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“Quantitative CEST MRI: From Theory to Clinic.” Presented by Phillip Zhe Sun, Ph.D. Phillip Zhe Sun, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Sun serves as director of the Imaging Center at Emory National Biomedical Research Center. Dr. Sun is a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute. Dr. Sun earned his Ph.D. in the Radiological Science Joint Program from the Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He completed his postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

Special Research Seminar - Colin D. Weekes, M.D., Ph.D., FASCO Sponsored by Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center Harnessing Tumor Cell Plasticity for Therapeutic Intent in Pancreas Cancer Colin D. Weekes, M.D., Ph.D., FASCO Associate Professor, Department of Medicine | Harvard Medical School | Division of Hematology/Oncology Massachusetts General Brigham Thursday, July 9 | Noon NB5.124 ( In Person Preferred) Zoom | Meeting ID: 980 5570 1886 | Passcode: 652661 About Dr. Colin Weekes: Dr. Colin Weekes is a medical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal malignancies in the Tucker Gosnell Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, where he is also the Director of Medical Oncology Research for Pancreatic Cancer. He is the inaugural incumbent Christopher D. Horner Endowed Chair in Pancreatic Cancer. He is an Associate Professor at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Weekes’ translational research career has focused on early drug development in g…

UT Southwestern's Ethics Grand Rounds: Ethical Considerations for Conducting Health Research During Armed Conflict Speaker: Emily E. Anderson, Ph.D., M.P.H. Professor of Bioethics in the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Healthcare Leadership at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Abstract: Worldwide, wars continue, significantly impacting public health. Continuing health research is ethically imperative and critically needed to document and understand the health effects of war and to develop and test effective interventions to promote health and treat illness under extreme conditions. Yet conducting research in settings of armed conflict is both logistically and ethically challenging. This presentation will review the unique risks to and vulnerabilities of potential research participants, methodological challenges that will threaten data integrity, risks to researchers, and challenges for research ethics review. Analysis of ethical issues will be informed by in-depth interviews w…

"Refining Biomarker Strategies and Unveiling New Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Cancer" Speaker: Amin Nassar, M.D. Medical Oncology Fellow Division of Hematology & Oncology Yale New Haven Hospital About Amin Nassar: Dr. Nassar holds a bachelor's degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, where he also received his medical degree. He then completed internal medicine residency training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Nassar’s interests include cancer genomics, tumor mutational burden, immunotherapy outcomes, and health disparities in oncology, with a focus on ancestry-associated differences in cancer biology and treatment response. Dr. Nassar’s research centers on cancer genomics and the molecular determinants of treatment response, with a particular emphasis on how genetic ancestry, sex, and other patient-specific factors influence tumor biology and clinical outcomes. His work frequently examines tumor mutation…

"Chromatin regulation and evolution" Hiten Madhani, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Vice-Chair Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics University of California, San Francisco Hosted by: Xin Liu, Ph.D., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

Implementation Science Launchpad: From Evidence to Practice Speaker Series Topic: Implementation vs. Intervention Outcomes & Measurement Tools This series will provide participants with foundational knowledge in implementation science through a combination of didactic lectures and interactive discussions. Join to learn how the program can help you successfully apply evidence-based and evidence-informed practices into healthcare, public health, and policy settings. This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Register to attend on Zoom In person: Fred F. Florence Bioinformation Center (E) 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, DALLAS, TX 75390 Room E2.502B, powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

“Beyond Model Performance: What Kind of Care Does AI Enable?” Speaker: Wendy Chapman, Ph.D. Professor of Internal Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine Director, Center for Clinical Informatics UT Southwestern Medical Center About Wendy Chapman: Dr. Chapman holds a bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where she also earned her doctorate in medical informatics. She conducted postdoctoral research in biomedical informatics at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2003. In 2010, she was appointed Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, where she remained until 2013, when she joined the faculty as Professor and Chair of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah. Before joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2025, she served as Associate Dean of Digital Health & Informatics at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Dr. Chapman’s research primarily focuses on na…

"Hypophosphatasia" Speaker: Gunjan Arora, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism University of Nebraska Medical Center About Gunjan Arora: Dr. Arora received her medical education at Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and completed internal medicine residency training at Ascenstion Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago. She then obtained advanced training through a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

The monthly Komen Breast Cancer Research Forum will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 9-10am. The Forum is organized by Drs. Heather McArthur, Ariella Hanker, and Qing Zhang to help facilitate information exchange among basic, translational, and clinical investigators with a focus in breast cancer as well as foster interactions between clinicians and scientists. One main objective of this forum is to jointly learn what the institutional assets in breast cancer are so we can make decisions on what we are capable in terms of multi-investigator research grants, clinical trials, mentoring, outreach, and program building. This will also inform recruitment needs and areas of investment geared towards establishing and growing a Translational Research Breast Cancer Program based at the Simmons Cancer Center. Komen Breast Cancer Forum - Dr. Adrienne Boire, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN Wednesday, July 15, 2026 "Innate Immunity Fuels Leptomeningeal Metastasis” Speaker: Dr. Adrienne Boire, M…