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.
Not All Who Stagger are Drunk: Ocular and Gait Abnormalities in a Young Adult
An educational case on bacterial rhinosinusitis and brain abscess formation; and a review of the pathophysiology of infection seeding through the sinuses.
Cystic Neck Masses: Differential Etiologies and a Case of Suspected Fourth Branchial Cleft Cyst
Unmasking the Source: Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis as a Hidden Cause of Recurrent Chest Pain and Neurological Deficits
Diagnosing Systemic Sclerosis: Don't Buy the Buerger
Post-Ictal Psychosis Following Polysubstance Overdose
Lithium's Masking of Thyroid Biomarkers in a Hyperthyroid State
Shunt Happens: A Case of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Migration into the Lung
Serial Cross-Sectional Imaging of Necrotizing Pancreatitis secondary to Ozempic (semaglutide) use
Individual Sponsor:
Anonymous Donor
Questions?
Contact the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Office of Research:
VHS-EVMSResearch@odu.edu
757-446-8480