Brown University Health Research Day 2025

The Brown University Health Office of Research will host its annual Research Day on Friday, November 7, 2025.

Keynote Speaker

The event will be headlined by a presentation from Suzanne Phelan, PhD, titled Lifestyle Interventions for Cardiometabolic Health: From preconception through pregnancy, and postpartum.

Dr. Phelan is a professor of kinesiology and public health and director of women’s health at California Polytechnic State University.

Call for Abstracts

Rhode Island researchers are encouraged to submit abstracts for consideration for electronic posterboard presentations. Submission deadline is Monday, August 4, 2025.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Share findings with local colleagues.
• Gain feedback from expert faculty.
• Network and foster collaborations with professionals from various disciplines and institutions.
• Be considered for various awards.

Guidelines for Submitting Authors:

• The faculty member or a trainee would be expected to present their electronic poster at the Research Day celebration.
• Authors will need to select a category for each submitted abstract:
  • Innovation
  • Basic
  • Clinical and Translational

Submit abstracts at redcap

Guidelines for Abstract Submissions and Awards Eligibility

The primary goal of research presentations is to showcase high-quality scientific work while ensuring appropriate mentorship and authorship recognition. Faculty and trainees (postdoctoral research fellows, residents) should be prioritized as presenters.

If research staff, including research assistants (RAs), submit abstracts, certain conditions must be met:

1. Mentorship Requirement – The principal investigator (PI) or senior author must provide significant oversight, ensuring the submission, and poster meet scientific standards.
2. Authorship Consideration – RAs may submit research if they are first authors, and their faculty mentor strongly endorses the work.
3. Awards Eligibility – All persons submitting an abstract are eligible for awards.

Deadline and Notifications

The deadline for abstract submissions is Monday, August 4, 2025.

Authors will be notified in early September on their abstract status. Invited authors will be provided with details and deadlines for final electronic poster submission. Invited oral presenters will be provided with a deadline for presentations.

Please contact Susan McNamara, smcnamara2@brownhealth.org with questions.