The 2024 CDPA Annual Research Symposium is on its way!
Our next symposium is on Friday, September 20th, and we are very excited! We received a lot of abstracts, and this year’s speakers from the Capital district region are going to gives their experience on Careers outside Academia. Do not miss it!
The 2023 CDPA Annual Research Symposium is on its way!
Our next symposium is on Thursday, September 21th, and we are very excited! We received a lot of abstracts and this year’s speakers range from the transition to move from your postdoc to your first Faculty job and how to prepare your resume for academic and industry settings, do not miss it!
2022 CDPA Annual Research Symposium
We had a great day with lots of interesting science and it was fantastic to meet so many new postdocs in the region. Congratulations to Liz Fisher and Yetunde Adewunmi who won awards for their fantastic presentations and to Charly Abi Ghanem and Hannah Shorrock who won the CDPA postdoc of the year award!
Thanks to our sponsors and all the people who attended and made it possible!
Capital District Postdoc Association
Annual Postdoc Research Symposium
Join us for the
2nd Annual Postdoc Research Symposium
Friday, September 23, 2022
Located at the Neural Stem Cell Institute
TENTATIVE Overview of Schedule
10:00 to 10:15 Welcome and check-in
Join us for a light breakfast, coffee and tea, and a welcome from your fellow CDPA members.
10:15 to 12:30 Morning Session - Massry Conference Center
10:15 to 10:20 Greetings from CDPA Leadership
10:20 to 11:00 Invited Postdoc Mentor Talks
The life after postdoc: Different approaches to reaching academic positions
Kristen Zuloaga, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College
Yannick Poitelon, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College
11:00 to 12:30 Postdoc Talks Session I: Exploring the Micro World
11:00 to 11:15 Jibin Punnoose, University at Albany SUNY, The RNA Institute
High throughput single-molecule quantification of individual base stacking energies in nucleic acids
11:15 to 11:30 Stephanie Souza, University at Albany SUNY
Evolutionary dynamics of core and accessory genome of Staphylococcus aureus from multiple hosts
11:30 to 11:45 Shreya Das, Albany Medical College
Dysregulated IL-33/ST2 axis in hemochromatotic hosts aggravates susceptibility to the ferrophilic Yersinia enterocolitica infection
11:45 to 12:00 Mohd Saqib, Albany Medical College
Neutrophils reprogram the bone marrow to impair T-cell immunity during tuberculosis
12:00 to 12:15 Yetunde Adewunmi, Wadsworth Center
Deconvoluting the antibody responses to whole cell pertussis vaccines in a mouse intranasal challenge model
12:15 to 12:30 Manish Rai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Cloning and characterization of the biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) from gut microbiome and their functional validation in human health
12:30 to 1:15 Lunch - Lobby and Deck
1:15 to 3:00 Afternoon Session - Massry Conference Center
1:15 to 1:45 Invited Talk
Leveraging career development opportunities to advance your professional goals: a personal experience
Charly Abi Ghanem, Ph.D., Postdoctoral associate, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College
1:45 to 2:45 Postdoc Talks Session II: From Cells to Supercell
1:45 to 2:00 Hannah Shorrock, University at Albany SUNY, The RNA Institute
A CAG expansion-selective chemical screen identifies compounds that selectively reduce CAG-expansion transcript levels across spinocerebellar ataxias
2:00 to 2:15 Subodh Mishra, University at Albany SUNY, The RNA Institute
A CTG repeat-selective screen of a natural product library reveals dietary natural compounds as potential therapeutics for Myotonic Dystrophy
2:15 to 2:30 Liz Fisher, Neural Stem Cell Institute
Single cell profiling of CD45+ spinal cord cells reveals microglial and B cell heterogeneity and crosstalk following spinal cord injury
2:30 to 2:45 Bruno Ribeiro, University at Albany
Ana analysis of the costliest severe thunderstorm event in United States History: The Midwest Derecho of 10 August 2020
2:45 to 3:00 Capital District Association’s Award announcement
3:00 to 5:00 Informal poster session and reception
