Pittman Center for Advanced Medical Studies
Translational Research Seminar Series
The UAB MSTP sponsors a monthly evening seminar series (CAMS: Translational Research Seminar, MSTP 794), which invites speakers from UAB Heersink SOM and other institutions currently involved in translational research. The CAMS Student Committee oversees the selection of speakers and manages the monthly seminars. This includes speaker confirmations, introductions, and evaluations.
Meeting Location
Volker Hall, Lecture Room A
1670 University Blvd.
Birmingham AL 35294
Meeting Details
All students are required to attend. The meetings start at 5:30PM. Dinner is served from 5:30PM - 6PM, followed by a presentation. The speaker is introduced at 6PM, and the talk typically is followed by a question and answer session ending by 7PM.
Registration
MSTP students in Medical School (i.e., MS1s, MS2s) are automatically enrolled through the SOM pre-clincial course schedule. MS3s and MS4s are required to attend when their clinical schedule is open.
MSTP students in Graduate School (Graduate School tuition being paid - GS1, GS2, GS3, GS4, GS5) register for the course when registeration opens for the term.
Evaluation and Grading
Evaluation is based strictly on attendance. It is the student's responsibility to sign in at each session. Grades will either be a pass or fail for the course. Students must attend at least 90% of the total meetings held, not including the holiday party, in order to pass the course.
Speakers (2021-2022)
- September 22, 2021: Stefanie Krick, MD PhD
- October 9, 2021: MSTP Town Hall @ Retreat
- October 20, 2021: Anindya Dutta, MBBS PhD
- November 17, 2021: Jackie Zimmerman, MD PhD
- December 15, 2021: Winter season gathering
- January 19, 2022: H. Clifford Lane, MD (NIH NIAID)
- February 16, 2022: Paul Goepfert, MD
- March 16, 2022: Responsible Conduct of Research: Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD PhD
- April 13, 2022: Brian Sims, MD PhD
- May 11, 2022: 2022 Residency Panel Discussion
Schedule Archive
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2019-2020
Date Speaker June 2019 Welcome Week August 13, 2019 MSTP Town Hall
MSTP Committees and MSTP DirectorsSeptember 12, 2019 Ryan Miller, MD, PhD
Division Director of NeuropathologyOctober 10, 2019 Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Medical Student Services
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rigors and Reproducibility (Part 1)November 13, 2019 Karen Hardiman, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of SurgeryDecember 3, 2019 William Geisler, MD, MPH
Professor, Division of Infectious DiseasesJanuary 8, 2020 Matt Might, PhD
Director of Preventative MedicineFebruary 12, 2020 Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Medical Student Services
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rigors and Reproducibility (Part 2)March 11, 2020 Max Cooper, MD
Professor Emeritus (CANCELED)April 18, 2020 Alan Tita, MD, PhD
Professor, OB/GYNMay 13, 2020 Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party -
2018-2019
Date Speaker June 2018 Welcome Week August 8, 2018 Craig Hoesley, MD
Sr. Associate Dean of Medical EducationSeptember 12, 2018 Ichiro Nakano, MD, PhD
NeurosurgeryOctober 10, 2018 Michael Birrer, MD, PhD
Chair, Comprehensive Cancer CenterNovember 10-11, 2018 Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium
Physician Scientist Symposium
Vanderbilt UniversityDecember 5, 2018 December Recruiting Event January 9, 2019 Maria B. Grant, MD
Eivor and Alston Callahan, M.D., Endowed Chair in OphthalmologyFebruary 13, 2019 Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD
RCR Updates and Annual Ethics Review
MANDATORYMarch 13, 2019 Anoma Nellore, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious DiseasesApril 10, 2019 Craig Powell, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of NeurobiologyMay 8, 2019 Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party -
2017-2018
Date Speaker June 2017 Retreat: Point Clear, Alabama August 9, 2017 Natalie Beck
Office of Student Counseling and Wellness PromotionSeptember 13, 2017 Harrison Walker, MD
Assoc Professor, NeurologyOctober 11, 2017 Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD
Assistant Dean, Medical Student Services
Assistant Professor, Infectious DiseaseNovember 18-19, 2017 Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium
Physician Scientist Symposium
Emory UniversityDecember 7, 2017 December Recruiting Event January 10, 2018 Jason Paik, MD, PhD
