NS Dissertation Defense: Tana Pottorf
NS
Tana Pottorf, Title: “Death, Destruction, and Destiny: Microglia-Motoneuron Interactions in the Spinal Cord After Peripheral Nerve Injury”
Committee in Charge: Francisco Alvarez, Ph.D. Advisor, Arthur English, Ph.D. Patricia Jill Ward, Ph.D. Nicholas Varvel, Ph.D. Srikant Rangaraju, M.D.
Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – NS. Building/Room: Virtual Room. Rollins School of Public Health. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rosalyn Lightfoot. Contact Phone: 404-727-3707. Contact Email: rlightf@emory.edu.
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Claudia Nance Rollins Building
Room 6001.
NS Dissertation Defense: Vaibhavi Itkyal
NS
Vaibhavi Itkyal, Title: “Interpretable, Multimodal, and White Matter-Inclusive Frameworks for Brain Network Biomarker Discovery in Aging and Neuropsychiatric Disease”
Committee in Charge:
Vince Calhoun, Ph.D. Advisor
Gari Clifford, Ph.D.
Shella Keilholz, Ph.D.
Jennifer Stevens, Ph.D.
Sergey Plis, Ph.D.
Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – NS. Building/Room: Off Campus. Virtual Room. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rosalyn Lightfoot. Contact Phone: 404-727-3707. Contact Email: rlightf@emory.edu.
Monday, August 18, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
TReNDS Center
55 Park Place, 18th Floor
Atlanta GA 30303.
7th Annual (2025) Pediatric Early Career Researcher Conference
Showcasing clinical, basic, and translational research presented by Emory and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s fellows and junior faculty members, this conference is an excellent opportunity to network with and learn from up-and-coming researchers in the field of pediatrics.
Schedule:
8:00-9:00AM Career Development Power Hour
9:00-11:45AM Basic/Translational and Clinical/Outcomes ORAL Presentations
11:45AM-1:00PM Lunch
1:00-2:00PM Keynote Presentation
2:00-4:00PM Basic/Translational and Clinical/Outcomes MINI-(Rapid-Fire) Presentations
4:00-5:00PM POSTER SESSION and Reception / Networking Hour.
University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. Research. School: School of Medicine. Department / Organization: Dept of Pediatrics. Building/Room: Health Sciences Research Building. Speaker/Presenter: Keynote Presentation:
Stephen W. Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP
O. Wayne Rollins Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Health Policy and Management
Co-Director, Center for Health Services Research
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Neonatologist, CHOA. Cost: Free. Registration / R.S.V.P. link: https://bit.ly/2024-ecrc. Contact Name: Debra Hamilton. Contact Email: drhamil@emory.edu.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Health Sciences Research Building I
Rollins Auditorium and Cafe.
For more info visit www.pedsresearch.org.
GDBBS Awards Banquet 2025
University Event Topic: Special Event. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS. Building/Room: Off Campus. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Kathy Smith | Maureen Thomas. Contact Email: kathy.smith@emory.edu | maureen.thomas@emory.edu.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Druid Hills Golf Club
Atlanta, GA.