Overview

The 19th Annual Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Graduate Program Symposium will be Friday, May 5, 8:00AM-1:00PM in Wolff Auditorium at Tufts Medical Center (800 Washington Street, Boston).

This year’s keynote speaker is Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, Dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, and the Jean Mayer Chair and Professor of Nutrition. A board-certified cardiologist and epidemiologist, Dr. Mozaffarian’s research focuses on how diet and lifestyle influence cardiometabolic health and how effective policies can reduce these burdens. He has authored nearly 300 scientific publications on dietary fats, foods, and diet patterns; global obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases; and evidence-based and cost-effective dietary policies.

The event will also feature presentations and posters by students enrolled in the CTS Graduate Program, and the 2017 Clinical and Translational Science Poster Competition.

Schedule

8:00AM – Breakfast

8:30AM – Welcome by David M. Kent, MD, MSc

8:45-9:45AM – Presentations

  • 8:45AM: Jeannie Kelly, MD, MS
  • 9:00AM: Ivan Sisa, MD, MPH, MS
  • 9:15AM: Jung Min Han, PharmD, MS
  • 9:30AM: Bradley Gardiner, MBBS, MS

9:45-10:45AM – Student Poster Session (Atrium) and Clinical & Translational Science Poster Competition (Wolff Auditorium Lobby; winner will be announced at 10:00AM)

10:50-11:35AM – Presentations

  • 10:50AM: Lester Leung, MD, MS
  • 11:05AM: Jinghui Dong, PhD, MS
  • 11:20AM: Elizabeth Schoenfeld, MD, MS

11:35AM – Closing Remarks

12:00PM – Keynote Lecture/Medical Grand Rounds by Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, Dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy.