Join the Lee Lab at the University at Buffalo and the FOXG1 Research Foundation to celebrate the FOXG1 Research Center. A science symposium will follow the opening ceremony, featuring leading scientists of FOXG1 syndrome.

Agenda

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM Opening Ceremony
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Opening statement by Soo-Kyung Lee, Director of the FOXG1 Research Center and Professor, UB
9:10 AM– 9:20 AM Venu Govindaraju, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, UB
9:20 AM – 9:30 AM Robin Schulze, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, UB 
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Nasha Fitter, CEO, FRF
9:40 AM – 9: 50 AM Ribbon cutting

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Science Symposium
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Clinical Aspects of FOXG1 syndrome by Elli Brimble, Chief Clinical Data Officer, FRF
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM Overview of Gene Therapy by Soo-Kyung Lee, UB
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Human Clinical Trials by Gai Ayalon, Chief Drug Development Officer, FRF
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM FOXG1 in Auditory System by Wei Sun, Associate Professor, UB
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM FOXG1 Methylation by Michael Yu, Associate Professor, UB
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM FOXG1 and Constipation by Shin Jeon, Senior Scientist, Univ. of Pennsylvania
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM Q&A session
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM Closing remarks by Jae lee, Professor, UB

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Break time with snacks 
 
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  Lee lab tour (550 Cooke Hall, UB)