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Ballrooms A&B

Keynote address: "Blind Men and Elephants – biomedical research from many perspectives”

Lynn Matrisian, PhD, MBA

Chief Science Officer, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Ballrooms A&B

Board of Trust

Downstairs 1&2

The Role of a Teaching Professor

10 minute talk from each + Q&A

Katie Coate, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics and Director of the Master of Science in Nutrition program, Samford University

Wallace Sharif, Assistant Professor of Biology, Morehouse College

Tom Ekman, Dean of Math and Science, Vol State Community College

The Research-Related Role 

10 minute talk from each + Q&A

Brian Dattilo, Manager of Business Development, Waisman Biomanufacturing

Jeremy Fagan, Research Associate, Montefiore Health System

Sonja Brooks-Fulmer, Guidance Advisor, Office of Policy, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Food & Drug Administration

Amicia Elliott, PRAT Fellow, NIH

The Role of a Principal Investigator 

10 minute talk from each + Q&A

Julio Ayala, Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Michelle Reniere, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine

John Barnes, Research Microbiologist/Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ballrooms A&B

Follow the Money: Funding People and Projects
In this panel session, all speakers will describe how people and projects are funded in the respective organizations. Panelists will share where they derive their budgets, describe research or teaching grants they have received, and provide advice for negotiating what you need to be successful. 

Ballrooms A&B

Board of Trust

Downstairs 1&2