Research Week 2023 features 146 posters, 71 oral presentations, six keynotes and the Monday reception — in person again! See all the details, including oral and poster schedules and presenters, at Research Week 2023.
Below is an overview of what promises to be a phenomenal celebration of research at OHSU. You can also see the presenters and schedule details.
Monday
- Research Week Keynote, live streamed, noon-1 p.m.
The Next Ten Years: NCATS’ Audacious Goals (Webex link)
Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., director, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH - Postdoctoral scholars special events
- Two poster sessions with 146 posters and in-person reception (view the list of presenters)
Tuesday, May 2
- Oral Presentations, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Old Library / Auditorium- Pediatrics
- Surgery 1
- Cancer Biology 1
- Neuroscience
- Health Services 1
- Heart, Lung and Blood
- Kathryn Robertson Memorial Lecture in Global Health, Robertson Life Sciences Center and live streamed, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Man vs. Helicobactor
Professor Barry James Marshall, Nobel Laureate, Medicine, University of Western Australia Director, Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease
Wednesday, May 3
- Oral Presentations, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Old Library / Auditorium- Genetics/Genomics
- Cancer Biology 2
- Health Services 2
- Surgery 2
- Public Health
- Cellular, Molecular, and Microbiology
- Portland Clinical Research Professional Virtual Conference Meeting: The Challenges of an Evolving Clinical Trial Research Ecosystem, online
Hosted by the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR), OHSU and the Oregon Chapter of SOCRA.- Keynote, Clinical Research Conference, 7:45 a.m.
Diversity in Research
Keisha Robinson, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., assistant professor of practice, Southern Illinois University, and research specialist, Riverside University Health System
- Keynote, Clinical Research Conference, 7:45 a.m.
Thursday, May 4
Innovation Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., online
- Innovation and Commercialization Keynote, 10 a.m.
Imagine our world: Creating impact in biotechnology
Azurii Collier, Ph.D., director of Portfolio Innovation at AbbVie and national president, Women In Bio
- 11 a.m. – Beating the odds: overcoming barriers and turning your science into solutions
- 1 p.m. – An insider’s guide to scientific careers outside of academia
- 2 p.m. – OHSU Innovation Showcase
Friday, May 5
2023 Northwest Women’s Health and Sex/Gender Differences Research Conference, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Old Library / Auditorium — 100% on location
- 9:15 a.m. Morning keynote, Igho Ofotokun, M.D., Ph.D.
- 10:15 a.m. Oral presentations
- 12:15 p.m. Lunch & poster session
- 1:15 p.m. Mid-day keynote, Marcella R. Messerle Forbes, RN, MSN, ND, FNP
- 1:45 p.m. Mid-day keynote, Diana Greene Foster, Ph.D.
- 2:45 p.m. Moderated discussion : Panel of OHSU scientists respond to key questions to address in women’s health research.
- 3:45 p.m. Prizes, raffle, evaluation, closing
- 4-5 p.m. Cocktail social hour
Morning keynote, 9:15 a.m.
Translating science in medicine: The role of sex in the biology of non-AIDS age-related comorbidities
Igho Ofotokun, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of the Emory BIRCWH, professor of medicine at the Emory School of Medicine, and co-director of the NIH-funded Emory Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Clinical Research Core.
Mid-day keynote, 1:15 p.m.
Improving diversity in clinical trials: OHSU Women’s Health Research Unit approach
Marci R. Messerle Forbes, RN, MSN, ND, FNP, assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, OHSU School of Medicine
Mid-day keynote, 1:45 p.m.
Projected health and economic consequences of the end of Roe
Diana Greene Foster, Ph.D., professor in residence, University of California, San Francisco, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)
If you have any questions, please contact us at research@ohsu.edu.