Overview
The Aflac Research Conference (ARC) features presentations on innovative research from internal senior faculty. This format provides an opportunity for faculty and staff to learn from their peers, unite as a research community and advance the care we provide for children with cancer and blood disorders. 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: 2nd and 4th 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.
- March 24, 2026 - Karen Effinger, MD, MS "Developing Computational Approaches for Generating Survivorship Care Plans" and Tobey MacDonald, MD "ONC206: Targeting mitochondrial metabolic dependencies in medulloblastoma as a novel therapeutic strategy"
- March 10, 2026 - Visiting Professor Jennifer Snaman, MD, MS - "Partnering With Bereaved Parents to Understand Early Grief and Identify Opportunities for Support"
- November 11th, 2025 - Anna Hood, PhD - "Mechanisms of Injustice - Achieving Equity in Pain Research and Clinical Care" - Available via direct request - message kloopta@emory.edu to request viewing access
