Overview
AiR (Advances in Research) Conference generally features presentations from internal clinical/translational and basic science junior researchers. This format provides an opportunity for our trainees and junior faculty to receive feedback on their ongoing project(s) and foster collaborations between our researchers to help launch their career. These spots can also be used for external speakers from all over the country. Previous guest speakers include professors and leaders from:
- St Jude Children's Research Hospital
- American Society of Hematology
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center/University of Washington
- Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
- CS Mott Children's Hospital/University of Michigan
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania
- and numerous others
Dates/Time:
Conference Dates: 1st and 3rd Tuesday/month
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Previous Conferences
Please find below any recent seminar recordings - recordings are available for seminars with permission to share from presenters from the past 120 days. If you do not see a recording listed here, it is likely permission was not granted to post.
- August 19th, 2025 - Leon McSwain, PhD and Anupama Priyadarshini, PhD - "A Nano-Particle Formulation of the TLR7/8 Agonist Resiquimod Modulates Tumor Associated Macrophages and Extends Survival in Pediatric Brain Tumors" and "The Role of the FOXO3 Pathway in Fetal Hemoglobin Regulation"
- May 20th, 2025 - Kennedy Goldsborough, PhD and Ashwin Patel, MBBS, PhD, MPH - "Evaluation of IHP-102 for the Treatment of Acute VOE Pain in Townes SCD Mice" and "The Association of Vitamin D Levels with Laboratory Tests and Clinical Outcomes in Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) after Vitamin D Replacement"
April 15th, 2025 - Waitman Aumann, MD, MS and Michelle Schoettler, MD, MS - "Small Molecule Inhibition of the EYA2 Protein Phosphatase in SIX1 expressing Leukemias" and "Challenging Paradigms in Transplant Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy" - Recording available by request - Email Kloopta@emory.edu
