Russek Day 2024

We thank Shelley Russek and the Russek Foundation for 30 years of awards symposia in Graduate Medical Sciences.

Please see the GMS Research Symposium page for this year’s symposium.

Please congratulate the winners of the 2024 Russek Student Achievement Award!

Russek Day Award winners 2023 posing for a group photo

Time	Event
8:30 A.M.	Gather: Coffee & Pastries
9:15 A.M.	Welcoming addresses by Dr. C. James McKnight, Associate Provost & Dean of Graduate Medical Sciences; and Dr. Shelley Russek, President of the Russek Foundation, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
9:30 A.M.	Henry I. Russek Keynote Lecture by Dr. David Housman, PhD, Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “Treating Multiple Sclerosis: An MD-PhD Student Teaches Us”
10:30 A.M.	Presentations by Graduate Medical Sciences students
1:30 P.M.	Slide presentations by Student Achievement Award first prize recipients. Each presentation is 8 minutes with an additional 2 minutes for questions.
3:15 P.M.	Award presentations by Dr. Shelley J. Russek, Russek Foundation President, and photos of our award winners!

Time	Event
8:30 A.M.	Gather: Coffee & Pastries
9:15 A.M.	Welcoming Addresses
9:30 A.M.	Keynote Address: “The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease” by Dr. Eric Alm
10:30 A.M.	Poster Session & Buffet Luncheon begins
1:30 P.M.	Oral Presentations by Henry I. Russek Student Achievement First Prize Recipients
3:15 P.M.	Award presentations

View past Russek Day Achievement Award events here.