{"id":387,"date":"2025-06-05T10:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T17:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/synthetic-biology\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:08:19","slug":"program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/synthetic-biology\/program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium Schedule and Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Below is an overview of the CSLS Symposium schedule.<\/b><\/p>\n

Scroll down to explore detailed information about each talk and the distinguished scholars who will be joining us. The conference will be held in the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience (MCB), Rooms 101 and 102.<\/span><\/p>\n

Program Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nBreakfast<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nWelcoming Remarks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:35 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nTalk 1 – Judith Kribelbauer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nTalk 2 – Ling Jin<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nTalk 3 – Ivan Lechuga Jimenez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nTalk 4 – Peter Foster<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:10 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nTalk 5- Beth Moore<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:40 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nTalk 6 – Catcher Salazar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nLunch<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nOutreach Event – Howard Xu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nOutreach Event – Chris Vaca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nTalk 7 – Cara Hull<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nTalk 8 – Fengjie Zhao<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nPoster Session & Reception<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nPoster Award Announcements\/Conclusion of Symposium<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Program Details\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:00 \u2013 9:30 a.m. <\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Breakfast<\/b> \u2013 <\/span>MCB 102<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

9:30 \u2013 9:35 a.m. <\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Welcoming Remarks<\/b> \u2013 <\/span>MCB 101<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> All talks will take place in <\/span>MCB 101<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Morning Talks<\/b><\/h4>\n

9:35 \u2013 10:00 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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  • A Bottom-Up Approach to Create Synthetic Regulatory Landscapes<\/i><\/b>
    \n<\/i><\/b>Judith Kribelbauer, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    10:00 a.m. \u2013 10:15 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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    • A Polarity-Reversed Microtubule Aster Organizes De Novo Assembly of Cell-like Compartments in Xenopus Egg Extracts<\/i><\/b>
      \n<\/i><\/b>Ling Jin, Graduate Student, Molecular and Computational Biology<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      10:15 a.m. \u2013 10:30 a.m<\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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      • Quorum Sensing Regulates Bacterial Community Composition in a Lotka-Volterra Model<\/i><\/b>
        \n<\/i><\/b>Ivan Lechuga Jimenez, Graduate Student, Physics & Astronomy<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        10:30 a.m. \u2013 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break – <\/b>MCB 102<\/span><\/p>\n

        10:45 a.m. \u2013 11:10 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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        • Physical Bioenergetics<\/i><\/b>
          \n<\/i><\/b>Peter Foster, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          11:10 a.m. \u2013 11:25 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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          • Yeast Expressed Bacteriophages for Mitochondrial Engineering<\/span><\/i><\/b>
            \n<\/i><\/b>Beth Moore, Graduate Student, Molecular and Computational Biology<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            11:25 a.m. \u2013 11:40 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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            • Investigating the Role of Snai1 in Gastrulation Using a Synthetic Developmental Biology Approach to Organoid Modeling<\/i><\/b>
              \n<\/i><\/b>Catcher Salazar, Undergraduate Student, Biological Sciences<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              11:45 a.m\u00a0 \u2013 12:45 p.m.<\/b>
              \n<\/b> Lunch<\/b> \u2013 MCB 102<\/span><\/p>\n

              1:00 p.m. \u2013 1:30 p.m.<\/b>
              \n<\/b> Outreach Event<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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              • H. Howard Xu, Ph.D. <\/i><\/b>Director, LA BioSpace<\/span><\/i>
                \n<\/span><\/i>Professor of Microbiology, Department of Biological Sciences<\/span><\/i>
                \n<\/span><\/i>California State University, Los Angeles<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                1:30 p.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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                • \u00a0<\/span>TRAINS: A 15-Month REU Model for Advancing Equity in STEM via Community College Transfer Pathways.<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Christian Vaca, <\/i><\/b>Rio Hondo Community College<\/i><\/p>\n

                  2:00 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 2:15 pm. Coffee Break – <\/i><\/b>MCB 102<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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                  Afternoon Talks<\/b><\/h4>\n

                  2:15 p.m.<\/i> \u2013 2:30 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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                  • Accelerated Assembly of Synthetic Yeast Chromosomes In Vivo Using DNA Fragments with Extensive Synonymous Recoding<\/i><\/b>
                    \n<\/i><\/b>Cara Hull, Graduate Student, Molecular Biology<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    2:30 p.m.<\/i> \u2013 2:45 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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                    • Synergistic Interactions Enhance Extracellular Electron Transfer by Gut Microbes<\/i><\/b>
                      \n<\/i><\/b>Fengjie Zhao, Research Associate, Physics and Astronomy<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      2:45 \u2013 4:15 p.m. Poster Session and Reception<\/b> \u2013 MCB Lobby<\/span><\/p>\n

                      4:15 \u2013 5:00 p.m. Poster Award Announcements & Conclusion of Symposium<\/b> \u2013 MCB Lobby<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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                      \n Meet the Speakers! \n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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                      \n \n Peter Foster \n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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                      \n \n Ling Jin \n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Graduate Student, Molecular and Computational Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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                      \n \n Judith Kribelbauer\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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                      \n \n Ivan Lechuga Jimenez \n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Graduate Student, Physics and Astronomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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                      \n \n Beth Moore \n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Graduate Student, Molecular and Computational Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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                      \n \n Catcher Salazar \n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Undegraduate Student, Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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                      \n \n Christian Vaca \n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Professor of Physics at Rio Hondo College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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                      \n \n Howard Xu \n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Director, LA BioSpace Professor of Microbiology, Department of Biological Sciences at CSULA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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                      \n \n Fengjie Zhao\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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                      Research Associate, Dornsife Physics & Astronomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":306,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-387","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSymposium Schedule and Program Overview - Center for Synthetic Living Systems<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/synthetic-biology\/program-overview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Symposium Schedule and Program Overview - Center for Synthetic Living Systems\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/synthetic-biology\/program-overview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Center for Synthetic Living Systems\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-10T22:08:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/synthetic-biology\/program-overview\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/synthetic-biology\/program-overview\/\",\"name\":\"Symposium Schedule and Program Overview - 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