Below is the tentative schedule for Research Day 2026, more details and updates are to come as speakers, events, and plans are finalized.
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsor, VHS Service Provider, and VHS Core Facility Exhibition |
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Waitzer Hall rooms 100 and 200 |
| Opening Remarks | 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Waitzer Hall Room 300, Pizza will be served, raffle tickets distributed Will also be streamed via Zoom |
| Presentation of Faculty Awards | 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 Will also be streamed via Zoom |
| Keynote Lecture | 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 Will also be streamed via Zoom |
| Keynote door prize raffle drawing & event announcements | 12:45 PM - 12:50 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 |
| Short break Visit sponsor, service provider, and core facility tables |
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM | Waitzer Hall Rooms 100 and 200 |
| Poster Session A | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Waitzer Hall Rooms 100 and 200 depending on poster number Refreshments served & raffle tickets distributed |
| Short break Visit sponsor, service provider, and core facility tables |
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Waitzer Hall Rooms 100 and 200 |
| Platform (Oral) Presentations | 2:15 PM – 3:35 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 - Hot beverages served, raffle tickets distributed Will also be streamed via Zoom |
| Oral Presentations door prize raffle drawing & event announcements | 3:35 PM - 3:40 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 |
| Short break Visit sponsor, service provider, and core facility tables |
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM | Waitzer Hall Rooms 100 and 200 |
| Poster Session B | 3:50 PM – 4:50 PM | Waitzer Hall Rooms 100 and 200 depending on poster number Refreshments served & raffle tickets distributed |
| Poster Session Raffle Drawing, Presentation of Poster Awards and Closing Remarks | 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM | Waitzer Hall Room 300 |
PO Box 1980
VA 23501