The Clinical and Translational Research Symposium provides a forum for sharing recent scientific advances and enhance interactions among scientists to promote collaborations in the area of clinical and translational research.

The symposium is open to clinical practitioners, translational researchers, residents, fellows, graduate students and undergraduate students. On-site parking will be available to registrants (see below). There is no cost to register/attend, but space is limited.

Awards for Best Poster and Podium Presentations

Networking/Collaboration Opportunities

Call for Abstracts Opens Feb. 12 | Closes April 1
Notice of Acceptance by April 20

Registration Deadline: May 2

Keynote Speaker
Paul Harris, Ph.D., FACMI, FIAHSI

Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics Engineering
Vice President for Research Informatics
Lead Investigator, Network Capacity and Informatics Programs, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Parking Information

Please note: Visitors may experience higher than normal traffic conditions around UH campus and adjoining streets due to Commencement events on campus.

Validated parking is available in the Health 2 Patient Parking Lot (2A) accessible at Entrance 2 off of Martin Luther King Boulevard between Wheeler Avenue and University Drive.

What is translational research?

Simply put, translational research "describes the process by which the results of research done in the laboratory are used to develop new ways to diagnose and treat disease" (National Cancer Institute).

According to the National Institutes of Health, "Translational research includes two areas of translation. One is the process of applying discoveries generated during research in the laboratory, and in preclinical studies, to the development of trials and studies in humans. The second area of translation concerns research aimed at enhancing the adoption of best practices in the community. Cost-effectiveness of prevention and treatment strategies is also an important part of translational science."

Contacts

Egina Villalobos-Hernandez, Ph.D.
Research Associate 2, Office of Research
University of Houston College of Pharmacy

Meghana Trivedi, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCOP
Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Director, Clinical and Translational Research Programs
University of Houston College of Pharmacy