Research Day Program Schedule

May 9, 2024

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Resilience & Persistence

12:00 - 12:05 p.m.

Introductory Remarks
Alan Kadish, M.D.
President, Touro University

12:05 - 12:10 p.m.

Welcome to Research Day
Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Research Affairs, Chief Biomedical Officer, Touro University

12:10 - 12:15 p.m.

Opening Remarks on Behalf of the Research Day Planning Committee
Zvi Loewy, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, Chair, Touro University Research Day Committee, Touro University

12:15 - 12:30 p.m.

Award Introductions: Research Day 2024 Student Poster Competition Recipients
Zvi Loewy, Ph.D.

12:30 - 1:00 p.m.

Keynote Speaker
"Resilience and Persistence: Developing a Treatment for a Recently Discovered Ultra-Rare Genetic Disease"
Lorah Perlee, Ph.D.
VP Strategic Program Direction, Hematology, Global Health Program Head, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

1:00 - 1:10 p.m.

Q & A Session
Moderated by Saloman Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D.

1:10 - 1:40 p.m.

Touro University Distinguished Speaker
"Novel mechanism of nuclear transport as potential therapeutic target in metastatic cancer, viral and neurodegenerative diseases"
Aurelio Lorico, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Pathology, Touro University Nevada, School of Medicine

1:40 - 1:50 p.m.

Q & A Session
Moderated by Zvi Loewy, Ph.D.

1:50 - 2:30 p.m.

Lunch & Networking Intermission

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Outstanding Posters from Touro University Research Day 2024 Poster Competition
Moderated by Zvi Loewy, Ph.D.
Selected poster presentations from student & faculty submissions.

3:00 - 3:10 p.m.

Closing Remarks
Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Research Affairs, Chief Biomedical Officer, Touro University

3:10 - 4:00 p.m.

Poster Session (Virtual & Live) & Innovation Forum

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