Welcome to the 2026 Symposium
The 6th Annual Research Symposium, Growing Ideas, Growing Futures, will be held November 9-10, 2026. We will feature poster presentation and competition on November 9th with speakers, panelists, and competition winners on November 10th.
Poster Session:
Monday, November 9, 2026, 5 pm – 7 pm – CT Children's Supply Chain
Symposium:
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 8 am – 4:30 pm – J Under the Dome
For more information register below:
Introducing our keynote speaker, Dr. Rachel M. Stanley!
She is the Physician-in-Chief and Chair of Pediatrics at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, a nationally recognized pediatric physician leader, researcher and academic mentor. Prior to her arrival she served as division chief of Emergency Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics with tenure at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Stanley was educated in Ireland at the Royal College of Surgeons and completed her Pediatric Residency at the University of Connecticut. She completed her fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s. Later she completed a Masters in Health Care Administration at the University of Michigan and worked clinically at Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor and Hurley Medical Center in Flint, MI. In 2025, she was awarded The Nationwide Children’s Foundation Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine.
Posters & Abstracts
If you are unable to join us for the poster session, 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.