Research Symposium 2023
Symposium date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Long School of Medicine Office for Research is excited to present our annual research symposium!
During our annual symposium, the LSOM Dean’s Office for Research will offer research poster sessions, host basic and clinical science research presentations, and offer multiple cash prizes to research presenters to celebrate the exciting research being carried out by our trainees, staff, and faculty.
Keynote speaker:
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Zachry Foundation Distinguished Chair in Microbiology and Immunology
Poster Session:
We invite faculty, staff, and trainees to submit a poster presentation illustrating completed or ongoing research. Poster sessions will be held on Thursday, March 30th, 2023 from 11 AM – 11:40 AM and 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM.
Cash awards will be given to top posters in the following categories: medical student, medical resident, clinical fellow, graduate student, visiting student, postdoctoral fellow, best overall clinical research poster, and best basic/translational research poster.
Student & Trainee Poster Application Link | Faculty & Staff Poster Application Link
Register to Attend
Poster Session 1 Directory
Poster Session 2 Directory
Call for Student & Trainee Poster Applications
Call for Faculty & Staff Poster Applications
The poster application deadline is Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 11:59 PM.
2022 LSOM Research Symposium
2021 Research Week
Research Symposium Itinerary
| Time | Event/Topic | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Doors Open/Breakfast | Holly Foyer | |
| 8:50 AM-9:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Manzoor A. Bhat, MS, PhD, Vice Dean for Research (Interim) Long School of Medicine, Professor and Chair, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology | Holly Auditorium |
| 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Basic Science Research Podium Presentations | Preston Klein, MS3 Mentor: Georgianna Gould, PhD Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology | Holly Auditorium |
| Behnam Ebrahimi, PhD Student Mentor: Ratna Vadlamudi, PhD Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology | |||
| Weixing Wilson Zhao, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology | |||
| Carie R. Boychuk, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology | |||
| 10:00 AM-11:00 AM | Clinical Research Podium Presentations | Abigail Johnson, MS2 and Luis Vasquez, MS3 Mentors: Katie Wiggins-Dohlvik, MD and Susannah Nicholson, MD Department of Surgery | Holly Auditorium |
| John Myers, MD, PGY3 Mentor: Susannah Nicholson, MD Department of Surgery | |||
| Maria S. (Sukie) Rayas, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes | |||
| Suryavathi Viswanadhapalli, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Reproductive Research | |||
| 11:00 AM -12:30 PM | Lunch, Poster Sessions, and Research Resource Fair | Holly Courtyard | |
| 11:00 AM-11:40 AM | Poster Session I | Holly Foyer and Breezeway | |
| 11:45 AM-12:30 PM | Poster Session II | Holly Foyer and Breezeway | |
| 12:45 PM-1:45 PM | Resident and Fellow Research Presentations | Divya Chandramohan, MD 3rd Year Fellow Mentor: Jose Zuluaga, MD Department of Medicine | Holly Auditorium |
| Sokratis Charisis, MD (PGY2) Mentor: Claudia Satizabal, PhD Department of Population Health Sciences | |||
| Ankur Tiwari, MD (PGY3) Mentor: LuZhe Sun, PhD Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy | |||
| Mustafa Mithaiwala, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow Mentor: Jason O'Connor, PhD Department of Pharmacology | |||
| 2:00 PM-2:45 PM | Keynote Presentation | Laurence Morel, PhD, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, and Zachry Foundation Distinguished Chair in Microbiology and Immunology | Holly Auditorium |
| 2:45 PM-3:00 PM | Award Ceremony | Remarks provided by Robert Hromas, MD, Dean and Professor of Medicine, Long School of Medicine | Holly Auditorium |