2025 Southeastern NIH Biotechnology Training Grant Career Development Workshop

June 24-25, 2025

Georgia Tech, Petit Biotechnology Building ("IBB")
315 Ferst Drive NW, Suddath Seminar Room 1128
Atlanta, GA 30332

AGENDA - Day 1
June 24, 2025
12:00 p.m.Registration / Check-in 
1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks Andrés García and Edward Botchwey
1:15 p.m.Interactive Session and Lunch 
2:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion - Panelists:

  • Jason Haugh, North Carolina State University
  • Kimberly A. Kelly, University of Virginia
  • Mark Prausnitz, Georgia Tech
  • George Truskey, Duke University
3:30 p.m.Break 
3:40 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

  • Cellular Signaling - Jason Haugh - Room 1107
  • Disease Targeting - Kimberly A. Kelly - Room 3316
  • Drug Delivery - Mark Prausnitz - Room 2316
  • Tissue Engineering - George Truskey - Room 1128 (main meeting room)
5:10 p.mEnd of Day RemarksAndrés García and Edward Botchwey
5:15 p.m.Adjourn  
There will be additional evening activities for CTEng trainees - details to be shared on site.
AGENDA - Day 2 
June 25, 2025
8:30 a.m.Networking and Continental Breakfast 
9:30 a.m.

Industry Insights Talk

  • Jennifer Fang, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
  • Pranav Kalelkar, Process Development Senior Scientist, Amgen
  • Kameelah S. Majied, Director of External Manufacturing Small Molecule Operations, Merck
11:30 a.m. Break 
11:45 a.m.

Interactive Panel Discussion

  • Jennifer Fang
  • Pranav Kalelkar
  • Kameelah S. Majied
  • Molly Ogle, Associate Editor, Science Translational Medicine
1:00 p.m.Lunch + Breakout Sessions with Panelists - IBB Atrium
2:30 p.m.Poster Session Session 1 - Odd #'s
Session 2 - Even #'s
4:00 p.m. Closing RemarksAndrés García and Edward Botchwey
4:30 p.m.Adjourn 
We recommend attendees heading to the airport consider taking MARTA at this time due to rush hour traffic.