Friday, January 29, 2027
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Student Life Center
REGISTER TO ATTEND
Who Should Attend?
- Postdoctoral fellows
- Trainees and students
- Research staff
- Early-career faculty
- Mid-career and senior faculty
The Forum is an opportunity for a mentor to bring their whole research team together & experience the benefits of a scientific meeting without leaving campus. No travel required.
A day well spent with your lab.
KEYNOTE
Dan Roden, MD
Professor, Medicine, Pharmacology & Biomedical Informatics
Senior Vice President, Personalized Medicine
SUBMIT A POSTER
The poster session showcases research from students and investigators at Vanderbilt and Meharry Medical College and provides opportunities for discussion and feedback. Abstract submission due 5 PM on January 4.
Plenary speakers recently secured their first R01 award and are members of the Newman Society.
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
The Forum recognizes individuals who advance translational science through mentorship, service, and career development.
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.
