UPCOMING Research in Progress seminars:
September 17, 2026 │ 2:00 - 3:00pm │ Zoom
Mechanisms underlying the crosstalk between iron metabolism and diabetes
Peijian He, PhD
Associate Professor
Institute for Biomedical Sciences
Georgia State University
December 17, 2026 │ 2:00 - 3:00pm │ HSRB I E260 │ Zoom
Primary human hepatocyte models of liver disease: from virus–host interactions to steatosis and genetic risk
Lefteris Michailidis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
PAST Research in Progress seminars:
- May 20, 2026: Alyson Goodman, MD, MPH - Bridging Gaps in Pediatric Obesity Across Prevention and Treatment — A Public Health Perspective
- April 16, 2026: Jean Welsh, PhD, MPH, RN - A Lifecycle Approach to Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction: Toward Accessible, Effective, and Scalable Interventions in Childhood
- Click here to see video recording: 4/16/2026 - GENI Research in Progress Seminar - Welsh
- March 19, 2026: Maria (Stefi) Barbian, MD - Butyrate Influences Neonatal Intestinal Health: from Neonatal Mice to Preterm Infants
- February 19, 2026: Joshua Chandler, PhD - Metabolomic Biomarkers Reveal Inflammatory Pathways of Lung Disease Pathogenesis in Early Cystic Fibrosis
- August 21, 2025: Lisa Staimez, PhD, MPH - Population Patterns and Pancreatic Mechanisms: A Translational Lens on Type 2 Diabetes
- Click here to see video recording: 8/21/2025 GENI Research in Progress - Staimez
- April 17, 2025: Helaina Huneault, PhD - Precision Nutrition for Pediatric Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): Addressing the Heterogeneity of MASLD in Children
- Click here to see video recording: 4/17/2025 GENI Research in Progress - Huneault
- February 20, 2025: Wendy McKimpson, PhD - Gastric Endocrine Cells: A Potential Target to Treat Obesity and Diabetes
- August 8, 2024 (GENI's inaugural Research in Progress seminar):
Daniel Hsia, MD - Evolution of Pharmacotherapy for Pediatric Obesity- Click here to see video recording: 8/8/2024 GENI Research in Progress - Hsia
Meet the Team
Paul Dawson, PhD, FAASLD
GENI Center Director