HEAR Symposium 2026

All are welcome to attend the 19th Annual UCSF Health Equity and Anti-Racism Research (HEAR) Symposium taking place on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 8 AM – 3:30 PM, at Mission Bay Conference Center. Register is free.  tiny.ucsf.edu/HEAR.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH. Dr. Carrasquillo serves as Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research, Co-Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Center Institute, and Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His advisory roles include the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood (NHLBI) Advisory Council; chair of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Clinical Trails Advisory Panel, and chair of the Journal of General Internal Medicine editorial board. Dr. Carrasquillo holds over 25 years leading NIH-funded clinical, community-based health, and multi-center research projects, including as Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI) for the NIH All of Us program.

HEAR Symposium offers AI-enabled live translation in 10 languages – smartphone or tablet required. UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in our event due to a disability, please contact Brooks Bigart by emailing brooksley.bigart@ucsf.edu as soon as possible.

UCSF endeavors to create greater understanding and supports the exchange of diverse ideas. The views and opinions of guest speakers on campus are their own and may not reflect the perspective of the University.

For more information, please visit the symposium webpage: tiny.ucsf.edu/HEAR.