Rehabilitation Institute Research Day

Co-sponsored by the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School of Medicine, the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute.

We are excited to host the following distinguished keynote speakers:
Brenes Lecture: Dr. Walter Koroshetz
Immediate past Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health; Senior Advisor to the Dana Foundation
Presents: “Thoughts on new ways to improve function after injuries to the nervous system”

SHRS Lecture: Dr. Julius Fridriksson 
Vice President for Research, SmartState Endowed Chair of Memory and Brain Function, USC Health Sciences Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina
Presents: “Rethinking aphasia severity and treatment outcome through brain health”

Abstracts will be accepted in the following categories: 
Resident  I  Post-doc  I  Pre-doc/Master’s
Medical Student  I  Undergraduate  I  Staff

The abstract winner in each category will receive a $250 prize and will be selected for a 15-minute oral presentation. All other abstracts will be invited to compete as poster presentations for $50 awards for each trainee category. Case studies will be accepted as posters but will not be considered for awards.
Submit Abstracts Here

The UPMC Rehabilitation Institute Research Day is supported by the valued contributions of Dr. Corina Bondi of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Dr. Michael Walsh Dickey of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Communication Science & Disorders.