EFS Translational Science Forum

Forum Agenda

Vanderbilt researchers presenting theirrecently funded translational science

2026 EFS Translational Science Forum
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Student Life Center

9:00  Welcome & Awards

9:15  Morning Plenary Session

Trained Immunity, Immune Complexes,and Aging with HIV (T1)
Celestine Wanjalla, MD, PhD
Asst. Professor, Infectious Diseases*

Decision Making in Diverticulitis: Adding Science to Art (T2)
Alexander Hawkins, MD, MPH, FACS
Assoc. Professor, Surgery

Crossing the Pond: From Bacteria to Brain (T1)
Lauren Wareham, PhD
Asst. Professor, Ophthalmology

Reconceptualizing Disease Progression in Pulmonary Fibrosis (T2)
Margaret Salisbury, MD
Asst. Professor, Allergy, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine*

10:15  Poster Session I

11:00  Keynote: Dr. Peter Embí

12:00  Lunch

1:00  Afternoon Plenary Session

Glutathione Peroxidase 3 (Gpx3) Regulates Epithelial Dynamics and Fibrosis in Eosinophilic Esophagitis (T1)
Yash Choksi, MD
Asst. Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition*

Uncontrolled Epithelial Cell Signaling Drives the Development of Pulmonary Fibrosis (T1)
Jason Gokey, PhD
Asst. Professor, Allergy, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine*

Uncovering Mechanisms of Muscle Glucose Utilization in Health and Disease (T1)
Nathan Winn, PhD
Asst. Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

1:45  Poster Session 2

2:30  Closing Remarks

 

* Department of Medicine

 

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