College of Medicine – Tucson Research Day 2025: ‘Unity in Discovery’

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
Health Sciences Innovation Building

(Afternoon poster session on the UAHS Plaza)

Research Day is an event for basic scientists, clinicians and trainees to share their science and explore the possibilities of interdisciplinary collaboration. Open to researchers and general audiences alike, this annual event highlights the exciting science happening at the College of Medicine – Tucson.

The event will feature dynamic opportunities to connect and share, including a morning session in the HSIB and an engaging afternoon poster session on the UAHS Plaza. Admission is free, and meals are provided for in-person attendees.

Register to Attend

Submit a Poster

We are now accepting poster abstract submissions for the afternoon session at Research Day 2025. Open to trainees, students, clinicians, and researchers. Abstracts are accepted through March 21, but early submission is encouraged to secure your spot.

Submit Your Poster Abstract

Event Schedule  

6:45 – 7 a.m. | Doors, Registration, Breakfast

7  – 7:50 a.m. | Surgery Grand Rounds
HSIB Forum – Small Stage
Grand Rounds: Department of Surgery
Location: HSIB Forum – Small Stage [C(1] 
Session Host: Bellal Joseph, MD

Speaker: Ronald M. Stewart, MD
Dr. Witten B. Russ Chair in Surgery
University of Texas San Antonio 

8 – 9 a.m. | Clinical Data Blitz Session 

     8 – 8:20 a.m.
     Clinical Data Blitz: Surgery
     Location: HSIB Forum – Small Stage 
     Session Host: Kenneth W. Liechty, MD

     8:20  – 8:40 a.m.
     Clinical Data Blitz: Urology
     Location: HSIB Forum – Small Stage
     Session Host: David Tzou, MD

     8:40 – 9 a.m.
     Clinical Data Blitz: Neurosurgery 
     Location: HSIB Forum – Small Stage 
     Session Host: Julie Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA

9 – 9:50 a.m. Keynote Lectures 
Location: HSIB Forum – Small Stage 

     Lonnie Shea, PhD
     Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Surgery
     University of Michigan Medical School

     Jacqueline Jeruss, MD, PhD
     Professor of Surgery
     University of Michigan Medical School

10 – 10:50 a.m. Pod Sessions

     Session 1: Regenerative and Restorative Medicine
     Location: HSIB Forum – Small Stage

     Session 2: Brain Health
     Location: HSIB 306 – Learning Commons
     Session Host: Todd Vanderah, PhD

     Session 3: Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards (CTSA) Program
     Location: HSIB 567
     Session Host: Sally Radovick, MD

11  – 11:50 a.m. Breakout Sessions

     Session 4: Cardiovascular Health
     Location: HSIB 567
     Session Hosts: James Liao, MD, and Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD

     Session 5: Medical Student Research
     Location: HSIB 306 – Learning Commons
     Session Host: Keith Joiner, MD, MPH 

11:45 a.m. Boxed Lunch Service

Noon – 12:50 p.m. Medicine Grand Rounds

     Grand Rounds: Department of Medicine
     Location: HSIB Forum – Small Stage 

     Speaker: Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD
     Professor of Medicine 
     Co-Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Kidney Disease Innovation
     Carl Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City
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1:10 – 2 p.m. Breakout Sessions

     Session 6: Arizona for Arizona
     Location: HSIB Forum – Small Stage
     Session Host: John Galgiani, MD

     Session 7: Women in Medicine and Science 
     Location: HSIB 567
     Session Host: Hina Arif, MD 
     Guest Presenter: Jacqueline Jeruss, MD, PhD
     Professor of Surgery
     University of Michigan Medical School

2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Poster Session
Location: UAHS Plaza (between COM-T, Life Sciences North, and Sarver)

Event Sponsor 

Research Day is co-sponsored by the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC). ABRC-funded events strive to deliver high-quality educational resources to support Arizona researchers in becoming leaders in biomedical research fields, successfully competing for external support, and translating research findings to address critical medical needs and improve health outcomes.

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