Research Summit 2026

May 7
Health Education Center

May 8
Levin Hall Dining Room

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Thursday, May 7
Health Education Center
1.200 Poster Showcase
1.202 Main Programming

8:30 a.m.	Welcome and Overview of event
8:45 - 9:30 a.m.	Translating Diagnosis of Rare to Therapy for Common Diseases: Stories from the Skeleton Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D. Robert and Janice McNair Endowed Chair & Professor Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
9:40 - 10 a.m.	Pediatric fertility preservation for cancer patients: ethical, legal, and social considerations Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, MA Director, Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities
10 -10:20 a.,m.	The Brain Strikes Back: Exploring Mechanisms of Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease Anna Fracassi UTMB Assistant Professor of Neurology
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Core & Resource Showcase (HEC first floor foyer)
10:25 - 11:55 a.m.	Poster Showcase #1 (HEC 1.200)
11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Networking Lunch (Lunch provided, first come, first served)
12:30 - 2 p.m.	Poster Showcase #2 (HEC 1.200)
2:10 -2:55 p.m.	PCORnet: Background, research, and highlights of the Texas footprint Thomas Carton, PhD, MS, Chief Data and Strategy Officer, Louisiana Public Health Institute
3 – 3:45 p.m.	CRDI/EFRA/ARM Recognition
3:50 – 4:10	Lifelong prevention of RSV-associated airway morbidity Roberto P. Garofalo, MD UTMB Professor of Pediatrics, and Chair, Vice Chairs of Research Committee
4:15 – 4:35 p.m.	From Menarche to Menopause: Transformative Technologies in Women’s Health Kathleen Vincent, MD UTMB Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
4:35 – 4:50 p.m.	Poster winner recognition
5 p.m.	Networking Event

Friday, May 8
Levin Hall Dining Room

8:30 a.m.	Welcome (Light breakfast served, first come, first served)
8:40 – 9 a.m.	Cognitive resilience as an innovative therapeutic concept in age-associated neurodegenerative diseases Giulio Taglialatela, PhD UTMB Vice President of Brain Health & Director, Moody Brain Health Institute
9 – 9:10 a.m.	Introduction to the CTSA Randall Urban, MD UTMB Professor of Internal Medicine, and Director, UTMB Institute for Translational Sciences
9:10 – 9:35 a.m.	From Curiosity to Impact: turning lifelong learning to community-focused solutionsVeronica Ajewole, PharmD. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Texas Southern University
9:35 – 10:15 a.m.	CTSA Speakers Panel Workforce Development Donna Adams, EdD (UTMB) Health Informatics George Golovko, PhD (UTMB) Dissemination & Implementation Ahmar Hashmi, MD, MPH (UTMB) Research Ethics Stephen Molldrem, PhD (UTMB) Community & Stakeholder Engagement Cara Pennel, PhD, MPH (UTMB) ITS Clinical Research Center Randall Urban, MD (UTMB) Multi-institutional Clinical and Translational Science Studio - MiCTS Kathleen Vincent, MD (UTMB) Team Science Kevin Wooten, PhD (UTMB Consultant)
10:30 – 11:35 a.m.	Centers and Cores Focus Center for Health and Clinical Outcomes Research George Golovko, PhD, Associate Director Sealy Center for Environmental Health and Medicine Environmental Exposure as a Disease Construct: Where Are We Now? Fernanda Laezza, M.D., Ph.D., Director Assay Development Core Aaron Miller, MS, Assistant Director Genomics Core Introduction to the new UTMB Genomics Core Haiping Hao, PhD, Director Mass Spec Facility Trevor Romsdhal, PhD, Research Scientist Sealy Heart & Vascular Institute Hani Jneid, MD, FAAC, FAHA, FSCAI, Director

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