GENI Research in Progress Seminar Series

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

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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 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