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These conversations let you explore careers and companies by hearing directly from professionals about their day-to-day work \u2014 without the pressure of a formal job interview.Networking is all about building genuine relationships, and often those connections can lead to exciting opportunities down the road. This session is open to all students. For a head start, check out our website before attending to familiarize yourself with the basics.Review Networking Resources: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8PHpx31Amwc&t=2shttps:\/\/careercenter.umich.edu\/article\/networking-resources\u00a0This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd liketo indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details, please go to this webpage: https:\/\/umich.joinhandshake.com\/events\/2039291\/share_previewWe want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. 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September 29 - November 15, 2026.\n\nArtist Bio\n\n\u201cBozho, Justin Johnson nde zhn\u00ebkas, Eau Claire nd\u00eb wtthbya. Mshik\u00e9 ndodem min\u0117 Bod\u00e9wadmi ndaw.\u201d (\u201cHello, my name is Justin Johnson, I come from Eau Claire. My clan is turtle and I am Potawatomi\u201d). \n\nMy name is Justin Johnson, Native name Thitthishkew\u00e9. I\u2019m a visual artist whose work is deeply shaped by my Potawatomi heritage. Raised in Coloma, Michigan, my artistic path began in childhood and continued through grade school and high school, eventually leading to me studying at Kendall College of Art & Design for four years. My art is a reflection of both personal expression and cultural tradition, honoring the interconnectedness of people, animals, land, and spirit. Guided by intuition, ancestral knowledge, and the natural world. I\u2019m always seeking new ways to tell stories through my work. My drawings are inspiration from tribal stories, culture, and values that have been passed down through generations. I have collaborated with the Pokagon Band on numerous projects, including traditional storybooks and illustrations. Aswell as permanent collections at the Pokagon Band Administration Building and the Pokagon Health Services building, and artwork featured in the Four Winds Casino gift shop. Some other projects and exhibtions that I\u2019ve participated in would be the Native American exhibition at the Krasl Art Center and a featured as the cover artist with a six-page article in PAN-O-PLY magazine. My murals can be found at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, the Edwardsburg (Cass County District) Library, and the Buchanan District Library. Currently, I\u2019m collaborating with Northwestern University on a new mural for their football stadium. Through diverse body of work, my work continues to share the stories, values, and traditions of his heritage with a wide audience.\n\nArtist Statement\n\nMy work is deeply rooted in my culture, which shapes both my perspective and my creative process. We see ourselves as part of the Earth, not separate from it\u2014every act, every gesture, is an exchange. When we take, we give. This relationship is woven into the art I make, which follows the tradition known as Woodlands Style, or Legendary Style. It\u2019s not the invention of any one person. It has been handed down, shaped by countless hands and stories over generations. This style is often described as \u201cx-ray\u201d painting. With vivid colors and layered lines, I try to reveal the inner spirit of animals, plants, and people\u2014sometimes physical, sometimes spiritual. There\u2019s a rhythm to it that still echoes the Great Lakes region: bold, luminous, and full of life. Each piece is a story that\u2019s been told and retold, woven across time, just like the spirits that guide us. As an artist, I try to reflect these values in everything I do. Even when we drift from the old ways, our spirit keeps us connected. 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This results in the enrichment of the repressive H4K20me1 mark on the X and the transcriptional downregulation of the X chromosomes. Although DPY-21 is part of the DCC, it localizes to the X chromosomes at a later stage of embryogenesis and does not bind mitotic chromosomes, contrasting to the other DCC components. Additionally, DPY-21 has been shown to have a DCC-independent role in the germline where dosage compensation in unrequired. This drives the question of the regulation of DPY-21 and its interactors in addition to the DCC. \n\nThe first part of my thesis is the characterization of DPY-21 regulation through phosphorylation. Using CRISPR\/Cas9 site-directed mutagenesis, I generated a dpy-21 phosphomutant C.elegans strain by mutating the phosphosites of DPY-21 into Alanines to render them non-phosphorylatable. Through physiological assays, I found that the dpy-21 phosphomutant C. elegans strain has defects in embryogenesis and larval stages. In embryogenesis, the phosphomutations disrupts DPY-21\u2019s localization to the X chromosomes and delays the enrichment of H4K20me1 to the X chromosomes. Through biochemical and imaging analysis, I demonstrate that the global levels of 4K20me1 is increased in the phosphomutant strain, suggesting that the mutant protein may be hyperactive. At the larval stages, the dpy-21 phosphomutant strain exhibits developmental delay and increased propensity to form dauers. These defects are resolved by adulthood which implies that DPY-21\u2019s activity is most critical in the embryonic and larval stages.\n\nThe second part of my work revealed novel interactors of DPY-21. I conducted an immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry (IP-MS ) on DPY-21 to establish its interacting partners and found the kinase SPK-1 to be a top interactor of DPY-21. 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