Upcoming Events, Nov 2025
For happenings beyond this month, visit the Events page in SharePoint and extend the “To” date.
Bone Disease Program Seminar Series
Friday, Nov. 7
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
MSB 2.103
Speaker: Jesús Delgado-Calle, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
MMS Research Opportunities Fair
Tuesday, Nov. 11
12 to 1 p.m.
Fifth Floor Gallery (MSB 5.001)
If you have a research project where student assistance would be valuable, please complete the Department of Pediatrics Current Research Projects form by Thursday, Nov. 6, so your project can be featured at the Pediatrics table.
Modernizing Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Interdisciplinary Workshop & Symposium
Keynote speaker: Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, executive director, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Thursday, Nov. 13
12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Memorial Hermann Conference Center (ground level at CMHH)
- See real-world applications of the research methodologies you’ve studied
- Network with potential mentors and collaborators
- Learn about funding opportunities and career paths in CER
- Gain insights from national leader Dr. Adrian Hernandez (Duke Clinical Research Institute) on AI in clinical research
Free lunch provided for the first 100 attendees!
Your fresh perspectives and questions are valuable contributions to advancing patient-centered research and learning health care. We hope to see strong attendance from both current students and alumni.
Pediatric Research Seminar Series
The Pediatric Research Center (PRC) is eager to host these informative sessions to hear firsthand from some of the leading experts in our region. PRC Research Seminars are held the third Friday of each month, 12 to 1 p.m., open to all with no cost to attend.
This month we welcome:
Matthew DeBerge, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mending Broken Hearts: Translational Insights from Adult Cardiac Repair for Pediatric Care
Friday, Nov. 14
12 to 1 p.m.
MSB B.605
Hosted by Jun Wang, PhD
View the full PRC Seminar calendar for all dates and presenters. Contact Senior Administrative Coordinator Marvin W. Thomas, Jr. for more information.
National Injury Prevention Day
Wear green in support of injury prevention awareness and watch for green appearing all around!
This year the Injury Prevention team has partnered with the Division of Child Safety and Integrated Care CARE Clinic to host a drive for injury-prevention materials. If you’d like to support, visit the Amazon Wish List to donate safety items such as baby-proof door knob covers, medicine lockboxes, shelf anchors, and more.
Neonatal Lecture Series
Ariel a. Salas, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology, UAB Department of Pediatrics
Director, Neonatal Nutrition Program
Director, Infant Nutrition Center
Medical Director, Mother’s Milk Bank of Alabama
Associate Medical Director, Continuing Care Nursery
Novel NICU Feeding Practices to Improve Outcomes in Human Milk–Fed Infants Born Preterm
Friday, Dec. 5
12 to 1 p.m.
NICU Media Room and Zoom
Contact Senior Administrative Coordinator Christiana Sawiros for more information.
Grants 101 and 102 Coming in January
Registration open now.