Friday, January 29, 2027
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Student Life Center
All are welcome at the EFS Translational Science Forum.
It is a great day for making connections, supporting trainees, and for all lab members to attend.
We hope you’ll join us!
KEYNOTE
Dan Roden, MD
Professor, Medicine, Pharmacology & Biomedical Informatics
Senior Vice President, Personalized Medicine
Girish Hiremath, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Myrick Shinall, Jr., MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Surgery
Andrew Wiese, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Health Policy
More speakers will be announced in late 2026.
Congratulations to the 2026 Awardees
Excellence in Mentoring Translational Scientists
Lorraine Ware, MD
Given to a scientist who invests in the next generation by igniting interest in research among trainees, by direct mentoring of individual investigators who have achieved independence & advancing career development in the larger community.
Prior Excellence in Mentoring Translational Scientists Awardees
Ravi Shah, James Crowe, Robert Dittus, Kathryn Edwards, Wes Ely, Tina Hartert, Alp Ikizler, Sunil Kripalani & Dan Roden.
Distinguished Service to Translational Scientists
Cheryl Gatto, PhD, PMP
Given to a scientist who makes critical contributions to launching & sustaining shared resources & services that undergird the productivity & achievement of all our translational scientists.
Prior Distinguished Service to Translational Scientists Awardees
John Gore, Gordon Bernard, Stephen Camarata, John Gore, Frank Harrell, Paul Harris, Katherine Hartmann, Jennifer Pietenpol, Eric Skaar, & Consuelo Wilkins.
Edge for Scholar’s Service to Career Development
Reyna Gordon, PhD
Excellence in Mentoring to Independence
Daniel Claassen, MD, MS, Alvin Powers, MD & Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH
Exceptional mentors who have had five or more faculty members on career development awards. We celebrate their generosity and talent for helping launch their mentees’ careers.
