Join us for the 37th Annual Virginia Health Sciences Research Day on Friday, November 21, 2025, at Waitzer Hall on the medical campus.
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.
For highlights and information regarding last year's Research Day, please click here.
Want to join for 2026?
Research Day 2026 will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026. Call for abstracts will be announced in August 2026 and all abstracts will be due on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
Schedule of Events
View the schedule events for Research Day 2025, to be held on Friday, November 21.
Zoom information for Oral Presentations:
https://odu.zoom.us/j/91684654314?pwd=QXUhDSFw8akSrrQoUThb7hzXVzboRp.1
Meeting ID: 916 8465 4314
Passcode: 676075
Note: This event does not allow for anonymous viewing. You will need to log into your Zoom account to view the event, but it does not need to be an ODU Zoom account.
People’s Choice Poster Award
NEW THIS YEAR! Bring your mobile device to the event, connect to the WiFi, and rate each poster you view. Any attendee can participate in the People’s Choice voting. Spread the love – visit and interact with as many poster presenters as you can! See below to view this year’s abstracts to plan which posters to view.
Further instructions will be posted at the event.
Poster Session Presentations
Read the abstracts for this year's submissions using the modules below, which are arranged in poster number order, but can be searched by author’s name.
Sex Differences in Stress Responses and Stress Related Learning in Wistar Rats exposed to Social Isolation and Space Radiation
Preliminary Characterization of Molecular Changes in iPSC-based Huntington's Disease Models Following psPEF Exposure
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Suppress Cancer Proliferation through Mitochondrial Transfer in a 3D Bioprinting Model
Investigating the Role of ALK2 Signaling in Function and Stability of Regulatory T Cells
Characterization of CDCP1 Expression and Glycosylation in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Structured Bilayer Biomimetic Organoids: A Platform to Study Hormonal and Tumorigenic Events in the Mammary Gland
Investigating the effects of androgen deprivation on the dedifferentiation of prostate cancer cells under hypoxic conditions
Methods of Induction of Cellular Senescence
Investigating the ovarian alternative splicing landscape during reproductive aging and the impact on ovarian function
2025 Research Day Sponsors
The Office of Research and the Research Advisory Committee would like to thank this year’s sponsors for their generous contributions to Research Day, 2025.
BioLegend From Revvity
Copy Connection LLC
Illumina
Orangetheory Fitness
beem® Light Sauna
Individual Sponsor:
Anonymous Donor
Questions?
Contact the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Office of Research:
VHS-EVMSResearch@odu.edu
757-446-8480
