Russek Day 2023
Unfortunately, Russek Day will not be held in 2024.
2023 Russek Day Program & Award Winners
View the 2023 Russek Day Program & Award Winners
Keynote speaker
David Housman, PhD
Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keynote Address
“Treating Multiple Sclerosis: An MD-PhD Student Teaches Us”
https://ki.mit.edu/people/faculty/david-housman
| 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! |
2022 Russek Day Program & Award Winners
View the 2022 Russek Day Program & Award Winners
Keynote speaker
Eric Alm, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Director, Center For Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics
Associate Member, Broad Institute
Keynote Address
“The Human Microbiome in Health & Disease”
https://web.mit.edu/almlab/
https://microbiome.mit.edu/team/eric-alm/
Events Schedule
| 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.