2026 C2D2 Symposium Speaker Evaluations

For each speaker, please score your overall impression of their presentation and handling of questions on a scale of 1-20.

Here is a rough scale.

1 - Speaker was unprepared and disorganized.

10 - OK, but could use some work.

15 - Good! Engaging. Clear message. Well-timed.

20 - Amazing! Really couldn't be any better.

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1. Haider Bilal: Mesenchymal stromal cells as potential pathological drivers of Batten disease

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2. Xingyue Yan: Investigating the Role of Wallenda Kinase in Drosophila Development and Wing Patterning

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3. Layla Sadafi: Investigating Purinergic and Catecholaminergic Co-Transmission in a Sympathetic Neuron Model

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4. David Camarda: Developing a Neuroblastoma Cell Model for Netrin-1 Secretion

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5. Princepreet Singh: Targeting ILK and Abl Kinases Increase Senolysis in 3D models of Glioblastoma

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6. Benny Wu: A Genetically Encoded Assay System to Quantify O-GlcNAc Transferase (OGT) Activity in Live Cells

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7. Mona Wu: PEG10 and DICER1 syndrome

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8. Giuliano Banco: Evaluating targeted long-read sequencing as a diagnostic tool for Burkitt lymphoma

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9. Janeel Naidu: Development of a Light-Activated Multi-Targeting CRISPR Method to Study DNA Repair Kinetics

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10. Jasmine Lay: A method to solve the structure of the TOPBP1-CIP2A complex

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11. Lionel Pereira: Phosphorylation of Hsp27 and Hsp70 Drives Physiological Amyloid Disassembly Through Bicarbonate-Mediated Signaling

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12. Aaron Bernstein: Endogenous effects of eNOS-derived nitric oxide on vascular endothelial cell biology

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13. Priyanka Govindarajan: A Novel Invertebrate Cytidine Deaminase Exhibits Dual RNA And DNA Editing And Unique Specificity

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14. Sachithrani Kannangara: Novel blueberry viruses in British Columbia

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15. Juan Rodriguez: Genetic Engineering of Highbush Blueberry for Compact Growth Towards Better Varieties for Indoor Farming

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16. Rasool Khaef Panah: PhagoTrack: A machine learning approach to high-content imaging reveals the drivers of cellular phagocytosis and trogocytosis

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17. Tong Tong Wu: Investigating Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Immune Defenders Against Yersinia Pestis (plague)

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18. Damon Poburko: Printable labware discussion and sharing

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