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Biomedical Research Day will take place on April 30, 2026

Full Day Agenda to be Announced

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Biomedical Research Day: Bridging Science and Health

This event showcases the latest discoveries by featured faculty speakers as well as undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees at the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix. All trainees are invited to prepare posters to present their research findings, and top abstracts in Cardiopulmonary, Neuroscience, and Cancer Cell Biology & Immunology are selected for oral presentations. Thanks to our generous sponsors, the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre and the Flinn Foundation there is no cost to attend.

Call for Abstracts - Submission Deadline March 8, 2026

Medical students, graduate students, postdocs, residents and fellows are invited to submit an abstract.

  • Submitted abstracts will be reviewed and a number of abstracts will be selected for an oral presentation during Biomedical Research Day on April 30th 2026.
  • Abstracts selected for an oral presentation will be notified by early April in order to have time to prepare for their presentation.

Submit an Abstract

Volunteer to Participate as a Reviewer

We are looking for volunteers to assist with reviewing abstracts, posters and presentations for this event. Please feel free to sign up for some or all of the reviewer opportunities. 

  • Abstract Reviewer Availability Requirements
    Reviewers will be required to review abstracts the week of March 9th with scores being due on 3/19.
  • Oral Presentation Reviewer Availability Requirements
    Volunteers would need to be available in-person on April 30th for the morning and/or afternoon presentations.
  • Poster Reviewer Availability Requirements
    Volunteers would need to be available in-person on April 30th 12:00pm - 2:00pm during the poster session to review posters.

Volunteer as a Reviewer

Location

All oral presentations take place in HSEB C104, the poster session and lunch take place in Piper Auditorium.

  • Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) – 435 N. 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
  • Virginia G. Piper Auditorium - 600 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
  • PBC Parking Garage - 555 E. Fillmore, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Biomedical Research Day Planning Committee

  • Taben Hale, PhD - Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
  • Marjan Fakhrizadeh Esfahani, MS - CTS PhD Student, Internal Medicine and Translational Cardiovascular Research 
  • Brittany Phelps, MS - CTS PhD Student
  • Kaitlin Webster - CTS PhD Student
  • Hunter O'Brien - Graduate Student
  • Madelyne Toney - Research Program Administration Officer II, Translational Research Office

If you have any questions please email PBC-TREO-EVENTS@arizona.edu.