Research Day at STAR campus

2024 CARDIOVASCULAR Research Symposium

The Center Of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Health

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

North Atrium, Health Sciences Complex

540 S. College Ave, Newark, DE 19713

8:30 am - 1:00 pm

Register now, registration closes Monday, October 7th 5:00 pm.

Research Symposium 2024

*Event registration needs to be filled out by all those attending, including individuals who have filled out the form for abstract submission*

Event Schedule

Time

Event/Topic

8:30 am

Registration and Light Breakfast

8:50 am

Welcome Remarks

David Edwards, PhD,
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology,
PI Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Health

9:00-9:35 am

Keynote: Targeting Arterial Stiffness for Dementia Prevention

Timothy Hughes, PhD
Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine

9:40 - 10:00 am

High Intensity Walking Training After Stroke

Darcy Reisman, PhD, PT
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Academic Director, Neurologic & Older Adult Clinic

10:00am-10:20 am

Narrative-based approaches to promote lifestyle change among African Americans with Hypertension

Yendelela Cuffee, PhD, MPH, 
Associate Professor, Program in Epidemiology

10:20-10:40 am

A Whole Village and Beyond: Developing AI-based Clinical Decision Support Tools for Obesity Prevention

Rahmat Beheshti, PhD, 
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer & Information Sciences, Data Science Institute

10:40-12:00 pm

Poster Session and Lunch 

12:00-12:35 pm

Keynote: Do Biological and Social Factors Contribute to Human Vascular Physiology?

Sushant Ranadive, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, School of Public Health

12:45 - 1:00 pm Closing Comments and Poster Awards

SPECIAL NOTE: The University of Delaware will have photographers and videographers at this event. By attending this event, you grant the University of Delaware permission to publish or display photographic or video images of you. Images may be used in any promotional material, publications or other applications. Please let us know if you have any concerns.

REGISTRATION

Registration closes Monday, October 7th 5:00 pm

*Event registration needs to be filled out by all those attending, including individuals who have filled out the form for abstract submission*

Poster abstract submission

Submission deadline is Friday, October 4th 5:00 pm. 

 

Guidelines

  • Abstracts should be focused on a cardiovascular health topic and submitted by 5pm, Friday, October 4th.
  • By submitting an abstract, you are constituting a commitment to present.
  • Abstracts presented at other meetings qualify.
  • Word count for abstract text must be 250 or less.
  • Authors submitting abstracts are responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have been notified.
  • An author may not present more than one abstract.
  • Submitting authors will be notified within one week of submission whether they have been accepted: we are limited to 40 poster presentations.
  • Printed posters should be portrait orientation and no larger than 36” X 48”

 

*Event registration must be completed separately*