Seminar - Medical Scientist Training Program

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

2019-2020

Date	Speaker
June 2019	Welcome Week
August 13, 2019	MSTP Town Hall MSTP Committees and MSTP Directors
September 12, 2019	Ryan Miller, MD, PhD Division Director of Neuropathology
October 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 Surgery
December 3, 2019	William Geisler, MD, MPH Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
January 8, 2020	Matt Might, PhD Director of Preventative Medicine
February 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/GYN
May 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 Education
September 12, 2018	Ichiro Nakano, MD, PhD Neurosurgery
October 10, 2018	Michael Birrer, MD, PhD Chair, Comprehensive Cancer Center
November 10-11, 2018	Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium Physician Scientist Symposium Vanderbilt University
December 5, 2018	December Recruiting Event
January 9, 2019	Maria B. Grant, MD Eivor and Alston Callahan, M.D., Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
February 13, 2019	Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD RCR Updates and Annual Ethics Review MANDATORY
March 13, 2019	Anoma Nellore, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
April 10, 2019	Craig Powell, MD, PhD Chair, Department of Neurobiology
May 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 Promotion
September 13, 2017	Harrison Walker, MD Assoc Professor, Neurology
October 11, 2017	Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD Assistant Dean, Medical Student Services Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease
November 18-19, 2017	Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium Physician Scientist Symposium Emory University
December 7, 2017	December Recruiting Event
January 10, 2018	Jason Paik, MD, PhD Hematology/Oncology Fellow Stanford University-Stanford Health Care
February 7, 2018	Trent Tipple, MD Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology
March 14, 2018	Charles Elson III, MD Professor, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
April 11, 2018	Long Zheng, MD, PhD Endowed Professor, Laboratory Medicine
May 9, 2018	Residency Panel Discussion/Graduation Party

2016-2017

Date	Speaker
June 2016	Welcome Week
August 10, 2016	Herbert Chen, MD Professor, Chair of Surgery
September 14, 2016	Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD Assistant Dean, Medical Student Services Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease
October 12, 2016	W. Timothy Garvey, MD Professor, Chair of Nutrition Sciences
November 5-6, 2016	Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium Physician Scientist Symposium University of Alabama at Birmingham
December 1, 2016	December Recruiting Event
January 11, 2017	Jeremy Day, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
February 8, 2017	Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH Professor, Division Director Infectious Diseases
March 8, 2017	Joseph Tector, MD, PhD Professor of Surgery, Director of Xenotransplant Program
April 12, 2017	Ronadip Banerjee, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Endo, Diabetes, and Metabolism
May 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-Nephrology
September 9, 2015	Seth Landefeld, MD Professor, Chair-Medicine
October 7, 2015	Mitchel Cohen, MD Professor, Chair-Pediatrics
November 11, 2015	William Geisler, MD, MPH and Louis Justment, PhD Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases/ Professor, Microbiology and Director, Immunology
December 9, 2015	December Recruiting Event
January 13, 2016	Jianyi "Jay" Zhang, MD, PhD Professor, Chair-Biomedical Engineering
February 10, 2016	Ravi Bhatia, MD Professor, Director-Hematology and Oncology
March 9, 2016	Sumanth Prabhu, MD Professor, Director Med-Cardiovascular Disease
April 13, 2016	Stefan G Kertesz, MD, MSc Professor, Med-Preventative Medicine
May 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 Disease
September 10 2014	Eben Rosenthal, MD Professor, Surgery-Otolaryngology
October 8, 2014	Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD Professor, Nutrition Sciences
November 12, 2014	William Geisler, MD Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases
December 10, 2014	December Recruiting Event
January 14, 2015	Warner Huh, MD Professor, Med-OB/GYN
February 11, 2015	Michael Saag, MD Professor, Med-Infectious Disease
March 11, 2015	Robin Lorenz, MD, PhD Assistant Dean of Physician-Scientist Education, Professor, Pathology
April 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, MD
September 11, 2013	ABIM Research Pathways Amit Gaggar, MD, PhD and ABIM Fellows
October 9, 2013	Necrotizing Enterocolitis and a Career as a Surgeon-Scientist Colin Martin, MD
October 26-27, 2013	Southeastern Medical Student Symposium (SEMSS) UAB Campus
December 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, PhD
March 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, MD
September 12, 2012	Alecia K Gross, PhD Associate Professor, Vision Sciences
October 10, 2012	Martin Young, PhD Associate Professor, Med-Cardiovascular Disease
November, 2012	Southeastern Medical Student Symposium (SEMSS) Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
December 5, 2012	December Recruiting Event
January 9, 2013	Michelle Fanucchi, PhD Chair of Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor
February 13, 2013	Gregory Clines, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Med-Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
March 7, 2013	Second Visit Reception
April 10, 2013	Christopher Klug, PhD Professor, Microbiology
May 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

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 Diseases
November 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 Medicine
February 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 Oncology
April 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

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

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

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

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