Time |
Activity/Presentation |
Speaker (if applicable) |
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration opens | |
| 7:45–8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Research Accomplishments | Carlos Del Rio, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine |
| 8–8:15 a.m. | Featured Research I | Cecile Lahiri (Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases) “The Metabolic Impact of Chronic HIV and Its Treatment: Insights from the RHYTHM Research Program” |
| 8:15–9:15 a.m. | Oral Presentations I | 8:15–8:30 a.m. | Valeria Cantos (Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases) “Acceptability and usability of a Latino MSM-tailored HIV prevention app” 8:30–8:45 a.m. | Jeann Sabino-Carvalho (Postdoctoral Fellow, Renal Medicine) “Acute Effects of Isometric Handgrip Training on Baroreflex Sensitivity in CKD” 8:45–9 a.m. | Arun Balasubramaniam (Postdoctoral Fellow, Digestive Diseases) “Nanoplastics disrupt colonic estrobolome and trigger enteric neurodegeneration” 9–9:15 a.m. | Seonggeon Cho (Graduate Student, Cardiology) “Direct conversion of human somatic cells into vasculomimetic tissue” |
| 9:15–9:30 a.m. | Featured Research II |
Eliver Ghosn (Associate Professor, Immunology) |
| 9:30–10:30 a.m. | Poster Session I | |
10:30–10:45 a.m. |
Break | |
| 10:45–noon | Panel Discussion: The Future of Research in Academic Medical Centers: A Crystal Ball Session With Research Leaders |
Adam Marcus, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine Guido Silvestri, MD, Vice-President for Basic and Translational Research, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA, Executive Director of the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center Kristy Murray, DVM, PhD, Chief Research Officer, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| noon–12:45 p.m. | Lunch and Group Photo | |
| 12:45–1 p.m. | What's New in DOM Office of Research |
Vibha Lama, MD, MS, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Medicine |
| 1–2 p.m. | Keynote Presentation | Carlos Arteaga, MD, Director of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean of Oncology Programs, and Annette Simmons Distinguished University Chair in Breast Cancer Research at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. “Are we curing or about to cure hormone dependent breast cancer?” |
| 2–3 p.m. | Poster Session II | |
| 3–3:15 p.m. | Featured Research III | Maya Fayfman (Associate Professor, Endocrinology) "Steps Towards Change: Multidisciplinary research to improve diabetic foot complications" |
| 3:15–4:15 p.m. | Oral Presentations II | 3:15–3:30 p.m. | Gabriela Bernal (Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine) “Enhancing Workflow Efficiency: Strategies to Mitigate EHR Inbox Overload Among Providers” 3:30–3:45 p.m. | Hamid Dar (Staff Scientist, Endocrinology) “Microbiota-dependent bone loss in primary hyperparathyroidism” 3:45–4 p.m. | Wendy McKimpson (Assistant Professor, Digestive Diseases) “Obesity triggers Notch-dependent expansion of gastric Neurog3+ progenitor cells” 4–4:15 p.m. | Patrick McLinden (Staff Scientist, Pulmonary Medicine) “C/EBPD: a key player in lung-resident mesenchymal cell dysregulation.” |
| 4:15–4:45 p.m | Featured Researcher IV - Lifetime Achievement in Research | Jeff Sands, MD, Professor Emeritus, Division of Renal Medicine “Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: using physiology to develop a novel therapy” |
4:45–5 p.m. |
Awards Ceremony | Charlie Searles, MD, Associate Vice Chair of Research and Space Management, Department of Medicine |
Sponsored by the Department of Medicine’s Strategic Advisory for Research Team (StART)