Lifespan Research Day 2023
Lifespan hosted its 30th annual Research Day on October 5, 2023. Below is a recap of the event, including abstracts, photos and more.
Presentations
The event was headlined by a presentation from Rohan Palmer, PhD titled Understanding and Translating Genetic Markers of Addiction.
Additional presentations included the Bruce Selya Award Winner in Research Excellence and research posters from Lifespan and other Rhode Island research institutions.
Rohan Palmer, PhD
Keynote Speaker
Dominique Barnes
Research Abstract Winner
Brown University Graduate Student Innovation
Iole Ribizzi-Akhtar, MD
Research Abstract Winner
Clinical and Translational
Alexandria Martinez
Research Abstract Winner
Brown University Undergraduate Basic Science
Tracy E. Madsen, MD, PhD, FACEP, FAHA
2022 Bruce Selya Awardee
Kirsten Langdon, PhD
2023 Bruce Selya Awardee
Poster Sessions
Research Abstracts
Agenda
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8 to 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions, John Fernandez, President and CEO of Lifespan and Bharat Ramratnam, MD |
| 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. |
Rohan Palmer, PhD presented “Understanding and Translating Genetic Markers of Addiction” |
| 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. | Bharat Ramratnam, MD presented "Research Update: Accomplishments and Opportunities" |
| 9:30 to 9:35 a.m. |
Introduction of 2022 Bruce Selya awardee: Tracy E. Madsen, MD, PhD, FACEP, FAHA |
| 9:35 to 10:10 a.m. | Tracy E. Madsen, MD, PhD, FACEP, FAHA presented “A Sex-Specific Approach to Stroke Epidemiology and Prevention” |
| 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. |
Poster viewing and refreshments/break in cafeteria Three 20-minute poster sessions. |
| 11:20 to 11:30 a.m. | Introduction of the 2023 Bruce Selya Award awardee |
| 11:30 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. | Kirsten Langdon, PhD presented "Improving Access to and Engagement in Medication for Opioid Use Disorder" |
| 12:05 to 12:10 p.m. | Ghada Bourjeily and Jen Friedmann announced abstract winners |
| 12:10 to 12:55 p.m. | Abstract winner presentations |
| 12:10 to 12:25 p.m. | Alexandria Martinez, Brown University undergraduate Basic Science winner, Rhode Island Hospital's Department of Orthopedics “Mapping SUMOylation Sites that Regulate SOX9 Stability and Transcriptional Activity in Chondrocytes” |
| 12:25 to 12:40 p.m. | Iole Ribizzi-Akhtar, MD, Clinical and Translational winner, The Miriam Hospital's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine “Analysis of the NOTCH pathway in HNSCCC: A target with a wide prognostic and therapeutic potential.” |
| 12:40 to 12:55 p.m. | Dominique Barnes, Brown University graduate student Innovation winner, Rhode Island Hospital's Department of Orthopedics ”Post-Surgical Artifact Correction in MR Imaging by Deep Neural Networks” |
| 1 to 1:15 p.m. | Closing remarks, Bharat Ramratnam, MD |
Photos From the Event
