Metabolism
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Nabia Shahreen, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Primary Investigator: Rajib Saha, Researcher – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author: Vinai C. Thomas, Researcher – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Network Analysis of Anti-Diabetic Compounds Discovers Novel Drug Classes with Unique Biological Functions
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Anjali Sivanandan (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer Wilson – University of California Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Computational Translation of Mouse Models of Osteoarthritis Predicts Human Disease Identifies Age and Sex-Dependent Cross-species Disease Biology
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Maya Federle (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Deva Chan – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Douglas K. Brubaker (he/him/his) – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Meghan Pendyala – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Generally-healthy individuals with aberrant bowel movement frequencies show enrichment for microbially-derived blood metabolites associated with organ damage.
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: James P. Johnson, EIT, Doctoral Candidate (he/him/his) – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Christian Diener – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Annie E. Levine – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Co-Author: Tomasz Wilmanski – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: David L. Suskind – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Co-Author: Alexandra Ralevski – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Jennifer Hadlock – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Andrew T. Magis – Institute for Systems Biology
    Co-Author: Noa Rappaport – Institute for Systems Biology
    Primary Investigator: Sean M. Gibbons – Institute for Systems Biology
    Last Author: Leroy Hood – Institute for Systems Biology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Improving Hormone Therapy in African American Prostate Cancer Patients Through an In Silico Study
    Location: 331 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Renee Brady-Nicholls, PhD – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
    Co-Author: Alexandria Johnson – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology