University of Illinois
College of Medicine
2009 Research Symposium
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Hilton Gardens Conference Center, Champaign, IL
9:00 AM to
6:00 PM
Emerging Environment of Medicine: Practice, Progress, Policy
Keynote Speaker: Sarah Janssen, MD, PhD
Sarah Janssen, MD, PhD, MPH has a broad background in reproductive physiology, clinical medicine, and public health. She currently works as a Science Fellow with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) where she is an expert in the area of endocrine disruption. In her capacity as a Science Fellow at NRDC, Dr. Janssen reviews the latest scientific evidence on endocrine disruptors and translates the findings into layperson language for non-scientists such as policymakers and the general public, attends and presents at relevant scientific meetings, prepares and publishes manuscripts on endocrine disrupting chemicals, and maintains collaborations with academicians conducting research on endocrine disruption.
Dr. Janssen is a graduate of the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) where she received her MD and PhD in Reproductive Physiology. Dr. Janssen completed residency training at the University of California, San Francisco, obtained a MPH in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley and is board-certified by the American College of Preventive Medicine in the specialty area of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Janssen is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and works part-time as a physician with Kaiser Permanente of Northern California.
Four different topics will be covered in the morning sessions held from
10:00-11:15 a.m. Please check the links below for more information.
Schedule of Events
Description of Morning Sessions
Register
Important Deadlines:
- April 9: Abstract submission deadline
- April 16: Registration deadline
- April 9-13: Printing submission deadline
- MSP and Medical Students, we can arrange for printing if you email your poster early on to UICOM.Research2009@gmail.com. This will be on a first come, first serve basis, so turn in your PDF or powerpoint file early. We recommend submitting by April 9 to guarantee printing.
- Residents, please order your posters from Printing Service as directed by your program.
Directions to Hilton Gardens & Parking Information
Call for Presentations
The Research Symposium Planning Committee is now accepting applications in four poster and two oral presentation categories. We encourage you to participate in one of these categories this year. Each category will be judged and prizes will be awarded. Please continue to this page to learn more about presentation categories and to submit a presentation.
