Invited Speakers

Keynote addresses

	Nipam Patel Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Department Co-Chair and William V. Power Chair in Biology University of California, Berkeley
	Guo-li Ming Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience The Solomon H. Snyder, Department of Neuroscience Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
	Freeman A. Hrabowski, III President University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Invited talks

	Jesus Torres Vazquez Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology New York University, School of Medicine
	Lisa Taneyhill Associate Professor Department of Animal and Avian Sciences University of Maryland, College Park
	Stas Shvartsman Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Princeton University
	Ann Sutherland Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology University of Virginia School of Medicine
	Bradley Davidson Assistant Professor Department of Biology Swarthmore College
	Mark Rebeiz Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Pittsburgh
	Michelle Starz-Gaiano Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Maryland, Baltimore County
	Steven Farber Staff Researcher Department of Embryology Carnegie Institution of Washington
	Kimberly Gallagher Associate Professor Department of Biology University of Pennsylvania
	Eyleen Jorgelina O’Rourke Assistant Professor Department of Biology University of Virginia, School of Medicine
	Michael Summers Distinguished Professor Robert E. Meyerhoff Chair for Excellence in Research and Mentoring Howard Hughes Medical Institute Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Maryland, Baltimore County