Joint with: Aging: New Frontiers in Rejuvenation and Gerotherapeutics
Somatic Mosaicism in Human Development, Aging, and Diseases
Feb 17–20, 2025 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers:
Jeong Ho Lee, E. Alice Lee and Peter Campbell
In Person
On Demand
Feb 17–20, 2025 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers:
Jeong Ho Lee, E. Alice Lee and Peter Campbell
Available Formats:
In Person
On Demand
Supported by the Directors' Fund
Available Formats: = In Person = On Demand
Monday, February 17, 2025
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Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Summit Gallery
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Christopher A Walsh, Boston Children's Hospital/HHMI
Somatic Mosaicism in Human Brain Development and Aging
Somatic Mosaicism in Human Brain Development and Aging
Developmental and Aging Process
9:00–12:00 PM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Inigo Martincorena, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Somatic Mosaicism and Evolution in Healthy Human Tissues
Somatic Mosaicism and Evolution in Healthy Human Tissues
Young Ju, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Genomic and Epigenetic Mosaicism in Human Early Embryogenesis
Genomic and Epigenetic Mosaicism in Human Early Embryogenesis
Jan Vijg, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Role of Somatic Mutations in Aging and Disease
Role of Somatic Mutations in Aging and Disease
Ana Cvejic, University of Cambridge
Mosaicism in the Development and Aging of Hematopoietic Organs
Mosaicism in the Development and Aging of Hematopoietic Organs
Lori D Kregar, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Short Talk: Somatic Methylation Mosaicism in Ageing And Disease
Short Talk: Somatic Methylation Mosaicism in Ageing And Disease
Diane D Shao, Boston Children's Hospital
Short Talk: Widespread Genetically Aberrant Neurons During Human Neurodevelopment Revealed Through Single Nuclei Sequencing
Short Talk: Widespread Genetically Aberrant Neurons During Human Neurodevelopment Revealed Through Single Nuclei Sequencing
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Poster Setup
12:00–1:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
On Own for Lunch
12:00–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
Symposia Spotlight 1: SMaHT Network Training Workshop
2:30–4:30 PM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Boxun Zhao, Boston Children's Hospital
Enhanced HAT-Seq Reveals Developmental Somatic L1 Insertion Clones in Ataxia-Telangiectasia Brains
Enhanced HAT-Seq Reveals Developmental Somatic L1 Insertion Clones in Ataxia-Telangiectasia Brains
Jiny Ha, Harvard Medical School
Accurate Characterization Of Mosaic Small Variants In Human Genome
Accurate Characterization Of Mosaic Small Variants In Human Genome
Elizabeth Chun, Harvard Medical School
Data Analysis Center Of The Somatic Mosaicism Across Human Tissues (Smaht) Network
Data Analysis Center Of The Somatic Mosaicism Across Human Tissues (Smaht) Network
Min-Hwan Sohn, University of Washington
Telomere-To-Telomere Mapping Of Cancer Somatic Variants And Their Functional Impact On Chromatin
Telomere-To-Telomere Mapping Of Cancer Somatic Variants And Their Functional Impact On Chromatin
Andrea Kriz, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Duplex-Multiome Discovers Somatic Mutation Patterns And Impact Across Cell Types
Duplex-Multiome Discovers Somatic Mutation Patterns And Impact Across Cell Types
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Mechanism and Modeling of Somatic Mosaicism
5:00–7:00 PM
Breckenridge Ballroom
E. Alice Lee, Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Retrotransposon as a Non-Canonical Mechanism Driving Somatic Mosaicism
Retrotransposon as a Non-Canonical Mechanism Driving Somatic Mosaicism
Kristin Baldwin, Columbia University
Modeling Somatic Mosaicism in iPSCs
Modeling Somatic Mosaicism in iPSCs
Helen Bateup, University of California, Berkeley
Modeling Somatic Mosaicism in Brain Organoids
Modeling Somatic Mosaicism in Brain Organoids
Hyunyoung Jung, KAIST
Short Talk: Somatic Slc35a2 Mosaicism Drives Novel Glycoprotein Production Causing Intractable Epilepsy With Oligodendrocyte Dysfunction
