GENI Research in Progress Seminar Series

UPCOMING Research in Progress seminars:

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

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January 21, 2027 │ 2:00 - 3:00pm │ HSRB I E260 │ Zoom

TBD

Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH, FAAP
Professor
Hubert Department of Global Health
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Pediatric Hospitalist
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

PAST Research in Progress seminars:

• September 17, 2026: Peijian He, PhD - Mechanisms underlying the crosstalk between iron metabolism and diabetes
• 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 M^cKimpson, 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