May 8, 2018
Location:
Miller-Ward Alumni House (Free Parking) - Emory University
Schedule:
8:45 a.m - 9:30 a.m. Check-in (Breakfast)
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Speaker Introduction
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Dr. J. David Allen Keynote Lecture
"Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells: Current and
Future Outlooks"
Carl H. June, M.D.
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
**Watch Livestream HERE
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Dr. J. David Allen Grant Awardee Presentation (30 minute presentation)
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Success Stories from Seed Grants I (10 min/5 min Q&A)
- Muna Qayed
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break (food provided) – view posters
12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Overview: REM Activities by REM Directors
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Coulter and ACTSI Presentations (~15 mins each plus questions)
- Coulter Translational Program
- ACTSI
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions – pick one, separate locations
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Bone/Musculoskeletal
- Neuro
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Success Stories from Seed Grants II (10 min/5 min Q&A)
- Lohitash Karumbaiah, UGA
- Johanna Temenoff, GT
3:15 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Rapid Fire Introductions (new REM faculty; 5 min each)
- Emory: Madhav Dhodapkar; Hicham Drissi; Edwin Horwitz
- UGA: Rabindranath De La Fuente and Luke Mortensen
- GT: Scott Hollister and Shu Takayama
3:50 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Wrap up and Next Steps
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Post Reception (Heavy appetizers & beer/wine)
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. REM Executive Committee Meeting
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
