The Lifespan Office of Research will host its 30th Annual Research Day on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at Rhode Island Hospital's George Auditorium. The event will celebrate the groundbreaking research being conducted at Lifespan, which currently has over 460 clinical trials underway and has received more than $120 million in awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other sources.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Rohan Palmer, PhD, who will present on "Understanding and Translating Genetic Markers of Addiction." Palmer is the director of the behavioral genetics of addiction laboratory and associate professor of psychology at Emory University, as well as a staff scientist (WOC) at the Providence Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center.
The Lifespan Office of Research is committed to advancing medical knowledge and improving patient care through innovative research. Research Day is an opportunity to highlight the important work being done by Lifespan researchers and their collaborators.
"We know our researchers are making groundbreaking discoveries that are improving the health and well-being of our patients and communities," said Bharat Ramratnam, MD vice president of research at Lifespan. “We are thrilled to celebrate our 30th Annual Research Day and showcase the incredible work being done at Lifespan.”
Additional presentations will include the Bruce Selya Award Winner in Research Excellence and research posters from Lifespan and other Rhode Island research institutions.
For those unable to attend in person, the talks at the George Auditorium will also be broadcast via Zoom. For more information on Lifespan Research Day 2023, visit the Lifespan website for more event information.