Host
Organized by: Immy Ashley, Mehdi Bouhaddou, Nevan Krogan, Jack Moen
Event Overview
The Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) invite you to join us on October 6 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center for a symposium bringing together researchers from around the world to explore the molecular and cellular biology of aquatic organisms, titled "Molecular Mechanisms of Aquatic Organisms".
Featuring scientists working across a diverse range of non-model organisms, the symposium will highlight new technologies, discoveries, and mechanistic approaches that are advancing our understanding of marine biology. By bringing together researchers from different disciplines and perspectives, the event will create opportunities to exchange ideas, spark new collaborations, and explore emerging directions in the field. Whether you study aquatic organisms, develop tools and technologies for biological research, or are simply interested in the molecular mechanisms that shape life in aquatic environments, you are welcome to join the conversation.
Organized by:
Immy A. Ashley, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar - Bouhaddou Lab, UC Los Angeles
Mehdi Bouhaddou, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Los Angeles
Nevan Krogan, PhD
Professor, UC San Francisco/Gladstone Institutes
Jack Moen, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow - Krogan Lab, UC San Francisco
Confirmed Speakers
Immy Ashley, UC Los Angeles
Chew Chai, Stanford University
Crawford Drury, University of Hawaii
Karla Helbig, La Trobe University
Carly Kenkel, University of Southern California
Adam Larson, Stanford University
Jose Pablo Vazquez-Medina, UC Berkeley
Mark Merchant, McNeese State University
Daniel Minor, UC San Francisco
Jack Moen, UC San Francisco
Vijay Ramani, Gladstone Institutes
Pablo Villar del Rio, Harvard University
Abstract Submission
Call for Abstracts
We welcome abstract submissions from students, postdoctoral researchers, staff scientists, faculty, and other scientists working in areas related to the molecular and cellular biology of aquatic organisms. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:
- Omics
- Molecular and cellular biology
- Genetics
- Host–pathogen interactions
- Physiology
- Adaptation and evolution
- Environmental toxicology
- Emerging technologies and approaches for studying aquatic systems
Priority will be given to projects with aim to study molecular mechanisms, or technology to permit those investigations, governing biological processes in aquatic systems.
Presentation Opportunities
Abstracts are invited for poster presentations, and a limited number of submitted abstracts will be selected for short oral talks as part of the symposium program.
We especially encourage students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career scientists to submit their work and take advantage of this opportunity to present their research to an interdisciplinary community.
Abstract submission deadline: September 23, 2026