Short Talk: Somatic Slc35a2 Mosaicism Drives Novel Glycoprotein Production Causing Intractable Epilepsy With Oligodendrocyte Dysfunction
Jacey Pridgen, Baylor College of Medicine
Short Talk: DNMT3A Loss Dysregulates Hematoendothelial Differentiation in The Mosaic Context
Short Talk: DNMT3A Loss Dysregulates Hematoendothelial Differentiation in The Mosaic Context
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
Poster Session 1
7:30–10:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Summit Gallery
Technology and Tool Development
8:00–11:00 AM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Gilad Evrony, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Sequencing the Single-Strand DNA Precursors of Somatic Mutations
Sequencing the Single-Strand DNA Precursors of Somatic Mutations
Sangwoo Kim, Yonsei University
Benchmarking Tools to Detect Low-Level somatic Mosaicism
Benchmarking Tools to Detect Low-Level somatic Mosaicism
Peter J. Park, Harvard Medical School
A Pan-Tissue Survey of Mosaic Chromosomal Alterations
A Pan-Tissue Survey of Mosaic Chromosomal Alterations
Laura Mincarelli, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Short Talk: Investigating Clonal Haematopoiesis Using A Novel Single Cell Multi-Omic Approach
Short Talk: Investigating Clonal Haematopoiesis Using A Novel Single Cell Multi-Omic Approach
Andrew D'Avino, New York Genome Center
Accelerating Discovery Of Chronic Disease-Associated Driver Genes By Detecting Somatic Mutations From Bulk Rna-Seq Data
Accelerating Discovery Of Chronic Disease-Associated Driver Genes By Detecting Somatic Mutations From Bulk Rna-Seq Data
Michael A. Lodato †, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Short Talk: Linking Single-Cell Transcriptomic And Genomic Changes In The Aging Human Brain
Short Talk: Linking Single-Cell Transcriptomic And Genomic Changes In The Aging Human Brain
Yanmei Dou †, Westlake University
Short Talk: Advanced Bioinformatics Tools For Somatic Mosaicism Analysis And Visualization
Short Talk: Advanced Bioinformatics Tools For Somatic Mosaicism Analysis And Visualization
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:30–4:30 PM
Peaks 4 - 5
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Cancer Evolution
5:00–7:00 PM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Peter Campbell, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Somatic Mosaicism in Premalignant State and Cancer Evolution
Somatic Mosaicism in Premalignant State and Cancer Evolution
Nuria Lopez-Bigas, IRB Barcelona
Clonal Selection in Normal Tissues and its Relation to Cancer Risk
Clonal Selection in Normal Tissues and its Relation to Cancer Risk
Kelly Bolton, Washington University
Clonal Hematopoiesis Impacting Cancer Evolution and Therapy
Clonal Hematopoiesis Impacting Cancer Evolution and Therapy
Tim Coorens, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Short Talk: The Somatic Mutation Landscape Of Normal Gastric Epithelium
Short Talk: The Somatic Mutation Landscape Of Normal Gastric Epithelium
Irene Franco, San-Raffaele University Milan
Short Talk: Tracking Kidney Cancer Initiation Via Somatic Mutation Analysis Of Normal Kidney Cells
Short Talk: Tracking Kidney Cancer Initiation Via Somatic Mutation Analysis Of Normal Kidney Cells
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
Poster Session 2
7:30–10:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Summit Gallery
Non-Malignant Diseases
8:00–11:00 AM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Stéphanie Baulac, Institut du Cerveau (ICM)
Somatic Mosaicism in Epileptogenesis
Somatic Mosaicism in Epileptogenesis
Frederic Geissmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Oncogenic Somatic Mosaicism in Neurodegenerative Disorders
Oncogenic Somatic Mosaicism in Neurodegenerative Disorders
Hao Zhu, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Somatic Mosaicism and Clonal Selection in Metabolic Liver Disease
Somatic Mosaicism and Clonal Selection in Metabolic Liver Disease
Satu Mustjoki, University of Helsinki
Somatic Mosaicism in Immune Cells and Autoimmune Disease
Somatic Mosaicism in Immune Cells and Autoimmune Disease
August Yue Huang, Boston Children's Hospital
