2024 BIDMC Research Retreat
Thursday, September 5, 2024
7:30am - 6:00pm
The Joseph B. Martin Center (HMS)
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA
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Things To Know Before You Attend
- Your BIDMC (or BILH organization) ID will be your conference badge. Be sure to present your badge at the check-in desk to confirm your registration. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate “walk-in” registrations. Please contact us at CAO@bidmc.harvard.edu with any concerns.
- Poster Presenters should plan to check-in to receive their poster number and location at the Poster Check-In table starting at 7:30 am. Posters MUST BE In place no later than 8:00 am.
There will be two 45-minute poster sessions:
- Odd numbered posters will be presented from 8:00 am – 8:45am
- Even numbered posters will be presented from 8:45 am - 9:30 am
- The posters will remain available for viewing until 3:00pm
- CORES sessions will be held at the respective research resource table
- Continental breakfast and coffee will be available beginning at 7:30 am outside the Amphitheatre on the first floor and outside the Rotunda on the third floor. The first session will start promptly at 9:40 am in the Amphitheatre.
Program Overview
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:30-8:00 am | Continental Breakfast and Networking (Lobby) |
| 8:00-9:30 am | Poster Session (See Abstracts and Locations) |
| 9:40-10:00 am | Welcoming Remarks (Amphitheatre) |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Keynote Presenter: “Trusting Science: Misinformed or Misunderstood?” (Amphitheatre) Lisa Rosenbaum, MD, National Correspondent, New England Journal of Medicine |
| 10:30-11:30 am | New Faculty Lightning Talks (Amphitheatre) |
| 11:45-12:45 pm |
Morning Concurrent Sessions:
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| 12:45-1:30 pm | Tote Bage Lunch (Available Outside Amphitheatre and Rotunda) Poster Sessions and Networking |
| 1:40-2:00 pm | Propelling BIDMC Research through Collaborations and Partnerships: Introducing InSPIRE 2030 (Amphitheatre) |
| 2:00-2:30 pm | Keynote Presenter: "Towards microRNA Therapeutics in Cancer" (Ampitheatre) Frank Slack, PhD, Director of the HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine and the Shields Warren Mallinckrodt Professor of Medical Research; Pathology |
| 2:40-3:40 pm |
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions:
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| 3:45-4:35 pm | Pitch It! Competition Hosted by the Technology Ventures Office (Amphitheatre) |
| 4:40-5:00 pm | Award Presentations and Conclusion of Program (Amphitheatre) |
| 5:00-6:00 pm | Refreshments and Networking (Elements Café) |
Jennifer Ho, MD, Co-Chair
2024 Research Retreat Committee
Rick Cummings, PhD, Co-Chair
2024 Research Retreat Committee
Lisa S. Rosenbaum, MD
Keynote Presenter
The 2024 BIDMC Research Retreat welcomes Lisa S. Rosenbaum, MD as a keynote presenter. Lisa Rosenbaum is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, cardiologist at BIDMC, and Writer in Residence at the Smith Center. She is also a national correspondent for the New England Journal of Medicine where she hosts the podcast Not Otherwise Specified.
To learn more about Lisa S. Rosenbaum, click here
Frank J. Slack, PhD
Keynote Presenter
Frank J. Slack, Ph.D. will be a keynote presenter for the 2024 BIDMC Research Retreat. Slack is Director of the Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine hosted at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center (BIDMC). He is also the Shields Warren Mallinckrodt Professor of Medical Research at Harvard Medical School. He received his B.Sc. from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, before completing his Ph.D. in molecular biology at Tufts University School of Medicine. He started his work on microRNAs as a postdoctoral fellow in Gary Ruvkun's laboratory at HMS.
To learn more about Frank J. Slack, click here