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For more information about the CCTS Translational Science Symposium contact:
Tyren Lucas, MBA
Director, CCTS Training Academy
(205) 934-6670

See below for the agenda at a glance (subject to change). More details will be added as they are available. Subscribe to the weekly CCTS Digest to stay informed on this and other CCTS events.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

TimeActivity
12:00 - 5:00 PM Registration and Check-In
   Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa, 4000 Grand Ave, Birmingham, AL 35226
5:00 - 6:00 PM Celebrating The CCTS: Reflecting on the Accomplishments of The CCTS
   Opening Keynote: Victoria Seewaldt, MD (City of Hope - National Cancer Center)
6:00 - 8:00 PM Networking and Welcome Reception (*Hors D’Oeuvres will be served*)


Thursday, September 26, 2024

TimeActivity
7:15 - 8:30 AM Partner Network Scholarship Breakfast and T32 Poster Session
8:30 - 8:45 AM Opening Remarks
8:45 - 10:00 AM ACTion Learning (Theme: Networking and Collaboration)
10:15 - 11:30 AM Dissemination and Implementation Science (Three 20-minute mini-sessions)
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch and Keynote
   Keynote Speaker: Ravi Thadhani, MD (Emory University)
1:15 - 2:15 PM Room 1: Mock Study Section
Room 2: Leveraging Existing Datasets to Answer Research Questions (Three 20-minute mini-sessions)
2:30 - 4:00 PM Grantsmanship Concurrent Sessions
   Room 1: Trainee Grantsmanship
   Room 2: Early Career Faculty Grantsmanship
   Room 3: Masterclass: Best Practices for Writing Institutional Training Grants
4:15 - 5:45 PM Three-Minute Thesis Session
6:00 - 8:00 PM CCTS Scholar’s Dinner and Keynote
   Keynote Speaker: Lee Hamm, MD (Tulane University)


Friday, September 27, 2024

TimeActivity
7:15 - 8:30 AM Partner Network Scholarship Breakfast and T32 Poster Session
8:45 - 9:00 AM Opening Remarks
9:00 - 10:00 AM    Keynote Speaker: Neil Lamb, PhD (HudsonAlpha Institute for BioTechnology)
10:15 - 11:45 AM Room 1: Case Studies In Mentoring
10:15 - 11:45 AM Career Development Concurrent Sessions
   Room 2: Trainee Career Development
   Room 3: Early Career Faculty Career Development
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Industry Careers and Alternative Career Pathways
Questions?
For more information about the CCTS Translational Science Symposium contact:
Tyren Lucas, MBA
Director, CCTS Training Academy
(205) 934-6670