Short Talk: Alzheimer’s Disease Microglia Exhibit An Enrichment Of Somatic Cancer Driver Mutations, Correlating With Disease-Associated Inflammatory States
Short Talk: Alzheimer’s Disease Microglia Exhibit An Enrichment Of Somatic Cancer Driver Mutations, Correlating With Disease-Associated Inflammatory States
Giovanna Mantica, University of Cambridge
Short Talk: Dnmt3a R882 Mutation Alters Clonal And Myeloid Differentiation Dynamics Of Human Haematopoietic Stem Cells
Short Talk: Dnmt3a R882 Mutation Alters Clonal And Myeloid Differentiation Dynamics Of Human Haematopoietic Stem Cells
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Colorado Ballroom Foyer
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Juliette Kamp, Erasmus MC
Elucidating The Human Brain-Specific Response To Dna Breaks: Monitoring Rna-Templated Dna Repair In Human Neurons
Elucidating The Human Brain-Specific Response To Dna Breaks: Monitoring Rna-Templated Dna Repair In Human Neurons
Sattar Khoshkhoo †, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hippocampal Somatic Variants Activating Ras-Mapk Signaling Contribute To Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy Through Clonal Selection
Hippocampal Somatic Variants Activating Ras-Mapk Signaling Contribute To Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy Through Clonal Selection
Martin Breuss, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The Origin, Impact, And Utility Of Mosaicism Analysis In Sperm
The Origin, Impact, And Utility Of Mosaicism Analysis In Sperm
Sangita Choudhury, Boston Children's Hospital
Single-Nucleus Multi-Omic Profiling Of Polyploid Heart Nuclei Identifies Fusion-Derived Cardiomyocytes In Human Heart
Single-Nucleus Multi-Omic Profiling Of Polyploid Heart Nuclei Identifies Fusion-Derived Cardiomyocytes In Human Heart
Seok-Gu Kang, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Low-Level Developmental Mosaicism Of Driver Genes Underpin Human Meningioma
Low-Level Developmental Mosaicism Of Driver Genes Underpin Human Meningioma
Siqi Li, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Identifying Regulators Of Endogenous Mutagenesis In Vivo
Identifying Regulators Of Endogenous Mutagenesis In Vivo
Matthias Merkenschlager, Imperial College London
Genetic Interactions Between X-Linked Variants
Genetic Interactions Between X-Linked Variants
Jung Won Park, KAIST
Idh-Mutant Gliomas Arise From Glial Progenitor Cells Harboring The Initial Driver Mutation
Idh-Mutant Gliomas Arise From Glial Progenitor Cells Harboring The Initial Driver Mutation
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Colorado Ballroom Foyer
Somatic Mosaicism in the Clinic
5:00–6:45 PM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Jeong Ho Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Genetic Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy in Intractable Focal Epilepsy with Somatic Mosaicism
Genetic Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy in Intractable Focal Epilepsy with Somatic Mosaicism
Karyn Schmidt, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Mechanistic Advances in RNAi Therapeutics Platform, and Implications for Diseases with Somatic Mosaicism
Mechanistic Advances in RNAi Therapeutics Platform, and Implications for Diseases with Somatic Mosaicism
Michael Collins Collins, retired from NIH/NIDCR
Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone/McCune-Albright Syndrome (FD/MAS) with Mosaic Activation of Gsα Protein
Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone/McCune-Albright Syndrome (FD/MAS) with Mosaic Activation of Gsα Protein
Neil Robertson, Mayo Clinic
Short Talk: Mutation Timing And Clonal Structure Complement Fitness In Determining The Clinical Progression Of Clonal Haematopoiesis
Short Talk: Mutation Timing And Clonal Structure Complement Fitness In Determining The Clinical Progression Of Clonal Haematopoiesis
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Breckenridge Ballroom
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
Entertainment
8:00–9:00 PM
Peaks 4 - 5
Cash Bar
8:00–9:00 PM
Peaks 1 - 3
Friday, February 21, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM
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