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Research Retreat 2019 at Regions Field a Hit pre- and post-grant processing and administration. After the morning session, trainees, post-doctoral fellows, clinical fellows, residents and research lab staff joined the faculty and administrative staff for an introduction by George Netto, M.D., Department Chair, followed by selected oral presentations by trainees and fellows:
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August 16, the Department of Pathology gathered for a daylong Research Retreat at Regions Field near downtown Birmingham. The event was an opportunity for trainees, staff, and faculty to gather to discuss challenges and opportunities in research, including several outstanding presentations. Organized by Rakesh Patel, Ph.D., Vice Chair for Research and Professor, Molecular & Cellular Pathology, with the help of staff members Samantha Gromko and Traci Oden, the retreat included more than 100 attendees.
ROUNDTABLES A morning session started with a welcome by Dr. Patel, followed by roundtable discussions on the topics of: • Improving mentoring practices at each academic level • Promoting collaboration between basic and clinical researchers • UAB programs, incentives and resources available to faculty for research support • Pre- and post-grant awrad processing and management / navigating administration at UAB Panelists included Yabing Chen, Ph.D., and Marisa Marques, M.D., on mentoring; Z. Long Zheng, M.D., Ph.D., and Adam Wende, Ph.D., on collaboration; Scott Ballinger, Ph.D., and Jennifer Croker, Ph.D. (CCTS), programs for research support; and Erin White and Israel PonceRodriguez, Pathology Administration, on
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• Ashley Connelly (Graduate Trainee, Dr. Zedenek Hel’s Lab): “Identification and Characterization of Novel Human Neutrophil Subsets in Inflammation-Induced Pathogenesis” • Kellie Regal-McDonald (Graduate Trainee, Dr. Rakesh Patel’s Lab): “Endothelial hypoglycosylation enhances CD16+ monocyte adhesion: a role for alpha-mannosidases” • Felipe Massicano, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Shuko Harada’s Lab): “Exome sequencing identifies glycosylation defects as a probable cause of immune-mediated thrombotic thrombo-cytopenic purpura”
DATA BLITZ A lunch break coincided wtih the “Data Blitz and Present Your Idea” session, moderated by Rajeev Samant, Ph.D., in which faculty and trainees had two minutes and three slides in which to present their innovative ideas and questions with a goal of receiving feedback and identifying collaborative opportunities to help develop these ideas. Fourteen presentations on a variety of topics ranged in experience level
