4th Annual Research day

Cost:  Your registration expenses for this event have been kindly provided by our sponsors.
When/Where:   Friday, May 25th at Pharmacy South

Keynote Speaker Dr. Lisa Hensley:
Lisa Hensley, MHS, MSPH, PhD, is one of the premier researchers of some of the world’s most dangerous infections, including Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and smallpox. She has been involved in research uncovering critical mechanisms in the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic fever viruses and has used those discoveries to develop candidate therapeutic drugs for their treatment. She previously served as the Chief of Viral Therapeutics, Virology Division at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USARMIID) and recently transitioned to a position with the FDA’s Medical Science Countermeasures Initiative (MCMi) through the Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats.
Event Schedule:
  • 9:00-9:10am      Welcome address
  • 9:10-10:10am    Graduate Student Talks
  • 10:20-11:50am  Poster Session 1
  • 12:00-1:00pm    Lunch
  • 1:10-2:10pm      Postdoc Talks
  • 2:20-3:50pm      Poster Session 2
  • 4:00-5:00pm      Keynote Address (Dr. Hensley)
  • 5:00pm              Awards and Reception

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Thanks to generous donations from the following sponsors:

UGA Graduate School, Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), Biomedical Health Sciences Institute (BHSI), Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Food Science and Technology, Geology, Marine Sciences, Microbiology, Plant Biology, Plant Pathology, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (PBS), Psychology, Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases (CTEGD), Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC), Institute for Behavioral Research, Chemistry Graduate Student Organization (CGSO), AAPS at UGA, Microbiology Graduate Student Association (MGSA)

 

Current Officers: 
Bradley Tolar, Executive Chair
Wai Hung, Associate Executive Chair
Molly Altman, Community Service Chair
Dr. Chris Cooper, Postdoctoral Chair
Bryn Durham, Fundraising Chair
Carrie Givens, Secretary
Mara Couto-Rodriguez, Networking Chair

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Harry Dailey, BHSI