Women in Medicine & Science Research Day | Renaissance School of Medicine

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
8 am to 1:30 pm

Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2
(8 to 11:30 am; 1:20 to 1:30 pm)

Health Sciences Galleria, Level 3
(11:30 am to 1:20 pm)

Please join us on Wednesday, March 5, from 8 am until 1:30 pm, for the 19th annual Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) Research Day. The event, organized by the Office of Faculty Affairs at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University and the Group for Women in Medicine and Science, was created to raise awareness of the issues that women continue to face in medical training, healthcare, science and research, and to highlight the achievements of women in those fields. This day also offers opportunities for community building, networking, mentoring and collaboration. The current climate supporting various women’s movements has made Women in Medicine & Science even more relevant and necessary for Stony Brook’s female community.

This year's invited speaker is Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, Chief of the Neurology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital, Director of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS and Director and Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cudkowicz will give a presentation entitled "ALS: 2025 – New Insights in Biology and Treatments" (which you can watch in-person or on Zoom) and participate in a group panel discussion on the topic of "Connecting and Supporting." The event will also host short talks from the finalists who submitted abstracts that celebrate research, new discoveries and achievements in medicine and science, and include a session in which you get to vote on the best poster in each category. Please see below for the complete program agenda, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, March 5.

2025 Research Day Program Agenda

TIME	TOPIC	LOCATION
8 – 8:10 am	Welcome Remarks Stella E. Tsirka, PhD Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs SUNY Distinguished Professor, M. & D. Donoho Professor Department of Pharmacological Sciences Renaissance School of Medicine Peter Igarashi, MD Professor of Medicine Knapp Dean, Renaissance School of Medicine	Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2
8:10 – 9 am	“ALS: 2025 – New Insights in Biology and Treatments”* Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc Chief, Neurology Dept., Massachusetts General Hospital Director, Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS Director and Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School	This is a hybrid* presentation. In-person: Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2 On Zoom: Click here to watch Meeting ID: 980 3344 0075 Passcode: 006321
9 – 10:45 am	Short Talks from Abstracts Finalists and Awards	Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2
10:45 – 11:30 am	Panel Discussion: "Connecting and Supporting" Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc Chief, Neurology Dept., Massachusetts General Hospital Director, Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS Director and Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Susan Hedayati, MD, MHSc Vice Dean for Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Lina Obeid Chair in Biomedical Sciences Renaissance School of Medicine Holly Colognato, PhD Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences Director, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program Renaissance School of Medicine Grace NK Gathungu, MD Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Renaissance School of Medicine Aleksandra Krajewski, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery Associate Program Director, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Renaissance School of Medicine	Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2
11:30 am – 1 pm	Poster Session Judges will assess and vote for the best posters.	Health Sciences Galleria, Level 3
1 – 1:20 pm	Awards for the Best Posters in Each Category	Health Sciences Galleria, Level 3
1:20 – 1:30 pm	Closing Remarks Agnieszka Bialkowska, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine Renaissance School of Medicine	Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2

2025 Research Day Program Agenda

Welcome Remarks

“ALS: 2025 – New Insights in Biology and Treatments”*

Short Talks from Abstracts Finalists and Awards

Panel Discussion: "Connecting and Supporting"

Poster Session

Awards for the Best Posters in Each Category

Closing Remarks