The 11th Annual High School GIDAS Research Conference
This year’s conference is on Saturday, April 13, 2024. The theme is Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Anthony Antonellis, Ph.D.
Chair of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024 (12:00 pm – 5:30 pm Eastern Time | 9:00 am – 2:30 pm Pacific Time)
Location: Hybrid (online or one of the following in-person sites)
– University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Undergraduate Science Building (details TBD)
– Scripps Research Institute (details TBD)
Participants: Open to the public, including middle school students and adults.
Fees:
– General registration fee: $30 (workshops included)
– Presenter registration fee: $40 (includes general registration fee and conference proceedings)
– Accompanying parents: Free ($10 donation suggested)
– Conference proceedings (abstract booklet): $12
If you present, you will…
– Meet professional scientists and connect with peers who share your interest in science
– Grow in professionalism through researching, writing, and presenting on science topics
– Develop public speaking skills in a larger group setting
– Compete for science presentation awards
Registration
The GIDAS Support Committee has put together a short video walkthrough on how to register for the conference, as well as how to submit an abstract and “about me” profile. The video is linked here. Please send this link to your GIDAS members if they have trouble!
| Instructions | Form link | Deadline |
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All attendees: |
April 8, 2024, 11:59 PM (ET) | |
| Each abstract: Have a single author submit your abstract using the form (i.e. each abstract should be submitted once in total). Abstracts will undergo a review to qualify for oral presentations and to be included in the conference proceedings (abstract booklet). |
Abstract submission | March 17, 2024, 11:59 PM (ET) |
| All abstract authors: Submit your About Me using the form. These will be included in the conference proceedings along with your abstract. |
About Me submission | March 17, 2024, 11:59 PM (ET) |
Please Submit your Posters/Presentations here using this link
Conference Agenda
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11:30 – 12:00 pm ET (8:30 – 9:00 am PT) |
Check-in |
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12:00 – 1:00 pm ET (9:00 – 10:00 am PT) |
Workshops – Brain health art: Activity to learn self-care tools led by Ms. Stephanie Prechter – GEO2R and String-db: Learn computational resources used in the research process – Transition from high school to college: Interact with college students to hear their experiences and to ask questions – miRcore and High School students: Talk with parents led by Dr. Inhan Lee |
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1:00 – 1:05 pm ET (10:00 – 10:05 am PT) |
Greetings from miRcore President Inhan Lee, Ph.D. |
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1:05 – 1:55 pm ET (10:05 – 10:55 am PT) |
Student Oral Presentations I |
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1:55 – 2:10 pm ET (10:55 – 11:10 am PT) |
Break |
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2:10 – 3:10 pm ET (11:10 am – 12:10 pm PT) |
Poster Session |
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3:10 – 3:30 pm ET (12:10 – 12:30 pm PT) |
Break |
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3:30 – 4:15 pm ET (12:30 – 1:15 pm PT) |
Keynote Address: Dr. Anthony Antonellis, Ph.D.Chair of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan |
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4:15 – 4:30 pm ET (1:15 – 1:30 pm PT) |
Break |
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4:30 – 5:15 pm ET (1:30 – 2:15 pm PT) |
Student Oral Presentations II |
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5:15 – 5:40 pm ET (2:15 – 2:40 pm PT) |
2023-24 GIDAS Activity Reports and Conference Awards |
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5:40 pm ET (2:40 pm PT) |
Closing |
Oral Presentations
We selected 12 oral presentations among abstracts submitted by March 17. We thank all, abstract judges, for their scoring the abstracts. Certificates will be given to the best three presenters/groups based on their scores.
Listed here are the oral presentations:
– Sophie Cai, Sarah Li, Nathan John, Ashwin Vemury, Cailyn Liu, Luvya Dhar, Sean Park, Megan Caldwell, Sanvi Patel. Antigen Processing and Presentation Pathway in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
– Maitreyi Bharath, Harriet Lai, Jiho Lee. ALS-induced Gene Dysregulation Increases Blood Glucose & Sodium Levels in Patients
– Caitlin Tsai, Grace Li, Vrinda Iyengar. Investigating the Relationship between Alzheimer’s Disease and Nicotine
– Minjun Kim, Keshavan Badri, Nicholas Sifuentes, Pagie McCulloch, Tanay Dakarapu. Regulation of Ventricular Trabeculations by BMP10: a Promising Target for Alzheimer’s Treatment and Diagnostics
– Philip Tesic, Derek Ryan. Dysregulation of C1q Complement Genes and Synaptic Pruning in Alzheimer’s Disease
– Medha Aravind, Jihoo (Stella) Hyun, Kaeya Joshi, Emma Lee, Rohan Ramachandran, Elizabeth Weng, Malia Wilke, Jordan Jarbo. Impacts of CCL and IL Gene Groups on Parkinson’s Disease
– Sahana Srikanth. Using Random Forest to Explore Mechanisms Behind VEGF Signaling in Alzheimer’s
– Lana Fargaly. Up-regulation of Cellular Catabolic Processes in Multiple Sclerosis
– Aarith Veerabhadran. Age-related cognitive disorders and cancer: exploration of potential transcriptomic links
– Tanay Panja, Aadit Mathur, Caleb Tang, Aoife Tang, Jayla Chan, Vidha Ganji, Vibha Ganji. Deducing the Role of Antigen Presentation in Autoimmune Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease
– Archit Sonaje, Eliana Liu, Ashrita Reddy, Caitlin Dosch, Kimai Dosch. The role of Shigellosis pathway in Alzheimer’s disease
– Meher Garg, Hailey Dang, Nidhi Narendra. Unraveling Pathways in Alzheimer’s Disease: Insights into Rap1 Signaling Associations with Focal Adhesion and Shigellosis
Poster Presentations
All virtual poster presenters (including Honorable Mention) should prepare a six-minute (maximum) presentation to pitch their research to conference attendees (flexible format; simply deliver the content in an engaging way).
Poster Judges
These professionals will engage each poster presenter in a discussion about their research and provide feedback.
Popular votes
The general audience will also vote on poster presentations.
Certificates
Certificates will be given to the best three poster presenters/groups as graded by the judges; the three most popular posters, as selected by conference attendees, will also receive certificates.
Conference Proceedings
2024 cover designed by Stephanie Prechter
If you want to publish your abstract in the conference proceedings, please submit your research abstract and your “About Me” with your picture in Word (.docx) format by March 17, 2024 (refer to “Abstract Submission” below).
Even if you miss the deadline to publish, you can still bring in your research poster and compete for the poster presentation award. However, you should submit your poster abstract content to us by 11:59 pm, Sunday, March 24, 2024 to be considered for a poster presentation (judge assigned).
2024 Conference Awards
The Best Research – Oral Presentations I
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2nd:
The Best Research – Oral Presentations II
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2nd:
The Most Popular Poster
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3rd:
The Best Poster Presentation
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Honorable Mention:
Sponsors:
