The Jackson Laboratory will be hosting the Diversity in A Dish: Pluripotent Stem Cells in Genetic Analysis and Disease Modeling Workshop in-person at The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME, & Virtually on 23-25 May 2023.

About

Pluripotent stem cells hold great promise for deciphering disease mechanisms and discovering new medicines, and for providing new cell therapies for intractable medical conditions. However, genetic diversity is often overlooked when developing in vitro cellular models even though it impacts maintenance of pluripotency, differentiation propensity, and response to developmental queues. Only through the study and intentional incorporation of genetically diverse panels of stem cells can we ensure that the benefits of this research are distributed equitably.

The goal of this multi-disciplinary conference is to bridge the gap between the fields of genetics and stem cell biology and to support the application of methods in systems genetics, functional genomics, and high content screening to diverse pluripotent stem cells at scale.

We encourage graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior and senior investigators in genetics, genomics, stem cell biology and computational biology to attend. 

Format

The in-person course will consist of seminars, hands-on methodological and data analysis workshops and evening discussions to bring together interdisciplinary scientists, support early career scientists and trainees, and build productive collaborations. The virtual audience will have access to a live stream of didactic lectures.