Hematology/Oncology Fellow
Stanford University-Stanford Health CareFebruary 7, 2018 Trent Tipple, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics-NeonatologyMarch 14, 2018 Charles Elson III, MD
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology & HepatologyApril 11, 2018 Long Zheng, MD, PhD
Endowed Professor, Laboratory MedicineMay 9, 2018 Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party -
2016-2017
Date Speaker June 2016 Welcome Week August 10, 2016 Herbert Chen, MD
Professor, Chair of SurgerySeptember 14, 2016 Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD
Assistant Dean, Medical Student Services
Assistant Professor, Infectious DiseaseOctober 12, 2016 W. Timothy Garvey, MD
Professor, Chair of Nutrition SciencesNovember 5-6, 2016 Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium
Physician Scientist Symposium
University of Alabama at BirminghamDecember 1, 2016 December Recruiting Event January 11, 2017 Jeremy Day, PhD
Assistant Professor, NeurobiologyFebruary 8, 2017 Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH
Professor, Division Director Infectious DiseasesMarch 8, 2017 Joseph Tector, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Director of Xenotransplant ProgramApril 12, 2017 Ronadip Banerjee, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Endo, Diabetes, and MetabolismMay 10, 2017 Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party -
2015-2016
Date Speaker June 2015 Retreat: Downtown Chattanooga, TN August 12, 2015 David Pollock, PhD
Professor, Med-NephrologySeptember 9, 2015 Seth Landefeld, MD
Professor, Chair-MedicineOctober 7, 2015 Mitchel Cohen, MD
Professor, Chair-PediatricsNovember 11, 2015 William Geisler, MD, MPH and Louis Justment, PhD
Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases/
Professor, Microbiology and Director, ImmunologyDecember 9, 2015 December Recruiting Event January 13, 2016 Jianyi "Jay" Zhang, MD, PhD
Professor, Chair-Biomedical EngineeringFebruary 10, 2016 Ravi Bhatia, MD
Professor, Director-Hematology and OncologyMarch 9, 2016 Sumanth Prabhu, MD
Professor, Director Med-Cardiovascular DiseaseApril 13, 2016 Stefan G Kertesz, MD, MSc
Professor, Med-Preventative MedicineMay 11, 2016 Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party -
2014-2015
Date Speaker June 2014 Retreat: US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL August 13, 2014 James Willig, MD
Professor, Med-Infectious DiseaseSeptember 10 2014 Eben Rosenthal, MD
Professor, Surgery-OtolaryngologyOctober 8, 2014 Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD
Professor, Nutrition SciencesNovember 12, 2014 William Geisler, MD
Professor, Med-Infectious DiseasesDecember 10, 2014 December Recruiting Event January 14, 2015 Warner Huh, MD
Professor, Med-OB/GYNFebruary 11, 2015 Michael Saag, MD
Professor, Med-Infectious DiseaseMarch 11, 2015 Robin Lorenz, MD, PhD
Assistant Dean of Physician-Scientist Education, Professor, PathologyApril 8, 2015 Jerzy Szaflarski, MD, PhD May 13, 2015 Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party -
2013-2014
Date Speaker June 2013 Retreat August 14, 2013 Entering Mentoring Advice and Clinical Transitions:
Robin Lorenz MD, PhD and William Geisler, MDSeptember 11, 2013 ABIM Research Pathways
Amit Gaggar, MD, PhD and ABIM FellowsOctober 9, 2013 Necrotizing Enterocolitis and a Career as a Surgeon-Scientist
Colin Martin, MDOctober 26-27, 2013 Southeastern Medical Student Symposium (SEMSS)
UAB CampusDecember 11, 2013 December Recruiting Event January 8, 2014 Dr. Fran Lund, the Charles H. McCauley Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology February 12, 2014 Medicine and Bioinformatics
Seung Park, PhDMarch 6, 2014 Second Visit Reception April 9, 2014 Jerzy Szaflarski, MD, PhD May 14, 2014 Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party -
2012-2013
Date Speaker June 2012 Retreat: Birmingham, AL August 8, 2012 Entering Mentoring Advice and Clinical Transitions:
Robin Lorenz MD, PhD and William Geisler, MDSeptember 12, 2012 Alecia K Gross, PhD
Associate Professor, Vision SciencesOctober 10, 2012 Martin Young, PhD
Associate Professor, Med-Cardiovascular DiseaseNovember, 2012 Southeastern Medical Student Symposium (SEMSS)
Vanderbilt, Nashville, TNDecember 5, 2012 December Recruiting Event January 9, 2013 Michelle Fanucchi, PhD
