This day-long event showcases cutting-edge research from students, residents, fellows, and postdoctoral scholars, including oral platform presentations and poster sessions across biomedical disciplines.
Participants and attendees will have the opportunity to connect, share insights, celebrate scholarly achievements, and hear from a keynote speaker highlighting recent advances in health sciences research.
Research Day is an event for all the Virginia Health Sciences graduate programs, and we look forward to seeing everyone on Research Day! Students who are not presenting, and faculty without a mentee presenting at Research Day are encouraged participate by coming to support our presenters. Voting in the People’s Choice poster award is optional, but is also encouraged.
Mark Your Calendars Now!
Presenting a poster in-person is how you participate in Research Day. If you submit an abstract, you will be expected to prepare and print a poster ahead of Research Day and present it in-person on the afternoon of Friday, November 13. Generally, the cost to print the poster (~$50) is the responsibility of the presenter.
Note: This year, all M2 students will be placed in Poster Session B.
Important Dates
- September 8: Deadline to submit abstracts
- September 16: Deadline to submit compliance revisions, if requested to do so
- On/after September 18: Abstract acceptance/rejection emails sent
- October 2: Deadline to withdraw from the event or notify the Office of Research of any scheduling conflicts
- On/after October 9: Notification of platform presentation selection
- Late October: Poster session and board number assignments sent via email
- On/after October 30: Event website goes live
- November 13: Research Day
Research Day 2026 Schedule
Below is the tentative schedule for Research Day 2026, more details and updates are to come as speakers, events, and plans are finalized.
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks, Faculty Awards, Keynote Lecture |
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 and streamed live |
| Sponsor, VHS Service Provider, and VHS Core Facility Exhibition |
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Waitzer Hall |
| Poster Session A | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Waitzer Hall Rooms 100 and 200 |
| Platform (Oral) Presentations | 2:15 PM – 3:35 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 and streamed live |
| Poster Session B | 3:50 PM – 4:50 PM | Waitzer Hall Rooms 100 and 200 |
| Poster Awards and Closing Remarks | 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 |
Zoom Info for 2026 Oral Presentations:
All poster sessions will be in person only; however, due to space limitations of only 170 people for room 300, a Zoom option is being offered for the Keynote (11:30 AM) and oral presentations (2:15 PM) portions of the event. To view remotely,
You will need to be logged in to Zoom to join the meeting - ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Zoom account not required.
Meeting ID: 987 3613 7620
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Faculty Awards
The Office of Research will soon be accepting nominations for the Early Career Research Excellence Award and Excellence in Research Mentorship Award. Nomination packets will be due by 12:00 noon on August 31, 2026. For more info, click below.
Questions?
Contact the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Office of Research:
VHS-EVMSResearch@odu.edu
757-446-8480