5th Annual Health Sciences Research Retreat

5th Annual Health Sciences Research Retreat

Date: September 7, 2018 (7:30 AM) - September 7, 2018 (3:00 PM)

5th Annual Marshall University Health Sciences & Biomedical Research Retreat

Sponsored by Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (JCESOM), Appalachian Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) and Appalachian Center for Cellular transport in Obesity Related Disorders (ACCORD).

Location:
Marshall University
Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall

Schedule:

8 a.m.  Welcome
Uma Sundaram, MD, Vice Dean, JCESOM
8:05 a.m. Opening Remarks
Jerome A. Gilbert, PhD, President, Marshall University
8:15 a.m. Marshall University Research
John Maher, PhD, Vice President for Research
8:35 a.m. JCESOM Overview of Research & Graduate Education
Uma Sundaram, MD, Vice Dean
8:55 a.m. Clinical Research, ACTSI, MU/UK Clinical & Translational Science Award (CTSA)
Todd Gress, MD, MPH, Assistant Dean Clinical Research
9:15 a.m. Graduate Education, WV HEPC STEM grant
Todd Green, PhD, and Richard Egleton, PhD, Co-Directors, Graduate Studies
9:35 a.m. CITE Research and Biomedical Engineering
Wael Zatar, PhD, Dean, CITE
9:55 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Basic Science Research, WV INBRE, MU/WVU CTR
Gary Rankin, PhD, Vice Dean, Basic Sciences
10:35 a.m. School of Pharmacy Research
Gayle A. Brazeau, PhD, Dean, School of Pharmacy
10:50 a.m. College of Science Research
Chuck Somerville, PhD, Dean, College of Science
11:10 a.m. Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE): Appalachian Center of Cellular transport in
Obesity Related Disorders (ACCORD)
Uma Sundaram, MD; Subha Arthur, PhD; Maria Serrat, PhD; Travis Salisbury, PhD; Yanling Yan, PhD; Isabel Perez, PhD
11:40 a.m. Summary & Future
Joseph I. Shapiro, MD, Dean, JCESOM
Noon Lunch & Graduate Education Poster Viewing
1:30 p.m. Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Todd Green, PhD
1:35 p.m. Keynote Address
"What's your message? Using research to have an impact"
Rebecca Kuntz Willits, PhD
Margaret F. Donovan Endowed Chair for Women in Engineering
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron
2:45 p.m. Break
3 p.m.

Award Presentations
To Graduate Faculty, Staff, and GSO Scholarships
Richard Egleton, PhD

To Graduate Students
Todd Green, PhD


RSVP:
Please RSVP to Betina Dingess at 304-691-1841 by Wednesday, Aug. 1. 

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