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.
pH-responsive Intravaginal Electrospun Fibers Containing CatSper Inhibitor and Tenofovir: A Novel Multipurpose Non-Hormonal Contraception and HIV Prevention Technology
Topical tenofovir alafenamide/elvitegravir insert for on-demand protection against mucosal HIV-1 infection: proof-of-concept from bench to clinic
Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with sodium bicarbonate supplementation protocols: A systematic review
Limiting CD40-TRAF6 signaling reduces seizures
Ovulatory Signals Stimulate Active Theca Cell Migration
Genomic Characterization of Community-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates to Inform Therapeutic Development
Breaking Barriers, Building Knowledge: Delivering Evidence-Based and Trauma-Informed Sexual Health Education to Youth in Residential Care
Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma Unmasking Common Variable Immunodeficiency: A Case Report and Review of Immunologic Links
From Pleural to Peculiar: An Unintended Tracheal Journey
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
