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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Edmund Waller, M.D., Ph.D. - Co-Director, Emory University
Susan Thomas, Ph.D. - Co-Director, Georgia Tech
Steven Stice, Ph.D. - Co-Director, University of Georgia
Summary Sentence: Bringing New Medicine and Medical Technology to Georgians - Open to all in the regenerative medicine community
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Regenerative Engineering & Medicine Center (REM)IMPORTANT UPDATE 5/17/22:
Due to high predicted heat on Wednesday, May 18, and an issue with Silverbell Pavilion central air conditioning, the Emory Conference Center has moved the retreat to the Lullwater Ballroom (same address). Please use the North Parking deck for complimentary parking.
Join us for the Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center's annual retreat, hosted by Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and University of Georgia.
"Bringing New Medicine and Medical Technology to Georgians"
REGISTRATION is now closed.
The agenda will focus on entrepreneurial activities that bring promising technologies for drug development and drug delivery into clinical studies, along with opportunities to meet and collaborate with PIs who will apply to the 2022 grant RFA on this topic. RFA details (July 1, 2022 submission deadline)
AGENDA
9:45 a.m. Continental breakfast
10:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction by Edmund K. Waller, M.D., Ph.D., Emory University
10:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation - "MERTK Drug Development: Target Discovery to Clinical Trials"
Douglas K. Graham, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics, William G. Woods, M.D. Chair, Chief, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Emory University School of Medicine
11:00 a.m. Seed grant awardee presentations - Hosted by Susan Thomas, Ph.D., Georgia Tech:
11:50 a.m. Poster session (Silverbell Pavilion) and lunch buffet (Main Dining Room)
1:15 p.m. Presentations - hosted by Steven Stice, Ph.D., University of Georgia:
Arriving by ride-sharing service (Uber/Lyft)?:
GPS address: 1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329
Exit car at Conference Center Hotel entrance and follow walking path sign to Lullwater Ballroom.
Parking Guests: Follow signs to North Parking Deck. After parking, walk to deck entrance and follow sign to Lullwater Ballroom. When departing at end of retreat, deck gate will be open for free exit.
REM Center Website
REM Vision
The integration of engineering technologies, biological discoveries, and clinical expertise and infrastructure will establish Georgia as leader in developing and delivering clinical therapies
REM Mission
To fundamentally transform the treatment of human diseases and injuries through the development and delivery of molecular and biological therapeutics that will that enhance the body’s ability to heal itself.
