Research Day 2026

Join the CU Anschutz Department of Medicine for Research Day on Tuesday, April 14th, at the Donald M. Elliman Conference Center for our annual event. This gathering showcases our achievements in basic, translational, clinical, and outcomes research.

NEW: Professional Research Staff Programming

Professional Research Staff are invited to join Research Day! From 9-11am the agenda focuses on making connections across the Department of Medicine, collaboration across teams and cores, and career development for Research Professionals. More information coming soon!

Agenda Highlights

NEW: Professional Research Staff programming offered from 9-11am.

 Welcome from Vineet Chopra, MBBS MD MSc, Robert W. Schrier Endowed Chair, Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine.

Circadian System Control of Cardiometabolic Function – Relevance for Disease keynote presentation by Frank A.J.L. Scheer, PhD, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Medical Chronobiology Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Poster Sessions 

Department of Medicine Research Highlights

Ron Vagnozzi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Medicine – Cardiology

Eszter Vladar, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine – Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care

Vicki Catenacci, MD, Professor, Medicine – Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes

Amiran Baduashvili, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine – Hospital Medicine

Lightning Talks – speakers to be announced