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October 17
Innovations in Research and Medicine
8:00 a.m. Registration and breakfast
8:45 a.m. Welcome and introductions LuAnn Ballesteros, Vice President, External and Government Affairs, The Jackson Laboratory
9:00 a.m. Translational medicine: Innovations in cancer treatment in Maine Jens Rueter, M.D., Chief Medical Officer/Medical Director, Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative, The Jackson Laboratory
Panel discussion Moderator: Leah Graham, Ph.D., Associate Director, Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Biological basis of addiction Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Baker, Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health’s HEAL Initiative (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term)
Ryan Logan, Ph.D., Professor, Psychiatry and Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Panel discussion Moderator: Gordon Smith, Director, Opioid Response, Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Bioengineering human cells and tissues Martin Pera, Ph.D., Professor, The Jackson Laboratory Sasan Jalili, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Jackson Laboratory Jennifer McDonald, M.D., Chief Operating Officer, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI)/BioFab USA
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Spotlight on endometriosis: A hidden public health concern A screening of the documentary, Below the Belt, precedes a discussion of endometriosis and women’s health. Below the Belt’s executive producers are Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rosario Dawson, Corrine Foxx, Mae Whitman and Shannon Cohn, who also directed the film.
3:45 p.m. Presentations Elise Courtois, Ph.D., Director, Single Cell Biology and Endometriosis Research Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory Danielle Luciano, M.D., OBGYN, UConn Health
Panel discussion Moderator: Senator Mattie Daughtry
5:00 p.m. Cocktails
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Conclusion
October 18
Impact on Maine
8:00 a.m. Breakfast and registration
8:25 a.m. Welcome S. Catherine Longley, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The Jackson Laboratory
8:30 a.m. Biomedical innovation and technology in the Maine economy Heather Johnson, Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development, State of Maine
9:00 a.m. R&D investment and entrepreneurship in Maine Brian Whitney, President, Maine Technology Institute
Panel discussion Moderator: Yellow Light Breen, President and CEO, Maine Development Foundation
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. What’s Next for Maine biomedical innovation and technology? Moderator: Janet Yancey-Wrona , Ph.D., Technology Business Development Manager, University of Maine
12:00 p.m. Conclusion Boxed lunches available