Symposium Overview

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The symposium aims to connect developmental biologists who are interested in gene regulation by transcriptional enhancers and its role in development, evolution, and congenital disorders. It will be a platform where junior scientists, including graduate students and postdocs, can network and interact with rising leaders in the field. It will foster new collaborations and exciting idea exchanges between SDB meeting attendees.

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The program will focus on transcriptional enhancers, abundant non-coding DNA elements regulating gene expression during development and in response to intrinsic and external signals. It will feature four sessions:

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1. Mechanism of enhancer function in development

2. Enhancer grammar

3. Enhancers in congenital disease

4. Enhancers in evolution

Each session will include talks from invited speakers and selected talks chosen from abstracts of early career researchers and trainees, as well as trainee lightning talks.

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Meeting hashtag: #2023SDBEnh

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Deadlines​

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Abstract submission – April 10

Registration – June 20

Housing reservation at Hyatt Regency – June 28.

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Venue and Housing

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The symposium will be held in person on July 20, 2023, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL.​

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Registration

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Select the symposium at no additional cost when registering for the main conference. For those who can only attend the satellite symposium, there is a Satellite Symposium-Only registration form ($150 for Faculty/Staff/Emeriti and $120 for Students and Postdocs). Please note that there will not be onsite registration for the symposium.
 

Abstract submission

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Submit your abstract through a submission form (separate from the main SDB meeting) to be considered for a short talk. For consideration for a short talk, preference will be given to those who have registered. Abstract submission is open to all career stages, but preference will be given to trainees and early career scientists. There will be no poster session.

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