The Department of Medicine presents the 9th Annual Research Symposium
Friday, September 18, 2026
12noon - 6pm
Hilton Garden Inn Stony Brook, 1 Circle Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794

The Symposium will feature research from our faculty, staff and trainees. In addition to faculty talks, participants are strongly encouraged to present a research abstract. All abstracts are accepted for poster presentations and select abstracts will be chosen for short talks. There are three types of abstracts (original research, case review, and literature review). The abstract form for each category is downloadable here.

The winners in each category (faculty, staff, fellow, resident, postdoctoral associate, graduate, medical, and undergraduate student) will be notified on September 11th and invited to give a short talk (3-5 minutes) during the Annual Research Symposium

Please register for the Symposium by September 4. Abstracts must also be received by September 4by depositing in the following Dropbox link.

Here's an overview of what's happening at the event!

Symposium Agenda
  • 12:00pm – 12:30pm
    Lunch
  • 12:30pm – 12:35pm
    Introductory Remarks
    Vincent Yang (Chair of the Department of Medicine)
  • 12:35pm – 1:05pm
    Keynote Speaker: Yvonne Saenger (Chief Hematology and Oncology)
    Host: Vincent Yang PhD, MD (Chair of the Department of Medicine)
  • 1:05pm – 2:05pm
    Pilot Project Awardee Presentations
    Session Chair: Agnieszka Bialkowska PhD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology); Presenters: Charles Vorkas MD (Infectious Diseases) Rachel Wong MD, MSc (General, Geriatric and Hospital) Chelsea Estrada DO (Nephrology and Hypertension)
  • 2:05pm – 2:20pm
    Coffee Break
  • 2:20pm – 2:50pm
    Faculty Presentations
    Session Chair: Christopher Clarke PhD (Hematology/Oncology) Presenters: Kehan Ren PhD (Hematology and Oncology) Lasha Gogokhia MD, MS (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • 2:50pm – 3:05pm
    Coffee Break
  • 3:05pm – 3:50pm
    Five Minute Talks Selected From Abstracts
    Session Chair: Samuel Becker PhD (Rheumatology/Allergy/Immunology)
  • 3:50pm – 5:15pm
    Poster Session
    Chairs: Andreas Kalogeropoulos, Esraa Askar and two Postdoctoral Associates t.b.a.
  • 5:15pm – 6:00pm
    Abstracts awards and Concluding Remarks Dr. Vincent W. Yang
    Wine & Cheese Reception
Register By
September 4, 2026 12:00 PM