Russek Day 2024
Please congratulate the winners of the 2024 Russek Student Achievement Award!
Unfortunately, there will be no event held for Russek Day in 2024. Stay tuned for a GMS Press story celebrating this year’s winners.
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
Keynote speaker
Eric Alm, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
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.