Welcome to the 2025 Symposium

The 5th Annual Research Symposium, Bridging Research, Innovation and Communities for a Healthier Future, will be held November 12-13, 2025 at the Glastonbury Boathouse (252 Welles St., Glastonbury, CT).

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Posters & Abstracts

The poster session (and competition) will take place on Wednesday November 12th from 5-7pm at the Glastonbury Boathouse. If you are unable to join us, you can access the posters and abstracts virtually!

The abstracts and posters are arranged by category and then alphabetically by last name. The categories include 1) Basic and Translational Research, 2) Clinical Research, and 3) Community and Population Health Research.

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Have research experience and enjoy working with investigators?

Volunteer as a judge for the 5th Annual CCRI Research Symposium Poster Session on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5–7 PM. Your service helps spotlight outstanding work by our investigators, and it’s a great addition to your professional portfolio!

All judges will receive brief training covering logistics and the scoring rubric. Interested? Email Dr. Carolyn Macica at cmacica [at] connecticutchildrens.org (cmacica[at]connecticutchildrens[dot]org).  

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Speaker for the 5th Annual Research Symposium, Dr. Sandi Lam

She is the Division Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital and Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Neurosurgery of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Lam's clinical focus encompasses pediatric epilepsy surgery and cerebrovascular surgery with expertise in surgical innovation, neuroendoscopy, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and development of multidisciplinary patient-centered clinical programs. Her academic program is based on mixed methods health services research to study comparative effectiveness and healthcare economics in pediatric epilepsy treatments. 

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Thank you, Illumina, for your sponsorship!

Illumina is a global genomics and human health leader innovating the future of precision health. They develop DNA sequencing and array-based life sciences technologies to enable boundless research discovery and personalized health.

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Connecticut Children's Research Institute Symposium has a Pop-Up Shop!  

You can purchase CCRI branded apparel, hats, blankets and more at our online webstore.