The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation is dedicated to the advancement of medical research and the exchange of knowledge, information and ideas.
Birmingham, AL
Joined January 2011
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Applications are open for the SSCI Research Scholar Award! Early-career physician-scientists can receive $25,000 + 10% indirect costs to support innovative Internal Medicine/subspecialty research. Deadline: Sept. 1. #ResearchFunding
ssciweb.org/ssci-research-sc…
🧵 SSCI Early Career Council Spotlight: Crystal Zheng, MD
Meet Dr. Crystal Zheng, Assistant Professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases at Tulane University and a member of the SSCI Early Career Council. 1/5
As a member of the Early Career Council, Dr. Zheng hopes to strengthen connections among junior investigators, expand opportunities for peer mentorship, and foster cross-institutional collaboration across the SSCI community. 4/5
We’re excited to spotlight Dr. Zheng and her commitment to building a strong community for emerging physician-scientists! 5/5
#SSCI #EarlyCareer #PhysicianScientist #AcademicMedicine #Mentorship
🧵 Tinsley Harrison Research Scholar Spotlight:
Meet Dr. Michael Sciaudone, Assistant Professor of Medicine in @TulaneMed’s Section of Infectious Diseases.
His research focuses on developing better diagnostics for tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases. 1/4
His work has led to peer-reviewed publications and presentations on tuberculosis and Chagas disease, as well as invited lectures on TB and leptospirosis at scientific symposia in Bolivia and Peru. 3/4
💡 His advice to early-career researchers:
Work closely with your mentors.
Don’t be discouraged by rejected funding applications. Learn from the feedback, keep improving, and keep trying.
Perseverance is the key to success. 4/4
#InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth
📢 Calling developing physician-scientists!
Applications for the SSCI Research Scholar Award are due September 1.
This 1-year award provides $25,000 + 10% indirect costs to support innovative research in Internal Medicine and its subspecialties.
Apply: ssciweb.org/ssci-research-sc…
📣 Call for Abstracts! The 2027 Southern Regional Meeting will be held Feb. 18–20 in New Orleans. Students, trainees & junior faculty are especially encouraged to submit. Research/travel awards available!
📅 Abstract deadline: Oct. 2, 2026
Submit: srm2027.abstractcentral.com
1/📢 Reminder for the #SSCI community:
🗓️ Fellow nomination deadline: August 15
Take a moment to review your faculty roster and consider nominating deserving colleagues—both within your institution and beyond. The online nomination process is quick and straightforward.
2/ The SSCI also welcomes Members (MD, PhD, PharmD, ScD, or equivalent international degrees), providing an opportunity for trainees and junior faculty to get involved.
Encourage your rising clinicians & investigators to join the SSCI community!
🌟2026 Tinsley Harrison Scholars Highlight
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Dr. Ignacio Portales @IGNACIOPORTALE4
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology @WashUNephrology
Washington University in St. Louis
As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Portales focuses on mineral bone disease in CKD.
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His work also identified defects in creatine synthesis as a mechanism underlying a rare form of renal disease and Fanconi syndrome, providing new insight into the role of creatine in kidney metabolism.
nephrology.wustl.edu/ignacio…
