Each year, the CHOP Research Institute celebrates the groundbreaking basic, clinical, behavioral, and translational research taking place at CHOP during our annual Poster Day and Scientific Symposium. This year's symposium talks will highlight the remarkable breakthroughs achieved by CHOP in Big Data, Omics, and AI.
The 2026 Poster Day and Symposium will take place on Monday, May 4th, Tuesday, May 5th and Wednesday, May 6th. Symposium talks will take place in the 1st floor auditorium in the Hub for Clinical Collaboration. Poster sessions will be held in the Colket Translational Research Building (CTRB) lobby. A reception and awards ceremony will be held on May 6th in the Hub.
During this in-person celebration of research, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the exciting work of our faculty and trainees and network with others across campus. All members of the CHOP and Penn community are welcome to attend regardless of research focus or clinical specialty!
Please Note: Photographs for the purpose of publicity and marketing will take place at this event.
Poster Session A
CTRB Lobby
Poster Session B
CTRB Lobby
Break
Welcome
Hub Auditorium
Session I Talks
Topic: Leading Edge Technologies
Aaron Alexander-Bloch, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Tristan Hayeck, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Kai Tan, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Deanne M. Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Hub Auditorium
Break / Grab Lunch
Hub Lobby
Science Slam (Flash Talks) and Lunch
Hub Auditorium
Break
Session II Talks
Topic: Diagnostics
Laura K. Conlin, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Audrey Odom John, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology
Stephen R. Master, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine
Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE
Professor of Surgery and Epidemiology
Hub Auditorium
Break
Omics Data Utilization Grants Session
Anthony Gacita, MD, PhD
Pediatrics Resident Physician (PGY‑4)
Jillian McKee, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Alanna Strong, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Sylvia Michki, PhD
Bioinformatics Scientist III
Hub Auditorium
OMICS Networking Reception
Hub Lobby
Grand Rounds
Fei Wang, PhD
Frances and John L. Leob Professor of Medical Informatics, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University
Hub Auditorium
Poster Session C
CTRB Lobby
Break
Keynote Presentation and Lunch
Steven E. Brenner, PhD
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Hub Auditorium
Break
Session III Talks
Topic: Therapeutics / Drug Discovery
Ethan M. Goldberg, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics
Yael P. Mossé, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Adeline L. Vanderver, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Lan Lin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Hub Auditorium
Poster Day Judges Meeting
TBD
Break
Session IV Talks
Topic: Preclinical through application
Ian M. Campbell, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Anurag Verma, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Informatics
Allison Heath, PhD
Director of Data Technology and Innovation
Robert W. Grundmeier, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Hub Auditorium
Break
Keynote Presentation
Regina Barzilay, PhD
School of Engineering Distinguished Professor for AI and Health, MIT
Hub Auditorium
Reception
Hub Lobby