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BWH Research Day is an opportunity to learn more about the hospital’s thriving research community. At left: Amelia Lindgren, of the Center for Advanced Molecular Diagnostics. At right: Mehdi Nikkhah, PhD, Ali Khademhosseini, PhD, MASc, and Nasim Annabi, PhD, of the Center for Regenerative Therapeutics.
From the state-of-the-art medical and surgical research environment of the Advanced Multimodality Image Guided Operating (AMIGO) suite to landmark research initiatives such as the Nurses' Health Study, BWH has led the way in cutting-edge, translational research in cancer, genetics, regenerative therapeutics and much more.
To celebrate the best and brightest in BWH research, the BWH Biomedical Research Institute is inviting faculty, staff, patients and the public to the first annual BWH Research Day on Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The day-long celebration will feature a welcome breakfast hosted by hospital leadership with a discussion on BWH's strategic commitment to innovation and discovery, more than 150 research exhibits throughout the hospital, and talks by world-renowned experts on popular health topics ranging from aging, obesity to personalized medicine.
There will be a keynote address from BWH physician and award-winning author Atul Gawande, MD, MPH. The day will conclude with an awards ceremony announcing the winner of the BRIght Futures Prize-a $100,000 prize given to a BWH research project determined by votes from the public.
"BWH is a leader in research and discovery," said Barbara Bierer, MD, BWH senior vice president of Research. "Our first annual BWH Research Day is a way to showcase our research enterprise to our patients, visitors, industry and, importantly, the public in general. Progress in medicine depends upon these partnerships-with pharma, patients and the public. We look forward to communicating the importance of our research and the engine that it is for both the local economy and patient care."
Visit the BWH Research Day website at http://bwhresearchday.partners.org for the latest information, and see you Nov. 15!
On the schedule:
8 a.m. "BWH's Strategic Commitment to Innovation & Discovery," presented by President Betsy Nabel, MD
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Health talks on obesity, cancer, aging and more
2 p.m. "Science in the Media: How to Turn Your Research into Headlines" media panel
3 p.m. "The Century of the System," keynote address by Atul Gawande, MD, MPH
4 p.m. Awards ceremony and announcement of the BRIght Futures Prize winner
For the complete schedule of Research Day events, visit http://bwhresearchday.partners.org.