The 2025-2026 APSA Northeast regional conference is designed to bring together current physician-scientist trainees as well as undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career medicine and research. For more regional meetings please go to the APSA website
This conference is designed for undergraduate and postbac students interested in pursuing a physician-scientist career, Current MD/DO-PhD students, residents and fellows engaged in research, early-career physician-scientists and established physician-scientists interested in mentoring the next generation
To register, fill out the appropriate form based on your training stage.
To be considered for poster or oral (flash talk) presentations, an abstract needs to be submitted on a seperate Google Form. Finally, to help offset travel expenses, we will be distributing travel awards to trainees.
The meeting will be taking place at the Flaum Atrium at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Consider flying to the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) located a few miles from the University of Rochetser campus
Amtrak trains from Boston, New York and Toronto stop at the Louise M. Slaughter station.
Stony Brook University is easily accesible by car. Parking options are avilable.
The closest hotel to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is the Hilton Garden Inn
University of Rochester is committed to accessibility. All conference venues and recommended accommodations are ADA-compliant. If you require any specific accommodations, please contact us at mstprochester@gmail.com for any assistance
Time | Session | Features & Speakers |
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8:30a | Check-In | Coffee, Breakfast, Poster Set-Up, Mingle |
9:00a | Introductions from Stony Brook University and APSA |
This session will feature opening remarks from the Deans of Stony Brook Medicine and an APSA representative
Peter Igarashi, MD Michael Frohman, MD, PhD Rohini Guin (APSA) |
9:30a | Keynote I: Pioneering Clinical Investigation |
This session features a career physician-scientist who will share details about their career and personal journey, sharing pearls of wisdom along the way.
Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD |
10:20a | Plenary Session I: Communicating your Science Beyond the Laboratory |
This session will feature three perspectives for communicating science based on the intended audience. Each speaker will have 20 minutes.
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11:20a | Flash talks | Graduate students will present their accepted flash talks |
12:00p | Lunch | Lunch, Introductions and ice-breaker questions with tablemates |
1:00p | Poster Session | Poster presentations from all trainees (undergraduates through graduate school) |
2:00p | Roundtable Discussion | This session gathers several roundtable facilitators. Attendees can select which group to join. We will ask attendees to rotate every 20 minutes. The roundtable topics include:
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3:00p | Keynote II: Fireside Chat with an Icon |
This session features a speaker who can speak to their illustrious career across sectors as a physician-scientist leader.
Harold Varmus, MD |
4:00p | Admissions Panel Discussion | This session will include two concurrent panels based on trainee-specific needs
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5:00p | Closing Remarks | Isabelle Kwan (APSA) |
5:00p onwards | Social at The Bench |
Come mix and mingle with other attendees! Location: 1095 North Country Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States |
Jeanette D. Hsu Endowed Chair in Cell Biology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lewis Thomas University Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University
Mears & Jameson Professor and Deputy Chair for Translational Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
Henrik H. Bendixen Professor & Vice Chair for Research, Columbia University
Knapp Dean, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
Assistant Professor of Practice, SBU School of Communication & Journalism; Professional Programming Lead, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
Director, Diversity Initiatives, Renaissance School of Medicine
Associate Vice President and Head of DC Office for Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, Stony Brook University
Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University
Associate Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Diseases. Director of ABIM Research Pathway, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Mount Sinai
Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Stony Brook University
Diversity Outreach Coordinator, Stony Brook University
Assistant Dean For Student Diversity and Aligned Pre-Doctoral Programs & Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, SBU Cancer Center, Stony Brook University
Chief of Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University
Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stony Brook University
Alda-Certified Facilitator, Assistant Professor of Practice, Stony Brook University
MD-PhD candidate at Stony Brook University
Medical Student Trustee of the AMA
Rohini Guin
Conference Chair
Isabelle Kwan
Conference Chair
Natalie Lo
Conference Chair
Shrey Thaker
Conference Chair
Anthony Chesebro
Conference Chair
Alexander Cicala
Events Committee
Allison Galante
PR Committee
Camelia Zheng
Outreach Committee
Danielle Xie
Grants Committee
Julian Maceren
Events Committee
Margalit Mitzner
Outreach Committee
Naheel Khatri
Grants Committee
Raisa Karim
PR Committee