Annual Symposium

Registration is now OPEN for our 2026 3i Initiative Symposium on Friday, April 24 from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, in the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House (155 S. Central Campus Drive). This all-day event is for all 3i community members (faculty, trainees, and staff) and includes both internal and external speakers, as well as a poster session. There are opportunities to participate at the symposium with research talks, lightning talks, and posters. Information on how to participate is listed below! 

While the full schedule will be posted in the coming weeks, we are delighted to announce our two keynote speakers:

• Emily S. Gurley, PhD, Distinguished Professor of the Practice Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • "Primary Pandemic Prevention: The Pitfalls and Promise of Spillover Prevention"
  • https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/2895/emily-s-gurley
• Lisa Osborne, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of British Columbia
  • "Effects of Evolutionarily Ancient Immune Pressures on Modern Immune Challenges"
  • https://lsi.ubc.ca/people/lisa-osborne/

Interested in presenting a short research talk, lightning talk, or poster? Mark your interest when registering and we will reach out with information on how to submit your abstract.

We ask that you please register here: https://luma.com/imrv2bt5. Please note registration is required to guarantee food. Upon registration you will receive a confirmation email to add directly to your calendar.

Information will be posted here as it becomes available. We hope to see you there!