Dr. Nancy C. Andrews Award Lecturer (left)
Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Guest Speaker (right)
Helen Chu, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Please join us for the 2021 Physician-Scientist Symposium and Dr. Nancy C. Andrews Lecture, hosted by the Office of Physician-Scientist Development and the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). This year's Nancy C. Andrews Award Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Genevieve Neal-Perry and we will have a guest lecture by Dr. Helen Chu. The symposium will include talks by graduating MSTP students and from OPSD Scholars--as well as a virtual poster session.
Register here or submit an abstract for a poster presentation here
Abstract submissions due by March 5!
AGENDA
Tuesday March 16, 2021 (Day 1)
1:00-1:10pm Welcome and Opening Remarks
Gentzon Hall MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chair, 2021 Physician-Scientist Symposium
1:10-1:25pm State of the Program Address
Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Development
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
1:25-1:35pm Introduction of Dr. Nancy C. Andrews Lecture
Mary Klotman, MD
Dean, School of Medicine
R.J. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Medicine
1:35-2:20 pm Dr. Nancy C. Andrews Keynote Lecture
Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Medicine
2:20-2:30pm Break
2:30-2:40pm Introduction of Guest Speaker
Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH
Vice Dean for Translational Science
Professor of Medicine
2:40-3:25 pm Dynamics and Adaptability in a Changing Research Environment:
Thriving as a Scientist and Leader
Helen Chu, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
3:25-3:45pm Break
Medical Scientist Training Program Talks
Session Moderator: Christopher Kontos, MD, Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, Professor of Medicine
3:55-4:10pm Moiez Ali, Overcoming Therapeutic Resistance by Targeting Oncogene-Driven and
Targeted-Therapy Induced Cancer Dependencies
4:10-4:25pm Matthew Robert Detter, Investigating CCM Mosaicism Through Microscopy and
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing
4:25-4:40pm Kevin Lin, Using Antagonistic Pleiotropy to Design a Therapy-Induced Evolutionary
Trap
4:40-4:55 pm Amy Jordan Wisdom, Distinct Immune Landscapes in Transplant and Primary
Sarcomas Determine Response or Resistance to Immunotherapy
4:55 pm Closing Remarks and Outlook for Day 2 Events
Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chair, 2021 Physician-Scientist Symposium
Wednesday March 17, 2021 (Day 2)
9:00-9:10 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Gentzon Hall MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chair, 2021 Physician-Scientist Symposium
OPSD Scholar Talks
Session Moderator: Opeyemi Olabisi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
9:10-9:20am Brian Shaw, MD, Resident, R38 Scholar, Department of Surgery
9:20-9:30am Jennifer Kang, MD, Fellow, Department of Neurology
9:30-9:40am James Giarraputo, Medical Student, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Scholarship Recipient
9:40-9:50am Yvonne Mowery, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation
Oncology, Strong Start Award Recipient
9:50-10:00am Introduction to Poster Session
Allison McElvaine, PhD
Director, Office of Physician-Scientist Development
10:00-11:00am Virtual Poster Session
11:00-11:15 am Break
11:15 – 11:20 am Introduction of Concurrent Panel Discussions
Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chair, 2021 Physician-Scientist Symposium
11:20 -12:00 pm CONCURRENT PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Participants will have the opportunity to register for a panel session and submit topics/questions.
Panel 1: How to Become a Successful Physician-Scientist: Choices & Opportunities Matter
Session Moderator: Anna Williams, MD, Resident, Department of Pediatrics
Panelists:
- Gowthami Arepally, MD, Professor of Medicine
- Vance Fowler, MD, Professor of Medicine
- William Steinbach, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
Panel 2: What if Plan A Doesn’t Work? Deviating from a Career Plan and Pivoting
Session Moderator: Ibukun Akinboyo, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Panelists:
- Gerard Blobe, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine
- Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD, Professor of Medicine
- Gianna Hammer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Immunology
- Jason Watts, MD, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
12:00-12:30pm Lunch Break
12:30-1:00pm Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Biomedical Research
Sarahn Wheeler, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical Scientist Training Program Talks
Session Moderator: Christopher Kontos, MD, Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, Professor of Medicine
1:10-1:25pm Alejandro Antonia, Understanding mechanisms and diversity of Leishmania-
mediated chemokine suppression
1:25-1:40pm Mark Chen, Myxoid Liposarcoma - Mechanisms of Sarcomagenesis and
Radiosensitivity
1:40-1:55pm Drake Scott Edwards, How cancer defends itself from catastrophic DNA damage
1:55-2:10pm Jiayue (Amy)Petty, The role of hedgehog signaling in tumor-associated
macrophage polarization
2:10-2:20pm Presentation of Poster Awards, Sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Development
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
2:20 – 2:30 pm Closing Remarks
Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chair, 2021 Physician-Scientist Symposium
Hosted by the Office of Physician-Scientist Development (OPSD) and the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)