Agenda – Fri, Sept 15
Locations (the two locations are directly across the street from each other - see Venue Information page for floor plans, directions and more)
All events on Friday take place at the USC/Pastides Alumni Center (PAC), 900 Senate St., Columbia, SC 29201
Unless otherwise stated, beverage service and meals included in registration fee. Page updated Sept 15, 2023, 8:42 am ET.
12:15 pm
Conference Check-In Opens
1st Floor Ballroom pre-function area
Beverage Service (coffee, hot tea, water, sodas) available
1 to 3 pm
Engaging Diverse Perspectives
Ballroom
This is a closed/select group session, not open to general attendance
This meeting is for HBCU leadership, IDeA PIs and NIH representatives and will include a presentation by Dr. Rafael Luna, panel discussion and Q&A.
1 to 2 pm
Pre-Conference Workshop:
IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program — Commercialization Funding Available!
Conference Room 1A
This session will introduce a new NIGMS-funded program by the Southeast XLerator Network which offers grants and other support to researchers, students, and clinicians from the Southeast IDeA region to help acquire the fundamental business and entrepreneurial skills needed to successfully commercialize their technologies. A new cohort will be recruited soon — learn more and apply for funding and personal support!
View this session online at https://zoom.us/j/8431515804
2 to 3 pm
Pre-Conference Workshop:
Accessing Cloud-based Training Modules for Data Sciences
Conference Room 1A
Session Agenda
2 to 2:15 pm, Introduction to NIGMS Sandbox
Dr. Stephanie Byrum, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2:15 to 2:45 pm, Demonstration of the Biomedical Imaging Analysis using AI/ML training module
Session C.3 Presenter Dr. Alan Woessner, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville2:45 to 3 pm, Q & A session
Link to NIGMS Sandbox
This session available for virtual participation upon request. Contact us with interest!
3 to 4 pm
SPECIAL EVENT – Research Showcase:
IDeA & Industry: The Path to & Power of Breakthroughs
Presented by seidea23 Silver Sponsor, SCBio
Ballroom
The SCbio Research Showcase will feature a panel of 3-4 Chief Scientific Officers and leading executives from South Carolina industry organizations with SCbio’s Erin Ford leading a moderated discussion on:
The importance and quality of research being conducted in our state
How attendees can go about getting research supported or funded by industry
Insights on successes and failures in working with companies on commercializing research
Tips to getting great ideas and advances from the lab to the consumer/patient
Focus areas of research that are in high demand by industry
Open Q&A to wrap up the 50-55 minute program.
Panelists:
Erin Ford SCbio, COO & EVP
Jason Cross, Rymedi, Chief Strategy Officer
Dr. Rich Steet, Greenwood Genetic Center, Director of Research
Dr. Ashley Daugherty, Nephron Pharmaceuticals, Chief Scientific Officer
Joe Hock, Kyocera AVX, Chief Scientist, Product Development Leader
4 pm
End of Pre-Conference Sessions
4 to 4:45 pm
Networking Break available
4:45 to 6 pm
Welcome and Conference Kick-off, Ballroom
Dr. Edie Goldsmith, Program Director, South Carolina INBRE
Dr. Robert (Scott) Seville, WY INBRE PI; President, National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators (NAIPI)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Jon Lorsch, Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
