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Research Day

scientists present their posters at Research Day

The 19th Annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day

Our annual Research Day is a campuswide event to promote faculty, staff, student and trainee development through the sharing of recent research and conversation with colleagues. 

Register for Research Day

Registration is not required to attend Research Day. Registering through our system allows you to view abstracts and create a schedule of posters to visit. 

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Schedule of Events 

1:00 p.m. Welcome and Presentation of Feinberg Awards (Hughes Auditorium)

  • Presententation of the annual awards: Mentor of the Year and Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education 
  • Keynote Lecture, "Treating Cardiac Fibrosis with mRNA and CAR T-cells" presented by Jonathan Epstein, MD Dean of Perelman School of Medicine and Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania Health System 

2:15 p.m. Poster Presentations 

Posters will be presented in three locations: 

  • Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center 
  • Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center 
  • Third Floor Conference Center in Northwestern Memorial Hospital Feinberg Pavilion 

4:15 p.m. Awards Ceremony (Hughes Auditorium). Reception to follow in the atrium.

Poster Competitions & Awards

Research Day offers students and scientists at Feinberg a public forum for presenting their findings and an opportunity to receive valuable feedback from their colleagues. It also allows them to see how their research compares to that of their peers in a competitive arena. Learn about the prizes, eligibility and instructions for our poster sessions.

Each year, Research Day participants compete for awards in basic science research, clinical research, public health and social sciences research and women's health research by submitting their research in poster format for review and judging. See an archived list of all previous winners.  

The following awards are also presented on Research Day: Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize and Faculty Mentor of the Year.

Please note:

  • Accepted abstracts will be publicly available online prior to the event and for a short period after Research Day.
  • Only one abstract per presenter is accepted.
  • Abstracts are accepted on first come-first serve basis until we reach capacity.
  • The abstract submission word count is 300 words. 

Coverage of 2024 Research Day

Read Research Day Coverage
View Award Winners

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