Translational Science Day 2026: Using AI to Advance Translational Science: Methods, Tools, and Ethics

 

 

We are excited to announce to the Tufts CTSI community that our virtual 2026 Translational Science Day symposium is scheduled for Friday, April 10!

The theme of this year’s symposium is Using AI to Advance Translational Science: Methods, Tools, and Ethics. The symposium is free to attend, and registration is scheduled to open on Monday, February 9.

Featuring a keynote address from Dr. Brian Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of the Coalition for Health AI, the event will spotlight recent research in health and AI from the Tufts CTSI community and include opportunities to explore the methods, challenges, tools and ethical issues around AI research through interactive breakout sessions.

 

 

Event Details

Friday, April 10

9:00AM – 3:00PM EDT

Virtual symposium via Zoom

 

Registration

Registration is scheduled to open on Monday, February 9.

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Current Agenda (times subject to change)

Introduction and Keynote 

9:00AM – 10:15AM EDT 

Dr. Harry Selker, Dean and Principal Investigator, Tufts CTSI 

Dr. Brian Anderson, CEO, Coalition for Health AI 

 

Tufts Institute for Artificial Intelligence Introduction and Lightning Talks 

10:20AM – 11:25AM EDT 

Speakers coming soon!  

 

Tufts Analytics Platform Overview and Demo 

11:30AM – 12:00PM EDT 

Dr. William Harvey, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Tufts Medicine; Co-Director, Tufts CTSI Informatics 

 

Lunch Break 

12:00PM – 12:30PM EDT 

 

Concurrent Session 1 

12:30PM – 1:30PM EDT 

  1. Getting started: Regulatory and ethical issues with AI health research 
  2. How big is big data? Finding and managing data for AI research

 

Concurrent Session 2 

1:35PM – 2:35PM EDT

  1. Best practices & challenges of doing AI research in clinical and translational science 
  2. Putting your data to work: Analytics tools for AI research 

 

Closing Remarks 

2:40PM – 3:00PM EDT 

Get Social

Look for #TranslationalTufts2026 on Twitter and join the conversation.

 

Contact

If you have questions or require additional assistance, please email training@tuftsctsi.org.