The GPMLS Retreat will be held at Félagsheimilið Miðgarður on November 23rd. We’re happy to present the program for the day!!
IMPORTANT! The bus leaves at 9:00 Sharp! Please be in front of the University building no later than 8:45 Thursday morning
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Departure by bus at 9:00 from the University to Félagsheimilið Miðgarður |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Welcome by Prof. Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir and coffee |
| 10:30 | 12:00 | Student presentations – Session 1 – Chair: Katrín Möller, Postdoc |
| Jóhann Örn Thorarensen – Identifying microRNA-mediated regulation of KMT2D in Kabuki Syndrome 1, PI: Hans Tómas Björnsson | ||
| Stamatia-Maria Rapti – Waldenström Macroglobulinemia and BLIMP1 role in cell cycle, PI: Erna Magnusdóttir | ||
| Tinna Björg Gunnarsdóttir – Expression of PD-L1 on extracellular vesicles in melanoma, PI: Berglind Ósk Einarsdóttir | ||
| Sigríður St. Hlynsdóttir – The pioneer transcription factor PU.1 forms two distinct conformational populations, PI: Pétur Orri Heiðarsson | ||
| 11:10 | 11:20 | Short break |
| Hildur Rún Helgudóttir – Modelling APRT deficiency in kidney cells in vitro, PI: Þórarinn Guðjónsson | ||
| Juan Ouyang – Identifying functionally relevant DNA methylation abnormalities in neurons, PI: Hans Tómas Björnsson | ||
| Árni Ásbjarnarson – Non-antibiotic disease modifying effects of macrolides in airway diseases, PI: Þórarinn Guðjónsson | ||
| Sophia Mähr – TGFß signaling in human placental development and preeclampsia, PI: Guðrún Valdimarsdóttir | ||
| Evangeline Breeta – How does MITF mediates phenotype switching, PI: Eiríkur Steingrímsson | ||
| 12:10 | 13:00 | Lunch & Group photo |
| 13:00 | 13:45 | Ásta Sóllilja Guðmundsdóttir, CEO at KLAK |
| 13:45 | 14:00 | Coffee/Break |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | Student presentations – Session 2 – Chair: Maria Arshad, Postdoc |
| Steinunn Perla Daníelsdóttir – 3D culturing of chondrocytes worth it? PI: Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir | ||
| John Denver – It’s: Prediction of Metabolic Flux Differences Across Flow Conditions in Endothelial Cell – A Computational Analysis, PI: Óttar Rolfsson | ||
| Daníel Heiđar Magnússon – ALKBH and FTO: Epigenetic regulators of mRNA export, PI: Stefán Sigurðsson | ||
| Birta Dröfn Jónsdóttir – ALKBH3 and FTO: New epitranscriptomic regulators of DNA double strand break response, PI: Stefán Sigurðsson | ||
| 14:40 | 14:50 | Short break |
| Sveinn Bjarnason – DNA binding redistributes activation domain ensemble and accessibilty in pioneer factor Sox2, PI: Pétur Orri Heiðarsson | ||
| Abbi Elise Smith – The role of cholesterol binding of Smoothened in hedgehog signaling and osteoarthritis, PI: Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir | ||
| Mariya Petrova Monova – Supercharging pioneer transcription factor PU.1, PI: Pétur Orri Heiðarsson | ||
| Valgerður J. Hjaltalín – Role of the key autophagy protein ATG7 in mammals, PI: Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir | ||
| 15:30 | 15:45 | Coffee/Break |
| 15:45 | 17:05 | Student presentations – Session 3 – Chair: Guðjón Ólafsson, Postdoc |
| Clémence Larat – An isoform specific role of ATG7 in cancer, PI: Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir | ||
| Kristrún Ýr Holm – Quantification of protein biomarkers in human plasma for early breast cancer diagnosis, PI: Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir/Sigríður Klara Böðvarsdóttir | ||
| Amin Amani – Green Antimicrobial Biopolymer and Peptide Coatings for Silicone Implants, PI: Már Másson | ||
| Luca Protti – Chitosan-antimicrobial drug conjugates based nanoparticles, PI: Már Másson | ||
| 16:25 | 16:35 | Short break |
| Ellen Mhango – Development of child friendly antimalarial medicines, PI: Sveinbjörn Gizurarson | ||
| Tadala Katunga – Antimicrobial lipid formulations and clinically sampled dermatophytes, PI: Sveinbjörn Gizurarson | ||
| Erna María Jónsdóttir – Engineered extracellular vesicles targeting triple negative breast cancer, PI: Berglind Eva Benediktsdóttir | ||
| 17:05 | 17:15 | Coffee/Break |
| 17:15 | 18:00 | Sveinbjörn Gizurarson, Professor in Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | Drinks & winner of Image competition will be announced |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Dinner |
| 20:00 | 20:30 | Pub Quiz |
| 20:30 | 21:00 | Winner of Pub Quiz announced |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | Departure by bus – Estimated arrival at the University around 22:00 |