Virtual Symposium: Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition
Join us for our fourth season of a virtual symposium about the Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition (MZT) (previously called the 'Genome Activation Symposium')! The goal of the symposium is to provide researchers with a platform to share their latest work in MZT. This will help reinforce and build connections in our field, and our hope is that the virtual format will allow scientists from around the world to participate. The symposium is free of charge. Each session will last 1.5 hours and will feature several short presentations from faculty and trainees.

Registration is required.

Zoom Registration Link (2024-2025)

Next Session
Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)

Matthew Hurton | Lab of Miler Lee
University of Pittsburgh, USA
H3K4me2 distinguishes a distinct class of enhancers during the maternal-to-zygotic transition

Chloe Briney | Lab of Olivia Rissland
University of Colorado Anschutz, USA
Muskelin acts as a substrate receptor of the highly-regulated Drosophila CTLH E3 ligase during the maternal-to-zygotic transition

Katherine Lee | Lab of Heidi Cook-Andersen
University of California San Diego, USA
An extended wave of deadenylation sets up a translational switch from oocyte to embryo

Symposium Schedule, 2024-2025

Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, November 21, 2024 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (US)

Speaker List (2024-2025)

Ana Boskovic
Annemarie Branks
Chloe Briney
Christof Niehrs
Danny Nedialkova
Haseeb K Qureshi
Ida Marie Astad Jentoft
Jillian Ness
Katherine Lee
Kelli Fenelon
Ken Cho
Manuel Irimia
Matthew Hurton
Michal Rabani
Miguel Moreno-Mateos
Nina Le
Ser van der Burght
Shivali Dongre
Shruti Venkat
Shubhangini Kataruka
Theodora Koromila

We have open speaker spots for January and May.
Please reach out if you have a story you’d like to present.

Previous Seasons

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Symposium Organizers

Antonio Giraldez | Giraldez Lab
Professor, Department of Genetics
Yale University School of Medicine

Melissa Harrison | Harrison Lab
Associate Professor, Department of Biomolecular Chemistry
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Mina Kojima and Caroline Hoppe
Postdocs, Laboratory of Antonio Giraldez

Eliana Torres Zelada
Postdoc, Laboratory of Melissa Harrison