2026 DHLRI Research Symposium
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
10am-3pm
Energy Advancement and Innovation Center
DHLRI is excited to extend our annual Research Day programming to include a new half-day research symposium. This year's symposium will focus on the genetic basis of heart and lung diseases and will feature short talks from several OSU and NCH PIs, along with a panel discussion that includes our Research Day keynote speaker, Calum MacRae, MD, PhD. The symposium is designed to foster innovation and collaboration among our members while encouraging the development and submission of large, collaborative grant proposals.
More information about the program can be found below.
Registration for the 2026 DHLRI Research Symposium is now closed.
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10:00 - 10:10am Welcome and Opening Remarks 10:10 - 11:10am Session 1 - Genetic Basis of Inherited Heart and Lung Diseases
(3 talks x 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A)
11:10am - 11:30am Coffee Break 11:30am - 12:30pm Session 2 - Genetic Basis and Therapeutic Targets of Acquired Heart and Lung Diseases
(3 talks x 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A)
12:30pm - 1:05pm Lunch 1:05pm - 1:50pm Panel - Genetics-Based Drug Discovery 1:50pm - 2:50pm Session 3 - From Genome to Function: Population Genetics of Heart and Lung Diseases
(3 talks x 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A)
2:50pm - 3:00pm Closing Remarks
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Session 1
Ray Hershberger, MD - Moderator
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Cardiovascular Medicine and Human GeneticsIsabelle Deschenes, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
Bernie Frick Research Chair in Heart Failure and ArrhythmiaElizabeth Jordan, LCGC
Associate Professor - Clinical, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Director, Division of Human GeneticsLaura Leuenberger, MD
Clinical instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep MedicineSession 2
Amy Sturm, MS, CGC - Moderator
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Executive Director, Ohio State Genomic HealthManeesh Bhargava, MBBS, PhD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep MedicineMatthew Stratton, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell BiologyOnur Kanisicak, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency MedicinePanel
Wandi Zhu, PhD - Moderator
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine and TherapeuticsAmy Sturm, MS, CGC
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Executive Director, Ohio State Genomic HealthCalum MacRae, MD, PhD
Director, One Brave Idea
PI, Apple Health Study
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolXia Ning, PhD
Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
AI for Health Lead, OSU AI(x) Hub
Division Chief of AI in Digital HealthAndrew Thomas, MD, MBA
Wolfe Foundation Chief Clinical Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Senior Associate Vice President for Health Sciences
Professor - Clinical, Department of Internal MedicineSession 3
Sakima Smith, MD, MPH - Moderator
Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular MedicineMykyta Artomov, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Principal Investigator, The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children’s HospitalYohannes Mebratu, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep MedicineMegan Lancaster, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine