Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Tissue Repair and Neoplasia
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
"From One Niche to Another: Human Stem/Progenitor Cells for Salivary Gland Regeneration"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 9:10 pm
"Back to the Future: Links Between Tissue Repair, Reprogramming to an Embryonic-Like State, and Cancer"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Ex-Vivo Development and Re-Engineering of Tissues
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Cell Plasticity and Tissue Remodeling in Exocrine Glands"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Biofabrication and Today’s Regenerative Engineering"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Cleaning up the Neighborhood: Remediating Fibrosis to Facilitate Regeneration"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Progenitor Niches in the Developing Pancreas: Regulation of Cell Fate and Beyond"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cancer and Radiation Impact in Exocrine Tissues
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Salivary Microbiome in Oral Cancer"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"CRTCal Links Between Development and Salivary Tumor Progression"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"PKCδ and Radioprotection: The Role of the Mitochondria in DNA Damage and Repair"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Saliva, the Oral Microbiota and Taste
9:00 am - 9:30 am
"How Bugs Stick to Spit: Glycan Recognition at the Saliva-Microbiome Interface"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Coffee Break
10:10 am - 10:40 am
"Leveraging Metaproteomics to Investigate Saliva and the Oral Microbiome"
10:40 am - 10:50 am
Discussion
10:50 am - 11:20 am
"Salivary Proteins Alter both Oral and Post-Oral Responding to Taste Stimuli"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Exocrine Glands of Eye and Airways
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Effects of Age and Stress on Meibomian Gland Growth and Differentiation"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Sebaceous Glands During Homeostasis and Regeneration"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Dynamics of the Airway Immune Niche and its Role in Regulating Gland Development"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Innovative Treatments for Hyposalivation: A Multifaceted Approach to Restoring Saliva Production"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Sowing Seeds in Arid Lands: Challenges in Cell-Based Therapies for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Tissue-Resident Salivary Gland Macrophages Prime Epithelial Progenitor Cells to Regenerate Tissue"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Generation of Salivary Gland Organoids from Pluripotent Stem Cells"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Exocrine Tissue-Related Aging, Metabolism, and Senescence
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Exploring the Immune Cell Landscape and Sex Differences in Aging Salivary Glands"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Lipid Dysregulation in the Aged Lacrimal Gland"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Spatial Mapping of the Human Pancreas Across Lifespan"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Clinical Trials and Autoimmune Diseases
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Gene Viruses and Spit: Clincial Trials in Gene Therapy for SG Hypofunction"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Targeted Therapies in Sjogren's Disease: Systemic Immunomodulation"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Sjögren’s Disease Endotypes: Towards Precision Medicine"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Impact of Dry Eye on Vision and Vision Related Quality of Life"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: The Impact of Cellular Aging on Chronic Disease
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
"Senescence of salivary gland progenitor cells in Sjogren’s Disease."
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:50 pm
"Cellular Senescence and Senolytics: The Path to Translation"
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure