TCMI Symposium

  • Online Registration
  • Date
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  • Location
    Rollins Auditorium (1st Floor, HSRB-I)
    Health Sciences Research Building I (HSRB-I) 1760 Haygood Drive NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322
  • Event Type

    Lectures and Training

  • Details

    The first annual TCMI Symposium seeks to highlight the outstanding research of Winship investigators, deepen our understanding of important topics and provide opportunities to cultivate collaboration. The 2026 symposium will feature leading researchers from the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University's Translational Cancer Metabolism Initiative. This symposium serves as a platform for fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, sharing innovative research findings, and identifying opportunities for joint projects.

    Program Highlights

    Keynote Speaker: Ralph DeBerardinis, MD, PhD

    Professor, Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (CRI), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Director, Genetic and Metabolic Disease Program, CRI, UT Southwestern

    Division Chief, Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism, Dept. of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern

     

    The event will also feature faculty presentations and a poster competition and reception featuring student and trainee research

    Schedule and Locations

    Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

    • 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Keynote and Scientific Talks
      HSRB I Auditorium
    • 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Poster Competition and Reception
      HSRB II Lobby

    Registration will open November 17, 2025

    Contact Amy O'Dell with any questions.

    Registration is complimentary and includes meals and refreshments.

    Abstract submission registration will open November 17, 2025

    • Deadline to Submit an Abstract: March 13, 2026, at noon. Note that there are a limited number of poster presentation slots, so please register early to secure your spot.
    • Eligibility: Students and trainees associated with Winship-affiliated investigators are encouraged to submit an abstract for poster presentation when they register. All cancer-related abstracts submitted by eligible presenters will be invited to participate in the poster competition.
    • Submission Requirements: Abstracts should be text only (no figures or images please) and should fit on one page. Include the abstract title and the names and affiliations of each author.
    • Poster Reception and Competition: The poster reception and competition will be held on Friday, April 3, 2026 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the HSRB II Lobby.
    • Prizes: Prizes will be awarded to the top-scoring poster presenters.

    TCMI Co-Leaders


     Biplab Dasgupta, PhD, MBA
     Sumin Kang, PhD
     Mala Shanmugam, PhD, MS