Calendar / August 2023

AiR (Advances in Research) Conference

August 01, 2023 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm / ECH Classrooms 5, 6 & 7 & Zoom

Biplab Dasgupta, PhD, MBA, MS

Register HERE for lunch!

Aflac Seminar Series

August 03, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm / Egleston Classrooms8 & 9 with Zoom

Adekunle D. Adekile, MBBS, PhD, FMCPaed (Nig), FRCPCH, FRCP (Eding)

K12 Grant Tutorial Session with Janet Gross, PhD 8/7/23

August 07, 2023 9:00 am - 11:00 am / Emory Children's Center (ECC) Room 302

Grantsmanship Training and Tutorial Session

Speaker: Janet Gross, PhD

CCNR Seminar: Tracy Bedrosian, PhD 8/8/23

August 08, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm / HSRB 1 Room E260 and Zoom

Brain Mosaicism in Epilepsy

Speaker: Tracy Bedrosian, PhD

ARC (Aflac Research Conference)

August 08, 2023 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm / ECH Classrooms 5, 6 & 7 & Zoom

Register HERE for lunch!

Shannon Meeks, MD & Trent Spencer, PhD

Pediatric Digestive Health Conference 2023

August 11, 2023 9:00 am - 5:00 pm / HSRB I Auditorium & Cafe (IN-PERSON ONLY)

Pediatric Digestive Health Conference 2023

Feeding, Eating and Swallowing Disorders: Contributing Medical and Psychological Factors from Birth through Early Adulthood

August 11, 2023  9am - 5pm and August 12, 2023  9am - 12pm

Pediatric Digestive Health Conference 2023

August 12, 2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm / HSRB I Auditorium & Cafe (IN-PERSON ONLY)

Pediatric Digestive Health Conference 2023

Feeding, Eating and Swallowing Disorders: Contributing Medical and Psychological Factors from Birth through Early Adulthood

August 11, 2023  9am - 5pm and August 12, 2023  9am - 12pm

5th Annual Pediatric ECR Conference

August 15, 2023 8:00 am - 6:00 pm / Health Sciences Research Building Rollins Auditorium and Café Area (In-Person Only)

Come join us for this in-person-only event showcasing the local basic science, translational, clinical, and outcomes research conducted by our residents, medical fellows, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty.

Event registration is required, please click HERE to register and select which sessions you plan on attending. A separate calendar invitation with additional event information will be sent to you the Friday before the event.

Visit our program page for more information.

Conference Schedule

8 am - 9 am: Career Development Hour/Meet the Experts

9 am - 12:15 pm: Basic Science/Translation Research Oral and Poster Presentations

12:15 pm - 12:55 pm: Lunch

1 pm - 2 pm: Keynote Presentation - Grace Aldrovandi, MD, CM

2 pm - 5:15 pm: Clinical/Outcomes Research Oral and Poster Presentations

5:15 pm - 6 pm: Networking and Social

Sponsored by the NICHD-supported Atlanta Pediatric Scholars Program, K12HD072245.

Research Grand Rounds: Eric Sorscher, MD 8/16/23

August 16, 2023 8:00 am - 9:00 am / Zoom - Registration Required

Perspectives on CFTR Modulation and Precision Therapeutics

Speaker: Eric Sorscher, MD

CCIV Seminar - Maya Meeks and Preeti Jaggi

August 21, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm / HSRB II, 6th Floor, Event Space, N600 and Zoom

CCIV Seminar: Maya Meeks and Preeti Jaggi

Title: Sustainability in Healthcare and Lab to Improve Child Health

CCNR Seminar: Frank Bosmans, MPharm, PhD 8/22/23

August 22, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm / HSRB 1 Room E260 and Zoom

Sodium channels and autonomic dysfunction – finding and connecting the dots

Speaker: Frank Bosmans, MPharm, PhD

CF-AIR Seminar - Kathryn Oliver, PhD 8/24/23

August 24, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm / E-CC 302 and Zoom

Mechanistic impact and therapeutic potential of tuning translation efficiency to optimize CFTR mRNA utilization
Speaker: Kathryn Oliver, PhD

CCIV Seminar - Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD

August 28, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm / HSRB II, 6th Floor, Event Space, N600

CCIV Seminar

Title: Shock and kill re-evaluated: a viable strategy for HIV cure?

Presenter: Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD

Discovery Research Fair

August 28, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

The “Discovery Research Fair”  is being held for SOM class of 2024 medical students on Monday, August 28, 2023 from 4:30-5:00 pm.  At this event, faculty representatives from the SOM departments are available to talk with students about potential…