The 2022 Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum will feature nationally recognized Vanderbilt researchers presenting their translational science, as well as a special guest speaker. A poster session will provide students and investigators in health research at Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) and Meharry Medical College the opportunity to present their work and gain valuable feedback from colleagues and other forum attendees.
Eligibility:
- Any Vanderbilt or Meharry student or investigator
- Must be registered for the 2022 Translational Research Forum
- Must be able to hang the poster in the Student Life Center on the Vanderbilt campus on Friday, October 21, between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m.
- Must be available to present the poster in person on Friday, October 21. Exact times will be communicated once the schedule is set.
Prizes:
First place: Paid meeting registration, hotel, and airfare costs to attend the Association for Clinical and Translational Science’s annual meeting, Translational Science 2023, in Washington, DC, April 19-21, 2023.
Second and third place: Paid meeting registration costs to attend the Association for Clinical and Translational Science’s annual meeting, Translational Science 2023, in Washington, DC, April 19-21, 2023.
A review committee will select the prize recipients based on the following criteria:
- Background/significance: research question or hypothesis
- Methods: design, setting, sample, analysis
- Results: summary of significant findings
- Conclusion: description of impact, application of results
Completed work is strongly preferred, but work in progress will also be considered.
Submission Guidelines:
- The abstract submission form must be completed no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2022.
- Accepted poster presenters will be notified by Friday, September 30.
- Judges will be chosen from the Vanderbilt faculty based on the research areas and methods used in submitted abstracts.
Poster Printing:
- Unless notified otherwise, those accepted should submit their poster designs to the BRET Office Poster Printing Service no later than Friday, October 14.
- The Office of Clinical & Translational Scientist Development, Master of Public Health, and Master of Science in Clinical Investigation will pay for poster printing done through the BRET Office Poster Printing Service; presenters who choose to use a different printing service are responsible for paying their printing fees.
- Poster size should be 36″ x 48″, oriented horizontally. Other sizes may be accepted; check with Rebecca Helton.
Questions? Email rebecca.helton@vumc.org.
All are welcome at the 2022 Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum.
It is a great day for making connections, supporting trainees, and for all lab members to attend.
We hope you’ll join us!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Enrique F. Schisterman, PhD
Chair and Perelman Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (DBEI)
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
April Barnado, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor, Rheumatology*
Alexander Bick, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Genetic Medicine**
Rachel Bonami, PhD
Assistant Professor, Rheumatology*
Katherine Cahill, MD
Assistant Professor, Allergy, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine*
Jessica Castilho, MD
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases*
Danielle Dean, PhD
Assistant Professor, Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism*
Amanda Doran, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine*
Jorge Gamboa, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacology*
Annet Kirabo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacology*
Brett Kroncke, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacology*
Luis Okamoto, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacology*
Michelle Ormseth, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor, Rheumatology*
W. Stuart Reynolds, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Urology
* Department of Medicine
Email rebecca.helton@vumc.org.
While we plan to hold all events in-person, if needed due to current institutional or governmental restrictions, we may hold some or all events virtually.
