Upcoming Research Seminars, Grand Rounds, Clinical Conferences & Other Events

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Unless otherwise noted, all events are located in the Whitehead Biomedical Research Building, Suite 300. All events are hybrid unless listed as virtual. Grand Rounds and Clinical Conferences are held from 8:00 am – 9:00 am. Seminars, Conversations with Emory Leaders, Research in Progress, and Early Career Seminars are held from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.

DATE	HOST/MENTOR	SPEAKER	AFFILIATION
Seminars
01/26/26	Host: Fikri Birey, PhD	Deborah J. Luessen, PhD	Emory University
02/09/26	Host: Hailing Shi, PhD	Aaron Gitler, PhD	Stanford University
02/23/26	Host: Fikri Birey, PhD	David Gorkin, PhD	Emory University
03/09/26	Host: Joshua Weinstock, PhD	Po-Ru Loh, PhD	Harvard University
03/23/26	Host: Jian Zhou, PhD	Shinya Yamamoto, DVM, PhD	Baylor College
4/06/26	Host: Jimena Andersen, PhD	Zhexing Wen, PhD	Emory University
4/20/26	Host: Jennifer Wong, PhD	Chrystian Junqueira Alves, PhD	Emory University
5/4/26	Host: Jennifer Wong, PhD	Loir Isom, PhD	University of Michigan
9/21/26	Host: Peng Jin, PhD	Philip Lupo, PhD	Emory University
10/05/26	Host: Fikri Birey, PhD	Deborah J. Luessen, PhD	Emory University
10/19/26	Host: Jian Zhou, PhD	Qiang Chang, PhD	University of Wisconsin-Madison
11/2/26	Host: Karen Conneely, PhD	Elizabeth M Kennedy, PhD	Emory University
11/16/26	Host: Hailing Shi, PhD	Yinsheng Wang, PhD	University of California Riverside
12/14/26	Host: Jennifer Wong, PhD	Jenny Hsieh, PhD	UT San Antonio
Steven T. Warren Distinguished Lecture
12/3/26	Host: Peng Jin, PhD	Harr Orr, PhD	University of Minnesota
Faculty Career Path Talk
1/21/26	Lina Mohamed & Yongji Wu	Bing Yao, PhD	Emory University
3/4/26	Lina Mohamed & Yongji Wu	Michael Epstein, PhD	Emory University
4/15/26	Lina Mohamed & Yongji Wu	Fikri Birey, PhD	Emory University
Research in Progress
4/1/26	Lina Mohamed & Yongji Wu	Hailing Shi's Lab	Emory University
4/29/26	Lina Mohamed & Yongji Wu	Josh Weinstock's Lab	Emory University
Conversations with Emory Leaders
2/4/26	Lina Mohamed & Yongji Wu	Peng Jin, PhD	Emory University
3/18/26	Lina Mohamed & Yongji Wu	Hong Li, MD, PhD	Emory University
Early Career Seminar
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Grand Rounds
1/5/26 *VIRTUAL	Host:Mari Mori, MD	Marshall Summar, PhD	Uncommon Cures
2/2/26 *VIRTUAL	Host: Rossana Sanchez Russo, MD	Amy Dickey, MD	Harvard University
2/16/26	Operations Meeting
3/2/26	Hosts: Rossana Sanchez Russo, MD & Paige Black	Taylor Fitch, MD	Emory University/ CHOA
3/16/26	Host: Lauren Lichten	Yue Guan, PhD, ScM, CGC	Emory University
4/13/26	Host: Michael Gambello, MD, PhD	Laura Bean, PhD, FACMG	Revvity
4/27/26	Host: Kathryn Garber, PhD	Sumit Verma, MD	Emory University/CHOA
9/14/26	Host: Hong Li, MD, PhD	Katrin Henke, PhD	Emory University
9/28/26	Host: William Wilcox, MD, PhD	David Ledbetter, PhD, FACMG	Florida State University
10/12/26	Host: William Wilcox, MD, PhD	Leo Anthony Celi, MD	MIT
10/26/26	Host: Mari Mori, MD	Stanley Crooke, MD, PhD	n-Lorem
11/9/26	Host: Mari Mori, MD	Francios Rollin, MD	Emory University/Grady
11/23/26	Host: TBD	Jessica Gold, MD	University of Tennessee
12/7/26	Host: Mari Mori, MD	Alexandra "Sasha" Key, PhD	Emory University
12/21/26	Host: Rana Al-Jaberi, MD	Rebecca Ganetszky, MD	UPenn/CHOP
Clinical Conference
1/13/26	Mentor: Rana Al-Jaberi, MD	Bojana B. Pencheva	Emory University
1/20/26	Mentor: TBD	Stephanie Linfields	Emory University
1/27/26	Mentor: Hong Li, MD, PhD	Tatum Scholl & Janette diMonda	Emory University
2/3/26	Mentor: Jaime Vengoechea, MD	Katherine Owsiany, MD & Audrey Bibb	Emory University
2/10/26	Mentor: Michael Gambello, MD, PhD	Katharine Shelly & Lauren Stupp	Emory University
2/17/26	Mentor: Rossana Sanchez Russo, MD	Maya Brouette & Taylor Berry	Emory University
2/24/26	Mentor: William Wilcox, MD, PhD	Ruba Abdulwahed & Caroline Shagena	Emory University
3/3/26	Mentor: Stehpanie Wechsler, MD	Kafi Hamler & Erin Kristenberg	Emory University
3/17/26	Mentor: Lily Walson, MD	Lucas Lopez & Krishnakumar Manaswini	Emory University
3/24/26	Mentor: Michael Gambello, MD, PhD	Julie Schrey & Erin Demo	Emory University
3/31/26	Mentor: Hong Li, MD, PhD	Yutaka Furuta & Allie Manson	Emory University
4/7/26	Mentor: Rana Al-Jaberi, MD	Destiny Crump & AlReem AlKhanki	Emory University
4/14/26	Mentor: Kristen Murphey, MD	Erkin Ozel & Sheila Ryan	Emory University
4/21/26	Mentor: Mari Mori, MD	Aysia Hilliard & Kyra Tennyson	Emory University
4/28/26	Mentor: Rossana Sanchez Russo, MD	Lauren Wilson & Taylor Issacson	Emory University
9/1/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
9/8/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
9/15/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
9/22/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
9/29/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
10/6/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
10/13/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
10/27/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
11/3/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
11/10/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
11/17/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
11/24/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
12/1/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
12/8/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University
12/15/26	TBD	TBD	Emory University