Young Physician-Scientist Series

Disseminating Your Research at National and International Talks (August 20, 2026) Hosted by UT Southwestern with:

• Evan Noch MD, PhD; (Moderator) Assistant Professor of Neuro-Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Steven Small MD, PhD; Professor of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Santosha Vardhana MD, PhD; Assistant Member of Immuno-Oncology Program and Assistant Attending, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Matthew Sparks MD; Associate Professor of Nephrology, Duke University School of Medicine
• Deborah Veis MD, PhD; Professor of Pathology & Immunology, WashU Medicine
• Julie Bastarache MD; Professor Allergy, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Career Development in the Era of Team Science: Pursuing Independent Careers while navigating Team Science/Collaborations (March 31, 2026) Hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine with:

• Kyu Rhee, MD, PhD; (Moderator) Professor of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Virginia Pascual, MD; Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Pinar Balikcioglu, MD; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University
• John Minna, MD; Professor of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Matthew Freiberg, MD, MSc; Professor of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Todd Fehniger, MD, PhD; Professor of Oncology, Washington University at St. Louis

Building your lab team: From 1st hires, trainees, and more (February 25, 2026) Hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center with:

• Chelsie Sievers, MD, PhD; (Moderator) PSTP Chief Fellow, Vanderbilt University
• Hao Zhu, MD; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas-Southwestern
• Yash Choksi, MD; Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology, Vanderbilt University
• Anna S. Nam, MD; Assistant Professor of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Jonathan R. Brestoff, MD, PhD; Associate Professor of Pathology, Washington University-St. Louis
• Jeffrey Russ, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University

Taking Discovery Science to Clinical Trials (January 23, 2026) Hosted by Duke University with:

• Christopher Holley, MD, PhD; (Moderator), Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University
• Vishal Patel, MD; Yin Quan-Yuen Distinguished Professorship in Nephrology, University of Texas-Southwestern
• Michael Savona, MD; Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology Oncology, Vanderbilt University
• Andrew Young, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology, Washington University-St. Louis
• Caitlin Gribbin, MD; Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Karl-Dimiter Bissig, MD, PhD; Chen Family Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University

Building a Diverse Funding Portfolio (November 19, 2025) Hosted by Washington University in St. Louis with:

• Christoph P Hornik, MD PhD MPH; Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University
• Nicolas Gomez-Banoy, MD; Fellow in Endocrinology, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Scott McCall, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
• Steven Vernino, MD, PhD; Professor of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern

How to Write a Successful K-application (August 27, 2025) Hosted by Duke University School of Medicine with:

• Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD; (Moderator), Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Development, Duke University
• Jillian Hurst, PhD; Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Duke University
• Drew Schwartz, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Washington University in St. Louis
• J.P. Arroyo, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Nephrology, Vanderbilt University
• Steven Crowley, MD, Professor, Medicine (Nephrology), Duke University
• Emre Turer, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern
• Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

• Panelist answers to attendee questions: 

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Navigating the Path to Independence (February 6, 2025) Hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine with:

• Kyu Y. Rhee, MD, PhD; (Moderator) Professor, Medicine (ID), Weill Cornell Medicine
• Daniel Cook, MD; Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology Weill Cornell Medicine
• Angela Hirbe, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, Medicine (Oncology) Washington University in St. Louis
• Stacey Maskarinec, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Medicine (ID) Duke University

How Do I Fund My New Lab? (August 21, 2024) Hosted by WashU with:

• Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, Medicine & Molecular Microbiology, Washington University
• Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Duke University
• Kyu Y. Rhee, MD, PhD; Professor, Medicine (ID), Weill Cornell Medicine
• Jacqui Hawkins,PhD; (Moderator) Director, Scientific Training of Physician-Scientists, Washington University)

Tips on Starting a Research Lab (May 22, 2024) Hosted by Duke University School of Medicine with:

• Gow Arepally, MD (Moderator); Professor of Medicine, Hematologist, Duke University;
• Anna Nam, MD; Assistant Professor, Pathologist, Weill Cornell Medicine; 
• Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, Cardiologist, Duke University; and 
• Melissa Mavers, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Pediatric Oncologist, Washington University-St. Louis