QBI presents the third "Full Circle of Native and Indigenous Scientists in Biology" symposium on April 3-4, 2025, organized by Willow Coyote-Maestas and team. The goal of the “Full Circle” symposium is to create an opportunity for North American Native and Indigenous, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native scientists to share their research, meet other scientists, and build community. Our program will feature talks from students, postdocs, and faculty, along with panel discussions exploring Native and Indigenous topics in the context of research.

AGENDA – DAY ONE: APRIL 3, 2025

9:30 AM – Registration & Light Breakfast
10:00 AM – Introductory Remarks by Willow Coyote-Maestas
10:10 AM – Welcome from the UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean, Kathleen Giacomini 

SESSION ONE – Human Genomics, Microbiome & Metabolism – Moderator: Willow Coyote-Maestas 

10:20 AM  – Kat Milligan-McClellan | University of Connecticut
10:40 AM – Justin Billy | University of Wisconsin – Madison
11:00 AM – Rebecca Pollet | Vassar College
11:20 AM – Carissa Sherman | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 
11:40 AM – Lunch 

SESSION TWO – Developmental Biology & Organogenesis – Moderator: Lucas Cheadle 

12:50 PM – Lauren Rose Reyes | Stanford University
1:10 PM – Qootsvenma Denipah-Cook | The University of New Mexico
1:30 PM – Alanna Pyke | Stanford University
1:50 PM – Lauryn Torres-Hernandez | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2:10 PM – Break

SESSION THREE – Neuroscience & Neurodegeneration  – Moderator: Anna Bowen 

2:25 PM – Nathan Nakatsuka | NYU Grossman School of Medicine
2:45 PM – Khalyd Clay | Scripps Research
3:05 PM – Krissy Lyon | Salk Institute for Biological Studies
3:25 PM – Break

3:45 PM – Panel: "Bridging Worlds: Indigenous Perspectives on Psychedelic Research"
Moderators: Leana King and Yanabah Jaques
Featuring: Krystal Tsosie, Andrea Gomez, Marlena Robbins

4:55 PM – Closing Remarks by Willow Coyote-Maestas
5:00 - 6:00 PM – Social Hour

AGENDA – DAY TWO: APRIL 4, 2025

9:30 AM – Registration & Light Breakfast

SESSION FOUR – Indigenous Health & Genomics – Moderator: Jake Oxendine 

10:00 AM – Krystal Tsosie | Arizona State University
10:20 AM – Karina Hernandez | Arizona State University
10:40 AM – Joseph Yracheta | Native Bio Data Repository
11:00 AM – Lauren W. Yowelunh McLester-Davis | University of Wisconsin – Madison
11:20 AM – Break 

SESSION FIVE – Plant & Environmental Systems – Moderator: Jesse Holt 

11:35 AM – Jay Goldberg | Arizona State University
11:55 AM – Bryan Ramirez-Corona | University of Washington
12:15 PM – Lunch

1:15 PM – Panel: "Mentorship"
Featuring: Kat Milligan-McClellan, Lauren W. Yowelunh McLester-Davis, Rebecca Pollet

2:15 PM – Closing Remarks by Willow Coyote-Maestas
2:30 PM – Symposium Ends

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