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Department of Medicine Department of Medicine

3rd Annual Research Day Agenda

Time Topic
8:00 – 9:00am

Round Tables/Break out Rooms
(Topics and moderator list included below)

9:00 – 10:00am Registration
10:00am

Welcome
Dr. Atul Malhotra
Dr. Sara Gianella Weibel

10:00 – 11:00am

Genomic Block 

10:00 – 10:30am

Dr. Keolu Fox

10:30 – 10:45am

 "Genetic risk prediction models - what are we missing?"
Dr. Melissa Gymrek

10:45 – 11:00am

Dr. Michael Lam

11:00 – 12:00pm

Lunch & Poster Viewing

12:00pm

Introduce Keynote Speaker
Dr. Dan Youmans

12:00 – 1:00pm

Keynote Speaker
"The Magic of RNA: New Medicines, Immortality, and the Power of Control"
Dr. Thomas Cech

1:10 – 2:00pm

“Using Innovation to Achieve Health Equity”

Moderators
Drs. Sara Gianella Weibel & Laura Crotty Alexander

Speaker Panel
Dr. Keolu Fox
Dr. Camille Nebeker
Dr. Davey Smith

2:00 – 3:00pm

Precision Medicine Block

2:00 – 2:30pm

Dr. Rebecca Shatsky

2:30 – 2:45pm

Dr. Michael Corley

2:45 – 3:00pm

Dr. Kathleen “Kit” Curtius

3:00 – 4:00pm

AI Block

3:00 – 3:30pm

Dr. Karandeep Singh

3:30 – 4:00pm

AI Speaker Panel

Moderators
Drs. Atul Malhotra & Amy Sitapati 

Speaker Panel
Dr. Gabriel “Gabe” Wardi
Dr. Shamim Nemati
Dr. Aaron Boussina

4:00pm

Introduce Keynote Speaker
Dr. Laramie Smith

4:00 – 5:00pm

Keynote Speaker
"Algorithms of Oppression: A Fireside Chat with Dr. Safiya Noble"
Dr. Safiya Noble

5:00pm

Closing remarks & Poster Winner
Dr. Zea Borok

5:15 – 6:00pm

Department of Medicine Networking & Reception

Rounds Table Topics & Moderators
Scientific Communication
Dr. Thomas "Tom" Cech
Dr. Robert "Chip" Schooley
Women in Science
Dr. Sara Gianella Weibel
Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Effective Grant Writing and Funding Strategies
Dr. Atul Malhotra
Clinician Educator
Dr. Dena Rifkin
Culture and Community in Academia
Dr. Luis Castellanos