Chair of Environmental Sciences, Associate ProfessorFebruary 13, 2013 Gregory Clines, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Med-Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismMarch 7, 2013 Second Visit Reception April 10, 2013 Christopher Klug, PhD
Professor, MicrobiologyMay 8, 2013 Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party -
2010-2011
Date
Speaker
Topic
June 25-26, 2010
Retreat
N/A
July 14, 2010
No meeting
N/A
August 11, 2010
Steve Carroll, MD/PhD, Professor of Pathology, Director, Division of Neuropathology
September 8, 2010
Richard Lopez, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Hem/Onc), Director, Bone Marrow Transplantation Program
October 13, 2010
SE MD/PhD Conf
November 10, 2010
Amit Gaggar, MD/PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary/Allergy/Crritical Care)
December 8, 2010
Holiday Recruiting Event
N/A
January 12, 2011
Bruce Alexander
Professional Development
February 9, 2011
Cancelled for Snow (was Dean Rich)
What SOM are looking for in faculty
March 9, 2011
Second Visit
April 13, 2011
Cliff Harding, Case Western MSTP Director
May 11, 2011
Residency Discussion Panel/Graduation Party
N/A
June 11, 2011
New Student Mixer
N/A
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2009-2010
Date
Speaker
Topic
July 11-12, 2009
Retreat
N/A
August 12, 2009
Mary-Ann Bjornsti, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Pharmacology & Toxicology Department
Career Path - Bridging Basic and Translational Science
September 9, 2009
Steve Rowe, MD, MSPH, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology
October 14, 2009
Peter G. Pappas, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Principal Investigator, Mycoses Study Group, Division of Infectious DiseasesNovember 11, 2009
John Hartman, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Genetics Research Division
December 9, 2009
Holiday Recruiting Event
N/A
January 13, 2010
Victor J. Thannickal, MD, Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care MedicineFebruary 10, 2010
David Engman, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Microbiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
March 10, 2010
Christopher Willey, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Radiation OncologyApril 14, 2010
Timothy Ness, MD, Professor and Director, Department of Anesthesiology
May 12, 2010
Residency Discussion Panel/Graduation Party
N/A
June 12, 2010
New Student Mixer
N/A
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2008-2009
Date
Speaker
Topic
August 2-3, 2008
Retreat
N/A
September 10, 2008
Jeff Travers, M.D., Ph.D.
Kampen-Norins Professor of Dermatology
Indiana University
Why you should be in Skin!
October 8, 2008
MD/PhD Panel Discussion
N/A
November 12, 2008
Larry DeLucas, Ph.D.
Professor, Optometry
Payload Specialist, Space Shuttle STS-50
Novel Protein Expression and Crystallization Approaches
December 10, 2008
Holiday Party
N/A
January 14, 2008
George Howard, Dr.PH.
Professor and Chair, Biostatistics
T2 translational research: moving from the hospital to the community
February 11, 2008
Steve Pogwizd, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director of Cardiovascular Biology
Featheringill Endowed Professorship in Cardiac Arrhythmia Research
Cellular and electrophysiological mechanisms of arrhythmias in heart failure
March 11, 2008
Dr. Bill Severson, Southern Research Institute
TBA
April 8, 2008
Dr. Erik Roberson, UAB Neurology
TBA
May 13, 2008
Residency Tips/Town Hall
N/A
June 10, 2008
Annual MSTP Picnic
N/A
July
Retreat
N/A
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2007-2008
Date
Speaker/s
Topic
8/8/07
Robin, Lou, Matt Alder, Nola Jean Ernest, Sarah Whitley
Recruitment Plans & Updates from the MD/PhD Conference
9/12/07
Juan Contreras, MD
Lessons Learned from Pancreatic Islet Isolation and Their Applications to Transplantation
10/10/07
James Meador-Woodruff, MD
TBA
11/14/07
Larry DeLucas, OD
TBA
12/12/07
Holiday Party
1/9/08
Robert Kimberly, MD
Development of the antibody and what has to happen to move drugs/biologics from research to Phase I to Phase II
2/13/08
Paul Goepfert, MD
TBA
3/12/08
George Shaw, MD
TBA
4/9/08
2007-08 MSTP Graduates
Residency Discussion
5/14/08
Awards Banquet
6/11/08
Town Hall
July 2008
Retreat
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2006-2007
Date
Speakers '06-07
8/9/06
David Sweatt
9/13/06
Bob Carter
10/11/06
Yancey Gillespie
11/8/06
Students
12/13/06
Recruiting Dinner
1/10/07
Anise Ardelt
2/14/07
Chuck Elson
3/14/07
Devin Eckhoff/PRO
4/11/07
Residency Discussion
5/9/07
Joanne Murphy-Ullrich
6/13/07
Town Hall