KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Eva Nogales
Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
Talk title:
“Cryo-EM in mechanistic studies of human gene regulation”
Panel Discussions
Career Pathways
Navigating Career Opportunities in Microscopy
MODERATOR
Kayna Mendoza Trujillo, M.Sc.
PhD Fellow Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Karen Bustillo
Scientific Engineer; National Center for Electron Micrsocopy – Berkeley National Lab
Dr. Miaofang Chi
Corporate Fellow at Oak Ridge National Lab and Associate Professor at Duke University
Erin Larson
Senior Customer Support Engineer & Midwest Team Lead; Oxford Instruments America, Inc.
Amplifying Voices
Strategies for Allyship in Science to Support the Unheard
(In collaboration with the Microscopy Society of America DEI Committee)
MODERATOR
Dr. Liza-Anastasia DiCecco
Postdoctoral Scholar, Banting Fellow Biomedical Engineering; The Pennsylvania State University
Lynnicia Massenburg, PhD
Biochemistry and Microbiology, Penn State University
Dr. Paul Voyles
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Wisconsin MRSEC; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Sharonda LeBlanc
Assistant Professor of Physics, North Carolina State University
The Hidden Battle
Understanding and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
(In collaboration with the Union of Concerned Scientists)
MODERATOR
Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager, Union of Concerned Scientists
Dr. Chanese Forte, PhD, PhD, MPH, Scientist at The Union of Concerned Scientists
Dr. Deb Kelly
Professor and Huck Chair in Molecular Biophysics; Biomedical Engineering
Nicole Williams
Environmental Justice Outreach and Research Analyst, Eastern Research Group
RESEARCH TALKS
Physical Sciences Talks
Julie Marie Bekkevold, PhD Student
Trinity College Dublin
Talk Title: Accessible Magnetic Reversal Studies Using ADF Detector For STEM-DPC
Flavia da Cruz Gallo, Post-Doctoral Associate
University of Florida
Talk Title: Unveiling Nanoscale Coherent Precipitates in NiTiHfAl High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys Using 4D-STEM
Serin Lee, Graduate student
MIT
Talk Title: In situ electron microscopy of 2D/3D structural dynamics of supported metal nanoparticles for catalytic applications in gas environments
Xintong Yuan, PhD candidate
Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Talk Title: Multi-Faceted Roles of Lithium Metal in Batteries and Electrocatalysis Revealed by Cryo-EM
Biological Sciences Talks
Lisa Eshun-Wilson, Postdoctoral Fellow
Scripps Research Institute
Talk Title: Visualizing some of nature’s most mysterious molecular machines using cryo-EM
Katharine Miller, Research Scientist
Stanford University
Talk Title: Novel Submembranous Protein Detection Method – SUB-immunogold-SEM – Localizes the Mechanosensitive Channels of Auditory Sensory Cells with Nanometric Precision
Theresa Wiesner, Postdoctoral researcher
NeuroCyto team, Neuropathophysiology Institute
Talk Title: Role of the membrane-associated periodic scaffold in regulating exocytosis along the axon
Yue Yu, Scientist
Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute
Talk Title: Advances in 4D-STEM Phase-contrast Imaging of Frozen-hydrated Biological Specimens