General surgery research resident Raoud Marayati, M.D., recently received a $400 travel grant from the UAB Graduate Student Government to attend the American College of Surgeons 2019 Clinical Congress next month in San Francisco, California.

Dr. Raoud Marayati

During the four-day conference Oct. 27-31, Marayati will present her research project, “Novel Retinoic Acid Derivative Induces Differentiation and Growth Arrest in Neuroblastoma.”

Don’t miss Marayati’s oral presentation on Oct. 28 during Pediatric Surgery Session 1, which will be part of the event’s annual scientific forum.