Agenda

2026 Annual Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Health Biomedical Research Day

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Location: Auditorium H, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and additional breakout areas

9:00 AM Welcome & Event Opening

  • Susan Roberts, PhD - Senior Associate Dean for Foundational Research, Geisel School of Medicine
  • Jennifer Hunt, MD, MEd, Dean - Geisel School of Medicine
9:20 AM Keynote Lecture:

  • Monica Bertagnolli, MD - President, National Academy of Medicine
10:10 AM The President’s Strategic Research Initiatives

  • Matthew F. Delmont, PhD - Interim Provost, Dartmouth
10:25 AM Break with Coffee and Snacks
10:40 AM AI in Biomedical Research at Dartmouth
12:25 PM Lunch and Student Research Posters
2:00 PM Large infrastructure Grants – Panel Discussion and Q&A
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Breakout Sessions in three tracks:

  • Rural Health - Chairs: Paul Barr, PhD, MSc and Mark Creager, MD
  • Biomolecular Design - Chairs: David Leib, PhD and Michael Ragusa, PhD
  • Neuroscience and Brain Health - Chairs: Karen Blackmon, PhD and Marnie Halpern, PhD
5:00 - 6:00 PM Medical Student Poster Session and Reception