The Loma Linda University Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine (CDHMM) will host the 13th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium Wednesday, Aug. 7.
The keynote speaker will be Dr. John Matsui, assistant dean, biological sciences, and director of the Biology Scholars Program of the College of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley. Known nationally for his innovative student development program, Dr. Matsui's presentation is titled "Diversity and 'Good Science.'"
The symposium will feature over 50 biomedical research poster presentations from high school, undergraduate, graduate and medical students participating in various biomedical research training programs sponsored by the CDHMM. These research trainees have been engaged in basic, translational and community-based biomedical research conducted in the department of basic sciences, department of pathology and human anatomy, the Center for Perinatal Biology, the School of Public Health, the Jerry L. Pettis VA Medical Center and the CHDMM.
The Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium will be held in the Wong Kerlee International Conference Center. Registration is free, but must be completed by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4.
Register online at https://llu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_djswVdI1T4VTppb.
The Loma Linda University Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine is a National Institutes of Health-designated Center of Excellence for health disparities and minority health.
13th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Scientific Poster Presentations
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Refreshments
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Formal program including remarks from Dr. Richard Hart, president of LLUH; Dr. Roger Hadley, dean of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine; and keynote address, Dr. John Matsui, assistant dean, biological sciences, and director of the Biology Scholars Program, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley
7 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Acknowledgement of research fellows