Harrison Seminar Series
The Harrison Society Seminar Series is a monthly meeting of Harrison Scholars and alums. The format alternates between career development panel discussions and fellow research in progress presentations. This year, the seminars are primarily virtual on Thursdays from 12-1 pm via Zoom (unless otherwise noted.)
2021-22 Seminar dates are as follows:
|
Date |
Presenter/Sub-Specialty | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2021 |
Previous Harrison Scholars Drs. JP Arroyo, David Patrick and Celestine "Celly" Wanjalla |
" How to write a CDA application" |
| October 21, 2021 |
Previous Harrison Scholars Drs. Carey Hwang, Mimi Huizinga and Valerie Jansen |
"A Physician-Scientist Career in Industry" |
| December 16, 2021 |
Vanderbilt Division Directors Drs. Jane Freedman (Cardiology), Alp Ikizler (Nephrology), and Al Powers (Diabetes/Endocrinology) |
"Discussion with division directors - What they are looking for when hiring junior faculty" |
| January 20, 2022 |
Jeff Freiberg, MD, PhD |
"Elucidating the mechanisms of antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus biofilms" |
| Feb. 17, 2022 |
Dixon Dorand, MD, PhD |
"Exploiting Spliceosome Mutations in Breast Cancer and Sarcoma Genome wide screening for Chemotherapy resistance. For the cutting edge back to the basics" |
| Mar. 17, 2022 | Megan Lancaster, MD, PhD | "TBD" |
| Apr. 21, 2022 | Harrison Society Director, Dr. Patrick Hu | State of the Harrison Society / recruitment results |
| May 19, 2022 | Jean Wassenaar, MD, PhD | "TBD" |
| June 16, 2022 | Dan Cook, MD, PhD | "TBD" |
| July 21, 2022 | Brett Heimlich, MD, PhD | "TBD |
| Aug. 18, 2022 | Nathan Bloodworth, MD, PhD | "TBD" |