8 am to 1:30 pm
MART Auditorium
(8 to 11:30 am; 1:20 to 1:30 pm)
Stony Brook University Hospital Pavilion, 4W-101
(11:30 am to 1:20 pm)
The 20th annual Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) Research Day takes place at the Health Sciences Center on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. 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, the event was created to raise awareness of the issues that women have continued to face in medical training, healthcare, science and research, and to highlight the achievements of women in those fields. In addition to offering opportunities for community building, networking, mentoring and collaboration, the day's prevailing climate supporting various women’s movements makes Women in Medicine & Science even more relevant and necessary for Stony Brook’s female community.
The call for abstracts is underway. The deadline to submit abstracts is February 15, 2026. Click here to learn how to prepare and submit your abstract.
2025 Highlights and Program Agenda (Check back here for updates regarding 2026 Research Day speakers and program agenda.)
Last year's invited speaker was 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 gave a presentation entitled "ALS: 2025 – New Insights in Biology and Treatments" (which attendees could watch in person or via Zoom) and participated in a group panel discussion on the topic of "Connecting and Supporting." The event also featured short talks from finalists who submitted abstracts celebrating research, new discoveries, and achievements in medicine and science, and included a session in which attendees voted on the best poster in each category. The complete program agenda is listed below.
2025 Research Day Program Agenda
| TIME | TOPIC | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| 8 – 8:10 am | Welcome RemarksStella E. Tsirka, PhD Peter Igarashi, MD | Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2 |
| 8:10 – 9 am | “ALS: 2025 – New Insights in Biology and Treatments”* | *This is a hybrid presentation. In-person: On Zoom: Click here to watch |
| 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 Susan Hedayati, MD, MHSc Holly Colognato, PhD Grace NK Gathungu, MD Aleksandra Krajewski, MD | Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2 |
| 11:30 am – 1 pm | Poster SessionJudges 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 RemarksAgnieszka Bialkowska, PhD | Health Sciences Lecture Hall 4, Level 2 |