CNRCS Symposium 2019
The 2019 Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling (CNRCS) Symposium was held on September 13 in the Science and Engineering Research Center (SERC) at the University of Houston. The Symposium showcased ongoing research at CNRCS in areas including immunotherapy, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and women’s health.
The all-day event promoted scientific engagement among CNRCS faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate, and undergraduate students from diverse disciplines through distinguished speaker seminars and judged oral/poster presentations. The top three oral and poster presenters received certificates and gift cards.
Keynote Speaker - Xi Chen, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Presentation Title: Targeting the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response to Reverse Therapy Resistance (Chaired by Shaymaa Bahnassy)
Presentation Awards & Winners
- Best Oral Presentation (1st Place): Yuri Park (Chung lab)
- Best Oral Presentation (2nd Place): Samaneh Karami (Bawa-Khalfe lab)
- Best Poster Presentation: Arvand Asghari (Umetani lab)
- Best Overall Presentation: Hong Kim (Feng lab)
Questions
Please contact Carissa Codd, ccodd@cougarnet.uh.edu, for questions regarding the symposium.