2022 Symposium Highlights

Thank you for attending the 2022 LSOM Research Symposium

Long School of Medicine Research Symposium From Discovery to Translation

The Long School of Medicine Office for Research presented our annual research symposium on April 18th, 2022! During the symposium, the LSOM Dean’s Office hosted breakout sessions for roundtable discussions on diversity and inclusion, undergraduate and graduate medical education, multi-disciplinary research collaborations and global health challenges, and hosted a closing reception.

The Office for Research is grateful for the time and effort of our plenary speakers, keynote presenter, and breakout discussion teams!

Dr. Sandeep Burma

Plenary Speaker
Neurosurgery and Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Dr. Andrew Brenner

Plenary Speaker
Division of Hematology & Oncology

Dr. Reuben Harris, Chair

Keynote Speaker
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

Special Thank You to our Breakout Discussion Leadership Teams!

Jason Rosenfeld, DrPH, Barbara Taylor, MD, Chatchawin Assanasen, MD, Ruth Berggren, MD, “Spotlight on Global Health: How can we contribute and bring awareness to global health research, training and service across campus?”

Ramiro Ramirez-Solis, PhD and Joseph Schmelz, PhD, “Core Research Facilities: How do we enhance shared resources?”

Jose Cavazos, MD, PhD, “Research during Residency and Fellowship: What resources and strategies would enhance the resident and fellowship experience?”

Chiquita A. Collins, PhD, MA, “Diversity in Research: How do we increase diversity in translational research teams across the LSOM?”

Daohong Zhou, MD, “Drug Discovery: How do you develop a drug and take it to clinical trials?”

Kate Lathrop, MD, “Identifying Pathways towards Medical Student Research: How to identify research mentors and enhance the medical student research environment?”

Congratulations to our podium and poster award winners

Winners are listed left to right. Liang Ye, MD, Best Basic Science Research Podium Presentation. Sara DiDomenico, Top Graduate Student Research Poster. Eric Baeuerle, Best Clinical Research Podium Presentation. Barbara De La Pena Avalos, PhD, Top Post-Doctoral Fellow Research Poster. Jessian Munoz, MD, Best Translational Research Podium Presentation. Not pictured: Justin Mehl, Top Medical Student Research Poster. Angelo Ciarglia, MD, Top Resident Research Poster. Snegha Anath, MD, Top Clinical Fellow Research Poster.

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