Trainee Research Day

About the event

Radiology Trainee Research Day is the Department of Radiology’s annual research showcase celebrating the scholarly achievements of trainees. The event highlights innovative work across imaging science, clinical research, artificial intelligence, translational research, quality improvement, and medical education. Through poster and oral presentations, trainees share their work with faculty and peers while fostering mentorship, collaboration, and scientific discovery.

Radiology Trainee Research Day provides trainees the opportunity to present research projects and engage with faculty and colleagues across the department. Participants include medical students, residents, fellows, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research staff involved in radiology research.

2026 Radiology Trainee Research Day

Relevant Dates

• Abstract Submission Guidelines

  Eligible Participants

  • Radiology Residents
  • Fellows
  • Graduate Students
  • Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Medical Students with a Radiology research project
  • Research Assistants or Research Associates who started after June 01, 2023

  Presentation Categories

  • Scientific Presentation – Basic Science or Clinical Science
    Summarizing the details of original investigative research.
  • Educational Poster
    Designed to teach or review some aspects of clinical imaging.
  • Quality Improvement Poster
    Quality improvement abstracts describe quality assessment and improvement initiatives that improve patient care or services.

  Presentation Criteria

  • Scientific abstracts may be selected for either oral or traditional poster presentation.
  • Educational and Quality Improvement abstracts will be presented as traditional posters.
  • Instructions for each presentation category will be provided upon acceptance.
  • Presentations may have been shown previously during the current academic year or may also be presented at future conferences or meetings.
  • Presentations must differ from any previous Trainee Research Day presentations.
  • Posters created for or presented at other conferences may be used if the abstract is accepted to TRD.

  Formatting Requirements

  • Submit a single PDF
  • Abstract must fit on one page
  • Up to 2 figures (tables, charts, graphs, images)
  • Main text (introduction, methods, results, conclusions) not to exceed 300 words

  Formatting Details

  • Main text font no smaller than 10pt (Arial)
  • Figure captions no smaller than 9pt (Arial)
  • Margins no smaller than 0.5"
  • Maximum of 3 sub-figures per figure

  • Create abstract → convert to PDF → upload

  Judging Criteria

  • Organization / methods
  • Importance of findings
  • Clarity and appearance

  Other Notes

  • A Poster/Oral Presentation is a postdoctoral certificate course.
  • Postdoctoral researchers who present at Trainee Research Day are eligible to enroll and receive credit.
  • Applicants may submit up to two abstracts.
  • The two abstracts must be significantly different. Due to limited space and to avoid replication, judges reserve the right to recommend consolidation.
  • Presenters will be notified by April 3, 2026, whether they are selected for an oral presentation or a traditional poster.

  Please upload abstracts by the deadline here: Abstract Submission Form.Please fill out all fields in the form.

• Hosts, Planning Chair & Keynote Speaker

  Hosted by: Martin Pomper, M.D., Ph.D.

  Planning Committee Chair: Elena Vinogradov, Ph.D.

  Keynote Speaker: Daniel Kim, Ph.D.

Past Keynote Speakers

• 2025 Maryellen Giger, Ph.D.

  Keynote Address:
  AI and Data Science in Medical Imaging: Contributions and Commentaries

  Maryellen Giger, Ph.D.
  A.N. Pritzker Distinguished Service
  Professor of Radiology
  University of Chicago

• 2024 Vikas Gulani, M.D., Ph.D.

  Keynote Address:
  Developing Research Ideas: Moving from Problem to Project to Program

  Vikas Gulani, M.D., Ph.D.
  Fred Jenner Hodges Professor and Chair of Radiology
  Co-Director, Michigan Institute for Imaging Technology and Translation
  Michigan Medicine

• 2023 David Mankoff, M.D., Ph.D.

  Keynote Address:
  Biomarker Imaging to Drive Precision Oncology

  David Mankoff, M.D., Ph.D.
  Matthew J. Wilson Professor of Radiology
  Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Radiology
  Associate Director of Education and Training, Abramson Cancer Center
  University of Pennsylvania

• 2022 Martin G. Pomper, M.D., Ph.D.

  Keynote Address:
  Precision Imaging

  Martin G. Pomper, M.D., Ph.D.
  Henry N. Wagner, Jr., M.D. Professor
  Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science
  Associate Dean for Entrepreneurship and Technology Development
  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• 2021 Clare M. Tempany, M.D.

  Keynote Address:
  Image Guided Therapy: A Personal Perspective and an Update from the National Center for Image-Guided Therapy

  Clare M. Tempany, M.D.
  Ferenc Jolesz MD Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
  Vice Chair of Radiology Research, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

• 2020 Miriam Bredella, M.D., FACR

  Keynote Address:
  Advanced Imaging of Body Composition: Sex Differences and Metabolic Risk

  Miriam Bredella, M.D., FACR

Past Trainee Research Day Highlights

• 2025

  Hosted by: Ivan Pedrosa, M.D., Ph.D. & Julie Champine, M.D.

  Planning Committee Chair: Elena Vinogradov, Ph.D.

  Keynote Speaker: Maryellen Giger, M.D., Ph.D.

