9:00 AM

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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
Life Sciences Institute West Atrium

Registration Desk Opens

Attendee registration, poster set up and presentation preparation for todays speakers

9:30 AM

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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
LSC1

Speaker Preparation

Today's speakers should upload their presentations to the LSC1 lecture theatre computer

12:00 PM

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12:00 PM - 12:15 PM PDT
LSC1

ISG 2023 Meeting Opens - Welcome Remarks

12:15 PM

Canada/Pacific

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM PDT
Life Sciences Institute

ISG and Beta Cell Workshop Meeting Overview

12:30 PM

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12:30 PM - 2:20 PM PDT
LSC1

Day 1 | Session 1 | Diabetes genetics and islet genomics

Chairs: Dr. Erez Dror | Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and EpigeneticsDr. Richard Oram | University of Exeter Medical School Invited Speakers: Dr. Kyle Gaulton (Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego, US)Dr. Aida Martinez-Sanchez (Associate Professor, Imperial College London, UK)Dr. Shuibing Chen (Weill Cornell Medical, US) Short talks selected from abstracts: Ailsa MacCalman (PhD Candidate, University of Exeter)Hazem Ibrahim (PhD Candidate, University of Helsinki)

2:20 PM

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2:20 PM - 2:40 PM PDT
Life Sciences Institute West Atrium

Coffee Break

Refreshments in LSI Atrium

2:40 PM

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2:40 PM - 4:40 PM PDT
LSC1

Day 1 | Session 2 | Human pancreas development

Chairs: Dr. Barak Blum | University of Wisconsin-MadisonDr. Yu Hsuan Carol Yang | University of Exeter Invited Speakers:Dr. Ed Olaniru (Postodoctoral Researcher, Kings College London, UK)Dr. Julie Sneddon (Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco, US)Dr. Nicole Krentz (Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada) Short Talks Selected from Abstracts: Karin Hrovatin (PhD Candidate, Helmholtz Münich)Wendy McKimpson (Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University)Dr. Laura Marroquí (Faculty, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche)

4:40 PM

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4:40 PM - 5:40 PM PDT
Life Sciences Institute West Atrium

Day 1 | Poster Session Happy Hour

Refreshments served

5:40 PM

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5:40 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
LSC1

Day 1 | Session 3 | Stem cells to islet cells: How close are we?

Chairs: Dr. Corinne Hoesli | McGill University, CanadaDr. Tim Kieffer | University of British Columbia, Canada Invited speakers: Dr. Francis Lynn (Associate Professor, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Canada)Dr. Yassi Aghazadeh (Assistant Professor, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), University of Montreal, Canada)Dr. Audrey Parent (Associate Adjunct Professor, UCSF Diabetes Center, US) Short Talks Selected from Submitted Abstracts:Bruno F.A. Freitas (PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia, Canada)Dr. Hasnna Maachi (Postdoctoral Fellow, Helmholtz center, Germany; UCSF, US)

7:30 PM

Canada/Pacific

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM PDT
Life Sciences Institute West Atrium

Day 1 Dinner Reception

Standing dinner reception featuring Indigenous and locally sourced dishes

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