Agenda

2026 UCLA KUHR-TN Conference

KUHR-TN National Conference Overview

Time	Event	Event
Arrivals	Check in to your accommodations	TBD

Time	Event	Location
7:30AM – 8:30AM	Conference Registration and Breakfast	Luskin Centennial Ballroom
8:45AM – 9:00AM	Welcome Remarks	Luskin Centennial Ballroom
9:00AM – 10:00AM	Keynote #1: Research Career Strategies in the Age of Disruption- Brennan Spiegel	Luskin Auditorium
	Luca Lotta
10:00AM – 10:30 AM	Trainee Oral Presentations	TBD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Coffee Break-networking	Luskin Centennial Ballroom
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM	Keynote #2: Biomedical Industry Perspective	Luskin Centennial Ballroom
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Panel Q&A: Careers in Biomedical Industry	Luskin Centennial Ballroom
12:30PM – 2:00PM	Scientific Matchmaking/Lunch
2:00PM – 2:55PM	U2C/TL1 Faculty and Staff Meeting with NIDDK KUH Program Officers (U2C/TL1 faculty only	TBD
2:00PM – 2:55PM	Breakout sessions (concurrent, trainees pick 1)	TBD
3:00PM – 4:00PM	Network Core meeting- (U2C/TL1 faculty only)	TBD
	Professional Development Core meeting-(U2C/TL1 faculty only)	TBD
	Training Core Meeting - \ (U2C/TL1 faculty only)	TBD
	Program Evaluation Working Group	TBD
	Breakout sessions (concurrent, trainees pick 1)	TBD
4:00PM - 4:30PM	Break	TBD
4:30PM – 5:30PM	Trainee Rapid Fire Session	TBD
5:30PM – 6:30PM	Trainee Poster Session (Group 1	TBD
6:30PM	Welcome Reception	TBD

Time	Event	Location
7:30AM – 9:00AM	Breakfast	Luskin Centennial Ballroom
8:00AM – 9:00AM	KUHR-TN Trainees meeting with Program Officers - (U2C/TL1 trainees only)	TBD
9:00AM – 10:00AM	Keynote Speaker #3: Bacteria nucleate kidney stones	Luskin Centennial Ballroom
	Kymora Scotland
10:00AM – 10:30AM	Trainee Oral Presentation	TBD
10:30AM – 11:00AM	Coffee Break
11:00AM – 12:30PM	Trainee Rapid Fire Sessions – Group 2 (concurrent, everyone pick 1)
	Session 1A: Basic and Translational Research (15)
	Session 1B: Clinical and Health Services Research (15)
12:30 – 1:30PM	Trainee Poster Session and Buffet Lunch
1:30 PM	Closing Remarks