UH Research & Education Institute and Ventures hosted the 3rd UH Research & Innovation Day on Nov. 5, 2021 to celebrate the rich legacy of history of producing healthcare leaders. Our world-class programs guide more than 1,000 residents and fellows each year, training them to become healthcare leaders in their respective fields, both nationally and internationally.
Keynote Speakers
From Lake Wobegon to Stockholm via Adelbert Road Peter Agre, MD, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Director - Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, 2003 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, UH Alumnus Watch Presentation
Four Questions Every Innovation Leaders Needs to Ask: How to Create a Powerful Value Proposition and Use It to Accelerate Innovation Brandon Cornuke, Vice President - Startup Services, MAGNET Watch Presentation
Presentations
Opening Remarks & Academic Overview Mukesh Jain, MD Watch Presentation
Heme-Driven Immune Suppression Kenneth Remy, MD Watch Presentation
Myeloid-Directed Immune Modulation Therapies for Sarcoma Alex Huang, MD, PhD Watch Presentation
Targeting Neutrophils in Thrombosis: Leading from the Back Lalitha Nayak, MD Watch Presentation
A new CAR-T Cell Therapy for B Cell Cancers Reshmi Parameswaran, PhD (This presentation cannot be viewed due to publication rights)
Developing Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles for Immunotherapy of Glioblastoma Dionysios Watson, MD, PhD Watch Presentation
Immunohematologic Profiles and Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Risk David Zidar, MD, PhD Watch Presentation
Convergent Connected Cardiovascular Health Through Environmental Transformation Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD Watch Presentation
Medtech Flyers Awardee Presentations
UH Ventures and Research & Education Institute partnered together to source and fund promising early-stage medical device concepts. The funding will lift novel ideas and concepts that need early support for the development and have a clear commercial pathway with a meaningful impact on patient care.
$25,000 Award Recipients
Concept: Vaginal Dilator System
Team: Colin Drummond, PhD, Adonis Hijaz, MD, Shubham Gupta, MD
Concept: TheraPee to Go
Team: Eva Johnson, MD, Mary Dombrowski, APRN, Lynn Woo, MD
$15,000 Award Recipients
Concept: Robotic Port Retention Sleeve
Team: Ryan Juza, MD, Jeffrey Marks, MD, Amitabh Chak, MD, Daniel Hashimoto, MD, Steve Schomisch, PhD