Wednesday, April 16, 2025

9:00am-6:00pm

 

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Item Location
9:00 am Poster Presentations and Competitions  Schattner Lobby, Lerner Pavilion, and Schattner Patient Waiting 
11:00 am Break
11:15 am Opening Remarks
Corby Auditorium 
11:30 am PDM Research Day Keynote Lecture
Introduction: Rob Ricciardi
Moderator: Anh Le
“Epstein-Barr Virus and Oral Health – Mechanistic Connections”
Sumita Bhaduri-McIntosh, M.D., Ph.D. 

Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Depts. of Pediatrics & Molecular Genetics and Microbiology    
Director, Pediatric Infectious Disease Research 
Children’s Miracle Network Scholar 
UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida 
Corby Auditorium 
12:30 pm Lunch Fonseca Gardens 
1:30 pm PDM Faculty Presentation 1
Moderator: Kyle Vining
“The Dark Side of Trained Immunity”
George Hajishengallis, DDS, PhD
Thomas W. Evans Centennial Professor
Corby Auditorium 
2:00 pm Rabinowitz Memorial Lecture
Moderator: Esra Sahingur
“AIRE Deficiency: A Treatable IFN-γ-opathy”
Michail Lionakis, MD, ScD
Senior Investigator Acting Chief, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome (LHIM) Deputy Chief, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology & Microbiology (LCIM) Chief, Fungal Pathogenesis Section, LCIM National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome (LHIM)

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH

Corby Auditorium 
3:00 pm PDM Faculty Dialogue
A conversation with faculty members who will share insights into the development of their careers.
Moderator: Michael Glick
Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Associate Dean of Graduate Education
Frank Setzer, DMD, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Endodontics
Corby Auditorium 
3:30 pm Break  
3:45 pm PDM Faculty Presentation 2
Moderator: Neeraj Panchal
“Inter-individual Variability in Analgesic Response to Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs”
Katherine Theken, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pharmacology
Corby Auditorium 
4:15 pm PDM Faculty Presentation 3
Moderator: Myra Laird
Yu Zhang, PhD, FADM
Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, Director for Restorative Research Laboratories for Microstructure Physics & Mechanics of Materials
Corby Auditorium 
5:00 pm Reception, Recognition and Awards Fonseca Gardens