  Awards

  • Best Clinical Science Oral Presentation
    Nil Saez Calveras, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science Oral Presentation
    Nazia Hafeez, M.S.
  • Best Clinical Science Traditional Poster
    1st – Colin Shan
    2nd – Anika Gopal
    3rd – Sreeja Sanampudi, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science Traditional Poster
    1st – Hussein Akafzade, Ph.D.
    2nd – Marian Awadalla, Ph.D.
    3rd – Shea Garland, B.S.
  • Best Educational / Quality Poster
    1st – James Holcomb, B.S.
    2nd – Alexander Asturias, D.O.
• 2024

  Hosted by: Ivan Pedrosa, M.D., Ph.D. & Julie Champine, M.D.

  Planning Committee Chair: Elena Vinogradov, Ph.D.

  Keynote Speaker: Vikas Gulani, M.D., Ph.D.

  Awards

  • Best Clinical Science Oral Presentation
    Alexander Asturias, D.O., M.S.
  • Best Basic Science Oral Presentation
    Marian Awadalla, Ph.D.
  • Best Clinical Science Traditional Poster Presentation
    1st – Afrouz Ataei, Ph.D.
    2nd – Angela He, B.S.
    3rd – Courtney Koplyay, B.S.
  • Best Basic Science Traditional Poster Presentation
    1st – Tyrell Pruitt, Ph.D.
    2nd – James Holcomb, B.S.
    3rd – Shelby Harris, B.S.
  • Best Educational / Quality Poster Presentation
    1st – Veena Peraka, B.S.
    2nd – Paulo Kuriki, M.D.
• 2023

  Hosted by: Joseph Maldjian, M.D. & Craig Morriss, M.D.

  Planning Committee Chair: Ananth Madhuranthakam, Ph.D.

  Keynote Speaker: David Mankoff, M.D., Ph.D.

  Awards

  • Best Clinical Science Oral Presentation
    Shan Su, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science Oral Presentation
    Shelby Harris, B.S.
  • Best Clinical Science E-Poster Presentation
    1st – James Holcomb, B.S.
    2nd – Shruti Mahale, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science E-Poster Presentation
    1st – Limin Zhou, B.S.
    2nd – Tyrell Pruitt, Ph.D.
  • Best Clinical Science Traditional Poster Presentation
    1st – Pallavi Srivastava, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.
    2nd – Zabecca Brinson, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science Traditional Poster Presentation
    1st – Emily Buchanan, B.S.
    2nd – Natalie Bell, B.S.
  • Best Educational / Quality Poster Presentation
    1st – Amy Mu, B.A.
    2nd – Jacob Fleming, M.D.
• 2022

  Hosted by: Ivan Pedrosa, M.D., Ph.D. & Craig Morriss, M.D.

  Planning Committee Chair: Ananth Madhuranthakam, Ph.D.

  Keynote Speaker: Martin G. Pomper, M.D., Ph.D.

  Awards

  • Best Clinical Science Oral Presentation
    Daniel Parrot, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science Oral Presentation
    Cynthia Co, B.S.
  • Best Clinical Science E-Poster Presentation
    1st – James Holcomb, B.S.
    2nd – Shruti Mahale, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science E-Poster Presentation
    1st – Ali Tejani, M.D.
    2nd – Emily Buchanan, B.S.
  • Best Clinical Science Traditional Poster Presentation
    1st – Manu Goyal, Ph.D.
    2nd – Louis C Vasquez, M.S.
  • Best Basic Science Traditional Poster Presentation
    1st – Emily Buchanan, B.S.
    2nd – Natalie Bell, B.S.
  • Best Educational / Quality Poster Presentation
    Mortadha Al-Kinani, M.D.
  • Special Recognition for Oral Presentation in Trainee Research Day
    Elizabeth Chen
• 2021

  Hosted by: Ivan Pedrosa, M.D., Ph.D. & Craig Morriss, M.D.

  Planning Committee Chair: Ananth Madhuranthakam, Ph.D.

  Keynote Speaker: Clare M. Tempany, M.D.

  Awards

  • Best Clinical Science Oral Presentation
    Fabrico Stewan Feltrin, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science Oral Presentation
    Sina Khorsandi, B.S.E.
  • Best Clinical Science E-Poster Presentation
    1st – William Christopher Smith, M.D.
    2nd – Dogan Polat, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science E-Poster Presentation
    1st – Yiming Wang, M.S.
    2nd – Paulina Gonzalez, Ph.D.
  • Best Educational / Quality E-Poster Presentation
    1st – Richard William Ahn, M.D., Ph.D.
    2nd – Arzu Canan, M.D.
    2nd – Meng Zhang, M.D.
• 2020

  Hosted by: Robert Lenkinski, Ph.D. & Craig Morriss, M.D.

  Planning Committee Chair: Ananth Madhuranthakam, Ph.D.

  Keynote Speaker: Miriam Bredella, M.D.

  Awards

  • Best Clinical Science Oral Presentation
    Chandan Ganesh Bangalore Yogananda, M.S.
  • Best Basic Science Oral Presentation
    Divya Reddy, M.S.
  • Best Clinical Science E-Poster Presentation
    1st – Sahil Nalawade, M.S.
    2nd – Dogan Polat, M.D.
  • Best Basic Science E-Poster Presentation
    1st – Danny Lin, B.S.
    2nd – Paulina Gonzalez, Ph.D.
  • Best Educational E-Poster Presentation
    1st – Nathan Mielke, D.O.
    2nd – Eve Sharifi, B.S.