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Symposium Agenda 2023

Thursday, Mar. 16
8:00 – 8:40AM
  • Breakfast at FIU CTS and Check-in
  • Registration table check-in
8:40 – 9:00AM
OPENING REMARKS:
  • Joseph Iannotti, MD, PhD, Chief of Staff for the Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital
  • Andres Gil, PhD, Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development and Dean of the University Graduate School, Florida International University
  • Stephen Black, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, and Chair, Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Associate Vice President for Translational Research, and Director of the FIU Center for Translational Science
  • Michaela Gack, PhD, The Arthur and Marylin Levitt Endowed Chair and Scientific Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Florida Research and Innovation Center
Session #1:  Infectious Disease and Immunology

Session Chairs: Michaela Gack, PhD and Emily Speranza, PhD
9:00 – 9:50AM Keynote #1 – Ron Desrosiers, PhD (University of Miami)
10:00 – 10:30AM Jae Jung, PhD (CC)
10:30 – 11:00AM Michaela Gack, PhD (CC) 
11:00 – 11:30AM Christine O’Connor, PhD (CC) 
11:30 – 12:00PM
Ted Ross, PhD (CC)
12: 00 – 1:00PM Lunch reception at FIU CTS
Session #2:  Pulmonary Disease and Inflammation

Session Chairs: David Marciano, PhD, Stephen M. Black, PhD
1:00 – 1:50PM Keynote #2 – Danny Jonigk, MD
2:00-2:30PM Troy Stevens, PhD
2:30-3:00PM Dolly Mehta, PhD
3:00-3:30PM Yingze Zhang, PhD
3:030-4:00PM Serpil Erzurum, MD (CC)
4:00-5:30PM Student/ Trainee Poster Session
5:30-5:45PM Awards Ceremony
5:50PM Bus Leaves back to MMC
6:00 PM  Dinner reception at CC
Friday, Mar. 17
8:00 – 9:00AM Breakfast at FIU-CTS atrium
Session #3:  Oxidative Stress and Redox Biology

Session Chairs: Maria Franco, PhD, Ting Wang, PhD
9:00 – 9:50AM Keynote #3 – Joseph Beckman, PhD
10:00 – 10:30AM Jessica Spinelli, PhD
10:30 – 11:00AM Donna Zhang, PhD
11:00 – 11:30AM Stephen M. Black, PhD
11:30 – 12:00PM Stephen Chan, PhD
12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch at FIU CTS
Session #4:  Oncology/Cancer therapy

Session Chairs: Younho Choi, PhD and Tony Nikolaev, MD, PhD
1:00 – 1:50PM Keynote #4 – Justin Lathia, MD (CC)
2:00 – 2:30PM Michalina Janiszewska, PhD (UF Scripps)
2:30 – 3:00PM Tony Nikolaev, MD, PhD (CC)
3:00 – 3:30PM Jun Zhao, PhD (CC)
4:00PM Conference Adjourns
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Thursday, Mar. 16
7:00 – 7:40AM Breakfast at FIU CTS
7:40 – 8:00AM Opening Remarks – Stephen Black/ Joe Iannotti/ Andres Gil/ Michaela Gack
Honors Lecture
8:00 – 9:00AM Dr. Timothy Chan, MD, PhD, Center Director, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Session #1:  Keynote Session #1 – Oxidative Stress, Redox Biology, and Inflammation
9:00 – 10:00AM Keynote #1 – Dr. Joseph Beckman
10:00 – 10:30AM Jessica Spinelli
10:30 – 11:00AM Donna Zhang
11:00 – 11:30AM Naveep Chandel
11:30 – 12:00PM Stephen Chan
12: 00 – 1:00PM LUNCH reception at FIU CTS
Session #2:  Keynote Session#2 – Pulmonary Disease and Inflammation 
1:00 – 2:00PM Keynote #2 – Dr. Danny Jonigk
2:00-2:30PM Troy Stevens
2:30-3:00PM Dolly Mehta
3:00-3:30PM YingZe Zhang
3:030-4:00PM Arshad Rahman
4:00-5:30PM COMPETITION STUDENT Poster Session and little reception
6:00 DINNER reception
Friday, Mar. 17
8:00 – 9:00AM BREAKFAST at FIU CTS
Session #3:  Keynote Session #3 – Infection, immunity, and inflammation
9:00 – 10:00AM Keynote #3
10:30 – 11:00AM
11:00 – 11:30AM
11:30 – 12:00PM
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH at FIU CTS
Session #4:  Keynote Session #4 – Molecular oncology and cancer therapy
1:00 – 2:00PM Keynote #4
2:00-2:30PM
2:30 – 3:00PM
3:00 – 3:30PM
3:30 – 4:00PM
4:00PM
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