The Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) of Baylor College of Medicine is pleased to announce the 11^th Annual Cardiovascular Research Institute Symposium will take place on April 10, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at Cullen Auditorium.

The Symposium will feature national keynote speaker Andrew R. Marks, MD, Professor, Columbia University Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics; Medicine. The day will be filled with scientific lectures, poster presentations and awards.

The CVRI will offer CME credits for participation in this year’s symposium. Please click here to view CME information.

Please complete the online registration form by clicking the Registration button below. The Registration deadline was Friday, April 05, 2024 11:59 PM CDT.

Additionally, the CVRI is accepting abstracts to feature throughout the event. Abstract submission is open to anyone interested in presenting a research poster on a topic pertaining to cardiovascular research at the CVRI Symposium. We invite you to submit an abstract and present a poster. Please be sure to register for the symposium if you plan to submit an abstract. This is a great opportunity to share your research and network with other cardiovascular researchers in the Baylor College of Medicine and in the Texas Medical Center community.

Please indicate in the online abstract submission whether you are an undergraduate student (undergrad, post-bacc, or high school student), graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, clinical fellow/resident, or junior faculty (instructor or assistant professor). The appropriate category must be selected to know who will be eligible for each award category during the poster presentation sessions the day of the symposium. Only trainees and junior faculty are eligible for awards. Awards (a plaque and cash prize) will be announced and given to the top poster presenters from each category.