Below is an overview of the education and networking opportunities offered at Translational Science 2023. The in-person meeting will take place in Washington, DC and all meeting times will be listed in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone (EDT) unless otherwise specified. Schedule subject to change.
Activities marked with an asterisk* require pre-registration.
Monday, April 17 (Pre-Meeting Activities)
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM |
Registration Hours
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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings*
- Scholar SIG Meeting | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- BERD SIG Meeting | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Research Operations and Administration SIG Meeting | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
- Evaluation SIG Thematic & Business Meeting | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Informatics SIG Meeting | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (JEDI) SIG Meeting | 1:30 - 4:30 PM
- Clinical Research Professional Taskforce (CRPT) SIG Meeting | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
- PACER SIG Annual Meeting | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
- Research Education Professionals SIG Meeting | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
The State of the Field |
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
Scholar Career Pathways, Sponsored by PhRMA Foundation* |
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
CR Forum Top 10 Dinner (invite only) |
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
SIG Reception* |
Tuesday, April 18
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Registration Hours
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Keynote Presentation with Dr. Roland Thorpe, Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity at John Hopkins University |
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
Concurrent Sessions |
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Scholars Networking with Federal Training Partners* |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch
- Trainee Networking Lunch* | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
- JCTS Editors' Lunch | 12:00 - 1:00 PM (invite only)
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1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
Capitol Visit Training* |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Poster Reception |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
BERD Dinner* |
Wednesday, April 19
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
Registration Hours
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8:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Speed Mentoring Sessions* |
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
Concurrent Sessions |
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
Concurrent Sessions |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Mock Study Section* |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
Oral Poster Presentations |
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM |
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Poster Reception |
Thursday, April 20
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Registration Hours
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Keynote Panel Presentation with PCORI, NCATS, and AHRQ
- Nakela Cook, MD, MPH, Executive Director at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
- Joni Rutter, PhD, Director at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
- Robert Valdez, PhD, MHSA, Director of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Concurrent Sessions |
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
CTSA Steering Committee Meeting |
Friday, April 21