Keynote Speaker
Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD
Jatin (Jay) M. Vyas is an Associate Professor in Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and an Associate Member of the Broad Institute. He attended Baylor College of Medicine in their Medical Scientist Training Program where Jay received his PhD in 1994 and MD in1996. Upon completion of his MD, Jay moved to Boston to complete his medical internship and residency in internal medicine in the Department of Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases in the Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital program. Following a period of extended post-doctoral research training in the Harvard Department of Pathology and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Dr. Vyas joined the faculty of the Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital in 2007. Dr. Vyas is internationally recognized for his work in fungal immunology, investigating how our body responds to fungal pathogens. His work has elucidated the critical innate immune signaling pathways operant in macrophages and dendritic cells. In 2014, Jatin was named the tenth Program Director of the MGH Department of Medicine Residency Program, supervising 207 interns and residents. As an NIH-funded investigator with interests in basic scientific discovery, Dr. Vyas provides a unique perspective to the medical housestaff.
Agenda
Saturday March 4th, 2023
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Breakfast
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Intro and APSA Representative
10:15 - 11:15 AM
Keynote Speaker:
Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD
11:15 - 11:30 AM
Student Lightning Talks
11:30 - 12:30 PM
Lunch and Poster Session
12:30 - 1:00 PM
Alumni Speaker
Omar Mohtar, MD, PhD
1:00 - 1:15 PM
Student Lightning Talks
1:30 - 2:45 PM
Breakout sessions
2:45 - 3:45 PM
PSTP/Research Track PD Panel
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Student Talks
Marc Vittoria (BU)
Abraham Bayer (Tufts)
Geena Jung (UPenn)
Jonah Donnefield (Harvard)
Kanita Chaudhry (UBuffalo)
Anthony Spinella (BU)
Inactivation of the Hippo tumor suppresor pathway promotes melanoma
T-Cell MyD88 is a Novel Regulator of Cardiac Fibrosis through Modulation of T-cell Activation
Pediatric low-grade glioma genetic models reveal dysregulation of repulsive guidance signaling and upregulation of GPR180
Ligament reconstruction using biosynthetic scaffold modulates expression of pathways related to ion homeostasis and collagen metabolism
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor is a Novel Therapeutic Target in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma
Defining oncogenic drivers of an age-associated, immune-evasive tumor population in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Breakout Sessions
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What is the role of the Physician Scientist in Modern Medicine (with Dr. Susie Huang, MD, PhD, Harvard)
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Surgeon Scientists: Life and Realities (with Drs Wayne Chan, MD, PhD and Tammy Nguyen, MD, PhD, UMass)
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Growing a research program: Running a lab as a physician scientist (with Dr. Neil Aronin, MD, UMass)
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Mentor-Mentees: How to nuture the relationship (with Dr. Steve Borkan, MD, BU)
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From Idea to Grant: Securing funding as a physician scientist (with Dr. Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, PhD, BU)
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Choices, choices, choices: Navigating physician scientist careers (with Dr. Omar Mohtar, MD, PhD)
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Physician scientists in medical education: How to grow clinical and scientific excellence (with Dr. Jon Kay, MD, UMass)
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Diversity in Research and Medicine (with Dr. Dennis Spencer, MD, PhD, Harvard)
PSTP/Research Pathway Panel
Caroline L. Sokol, MD, PhD
Stanbury Physician-Scientist Pathway
Director
Internal Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Rebecca Baron, MD
Science in Residency Pathway
Director
Internal Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD
Physician-Scientist Track
Director
Internal Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Moderator:
Marc Vittoria
MD/PhD candidate, BUSM
Important Dates
Please submit your abstract for a poster and/or lightning talk here by February 12th, 2023.
About the 2023 APSA NERM
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine is excited to host the 2023 APSA Northeast Regional meeting back in person for the third time. We look forward to welcoming physician scientists and trainees of any level to Boston University for a day of collaboration and networking!
2023 APSA NERM Organizing Committee
Our Sponsors
Thank you!
2023 APSA NERC
Questions? Don't hesitate to get in touch!
Please email us at etesami@ bu.edu