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Highlights from Discover Brigham 2020

Discover Brigham 2020

Thursday, November 12, 2019 11:00am – 4pm, Virtual Event

Discover Brigham was held virtually this year, the research, innovation and science at the Brigham was brought to life digitally by those who presented their captivating sessions, demos and posters.

Advancing science has never been more critical or time-sensitive as it is right now, given the global pandemic, but it has also never been so inspiring. Our researchers and scientists work every day to change and uplift the global conditions that have impacted our lives. In this year’s Discover Brigham, we came together to create an event that echoed the many strong voices heard around the world calling for change and progress.

On November 12th, the Brigham Research Institute hosted six exciting sessions, nine live demonstrations and featured close to 100 scientific posters at the poster session.

Agenda: Posters, Sessions & Demos

  • Poster Session & Demos
  • Rock the Mic: Postdoc Fast Pitch
  • What We Know About COVID-19
  • Hey Briggie: The use of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Patient Safety and Experience
  • Committing to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Clinical Research: The Time is Now
  • Getting Ahead: Advances in Food and Drug Allergy
  • What’s Sex Got To Do With It? Risk and Management of Autoimmune Disease
Ann Wooley, MD highlights the Brigham’s role in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Awards and Prize Winners

One of the sessions held at Discover Brigham was the exciting Postdoc Fast Pitch, during which four brave postdoctoral fellows pitched their projects to an audience. The $1,000 prize was decided by audience vote and the recipient of this prize was Jessica Williams, BS, MSc, PhD, a research fellow in Surgery and Cardiac Surgery who won with her project, “The Effect of Artery Shape on Patient Risk.”

Discover Brigham in the Media

This year, we were thrilled to see attendees from The Boston Globe, WBUR, Boston Herald, STAT News, and USA Today. The Boston Herald published an article highlighting the event, which was also featured on Channel 7 News.

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2018 Discover Brigham

20181107, Wednesday, November 7, 2018, Boston, MA, USA, Brigham Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brigham Research Institute held their annual Discover Brigham campus-wide research day on Wednesday November 7, 2018. Discover Brigham Sessions: (in order of appearance) Zinner Breakout Room 1:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.: Trauma and Violence: Informing Our Research Agenda (Neurosciences Research Center) 1:50 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.: Human Models to Study Human Diseases: Why Not? (Immunologic and Infectious Diseases Research Center) 3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.: Long Live the Lung (Lung Research Center) 4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.: Experts Weigh In: Pathways to Weight Loss (CVDM Research Center) Zinner Boardroom 1:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.: A Community Conversation on Equity in Precision Medicine: Making All of Us Work for All of Us (Genomics Research Center) 1:50 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.: Cancer (Cancer Research Center) 3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.: Boning Up on the Connection Between Muscle and Bone (Musculoskeletal Research Center) 4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.: Women Are Not Men: Why Sex Matters (Women’s Health Research Center) Hale Conference Room 1:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.: Successful Innovation at an Academic Medical Center (BCRISP) 1:50 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.: Sleep Well, Live Well: Why Sleep Matters to Health (Sleep Medicine) Bornstein Amphitheater 3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.: Research Open Mic: Postdocs Present Their Research 4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.: No Wrong Door: Cutting-Edge Opioid Use Disorder Treatment at Brigham Health (Opioids) Lunch 12 p.m.: Cabot Atrium, Zinner Conference Center, HBTM Café Atrium Demos 12 p.m.: Cabot Atrium, 75 Francis Street Lobby, Mezzanine (near Gift shop), Miller Atrium, HBTM Café Atrium, Hale Conference Room Posters 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Poster will be located for viewing throughout the hospital Awards Ceremony and Reception 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Hale Building for Transformative Medicine – Café Atrium 12 p.m. •Demos in various locations throughout hos

Thursday, November 7th, 2018, 12PM – 5PM, Hospital-wide

More than 500 people attended Discover Brigham on November 7th to take part in a day of innovation, education, and, of course, discovery.

While it is impossible to squeeze the infinite amount of research that is currently being done at the Brigham into just six hours, this annual event showcases our researchers and highlights the amazing work they do on a daily basis.

Patients, employees, media personnel and the general public had the chance to attend their choice of 12 different sessions ranging from weight loss to sleep medicine to opioid treatment. The more interactive portion of the day included 15 demonstrations, at which attendees could participate in meditative chair yoga, practice tourniquet application and learn to identify non-melanoma skin cancer.

Researchers also had the opportunity to share their work by participating in the poster session, where electronic poster boards lined the hospital’s hallways and lobbies. The event culminated with the highly anticipated awards ceremony which honored all 2018 BRI award recipients, most notably, the BRI Director’s Transformative Award recipient and the BRIght Futures Prize winner. Events such as Discover Brigham help convey and celebrate the tireless dedication of our researchers, who are pivotal to the success and progress of the Brigham.

Thank you to all who attended, we hope you enjoyed it!