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"How Recent Advances are Redefining the Treatment of Metastatic Gastric Cancer" Speaker: Lakshmi Subramanian, M.D., M.S. Physician/Managing Partner Agrani Health, powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

"Beyond the Pitch: Emerging Infectious Diseases and FIFA World Cup 2026" Speaker: Krutika Kuppalli, M.D. Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center About Krutika Kuppalli: Originally from Palo Alto, California, Dr. Kuppalli holds dual bachelor's degrees in biochemistry and international relations from the University of California San Diego. She received her medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed internal medicine residency and infectious diseases fellowship training at Emory University in Atlanta, and a postdoctoral fellowship in global public health at UC San Diego. She also was an Emerging Leader in Biosecurity Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. In August 2021, Dr. Kuppalli joined the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, as a medical officer for the COVID-19 pandemic response, where she was an integral part of th…

"Generating 'Little g' Geriatricians: Aging Education for All" Primary Speaker: Deborah Freeland, M.D. Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center About Deborah Freeland: Dr. Freeland earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and then returned to UT Southwestern for advanced training through a fellowship in geriatrics. She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021. Dr. Freeland is active in medical student, resident, and fellow training and co-leads an elective course that offers students early exposure to caring for older adults in the home and hospital settings. An Associate Program Director in the Internal Medicine Residency, she serves as the Medicine-Geriatrics (Med-Geri) track director., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

"Advancing Care Across the GI Cancer Spectrum" Speaker: Margaret Wheless, M.D. Hematology & Oncology Clinical Fellow Vanderbilt University Medical Center, powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

"Expanding Access to Transplantation Using Mismatched Unrelated Donors" The Pamela Hearn Isom Lectureship in Honor of Eugene P. Frenkel, M.D. Speaker: Steven Devine, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, National Marrow Donor Program Executive Lead and Senior Scientific Director Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research About Steven Devine: Dr. Devine received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts and completed residency training at Michael REese Hospital in Chicago. He then obtained advanced training through a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Chicago, and in bone marrow transplant at Emory University in Atlanta. Before joining NMDP in March 2018, Dr. Devine was director of the Bone Marrow Transplant/Cell Therapy program at The Ohio State University (OSU). He served for eight years as chair of the National Cancer Institute-funded Alliance Transplant Committee and two terms as chair of the NIH-funded Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Tr…

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., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

Carlos Orozco, Ph.D. Candidate Neuroscience Graduate Program “Evolution of Songbird Vocal Imitation Involved Multiple Cellular Innovations” Mentor: Todd F. Roberts, Ph.D., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

"Long-Acting ART in the U.S. South: A Scalable Strategy to Close the Viral Suppression Gap" Speaker: Jonathan Colasanti, M.D., M.S.P.H. Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Emory University About Jonathan Colasanti: Dr. Colasanti holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Virginia. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami, where he also completed residency training and earned a master's degree in public health. He then obtained advanced training through a fellowship in infectious diseases at Emory University. His clinical and research interests focus on the delivery of HIV care to vulnerable populations, across the spectrum of the HIV care continuum. In his research, he seeks to bridge the implementation gap in order to improve the delivery of HIV care, by addressing sociobehavioral, biomedical, and systems-level barriers. In addition to his Atlanta-based work, he works with a Nicaraguan NGO that strives to improve the delivery o…

"Thriving After Surviving the ICU: Are We Saving Lives or Saving Living?" Speaker: Enkhbileg Batbileg, M.D. Clinical Fellow Division of Geriatric Medicine Department of Internal Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center About Enkhbileg Batbileg: Dr. Batbileg holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned her medical degree from St. George’s University, School of Medicine., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

"Context and Biology: Understanding Inequity in Immune-Based Therapy for Multiple Myeloma" Speaker: Christen Dillard, M.D. Clinical Fellow Division of Hematology & Oncology MD Anderson Cancer Center About Christen Dillard: Dr. Dillard holds a bachelor's degree in biology and immunobiology from Brown University. She earned her medical degree from the University of California San Francisco, and completed internal medicine residency training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Her clinical and research work centers on novel myeloma therapeutics, including CAR-T cell therapy and bispecific antibodies, with a focus on improving outcomes and understanding treatment-related toxicity in historically underrepresented populations. Dr. Dillard’s work bridges cutting-edge cancer care and health equity research, with a commitment to expanding access to complex therapies without compromising safety or quality. Clinically, she manages the full spectrum of plasma cell disorders and …