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Theme

The theme for this year’s Clinical Research Day is “Bridging Academia and Industry for Therapeutic Development”. Visit the Clinical Research Day Event Portal to access all events.

When

Thursday, October 12th, 2023 | 8am – 12pm

Where

Hybrid event via our Clinical Research Day Portal and live in O’Keeffe Auditorium

8am - 9am | Keynote Speaker

Topic: Humanizing Drug Discovery

Keynote Speaker:

David Altshuler, MD, PhD

Executive Vice President of Global Research and Chief Scientific Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Link to Bio

9am - 10am | Panel Discussion

Topic: Bridging Academia and Industry for Therapeutic Development

Moderator:

Judy Hung, MD

Director, Division of Clinical Research, MGH Research Institute

Panelists:

David Altshuler, MD, PhD

Executive Vice President of Global Research and Chief Scientific Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Gabriela Apiou, PhD

Director of Strategic Alliances for MGH Research Institute, Director of Translational Research Core for Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School

Maurizio Fava, MD

Chair of Psychiatry, Vice Chair, the MGH Executive Committee on Research, Executive Director of MGH Psychiatry Clinical Trials Network & Institute (CTNI), Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Research, Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD

Co-Director, MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI), Professor at Harvard Medical School, Physician Scientist at the Healey Center for ALS at MGH and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital