2025 Global Health Annual Conference and Poster Session | Global Health Center

Global Health at WashU:
Focus on Impact

April 30 & May 1, 2025

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Join us April 30 and May 1, as WashU global health faculty, students and community partners convene to explore the impact of WashU research on global health at the 2025 Global Health Annual Conference, Global Health at WashU: Focus on Impact.

The 2025 Global Health Annual Conference is a collaboration between the Global Health Center; WashU’s strategic plan, Here and Next; the Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) project; and the Air Quality and Health Initiative.

More details about the agenda and speakers will be posted to the website as they become available. Register for the conference to stay informed about important updates.

Program Agenda

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Afternoon Program

Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall, Danforth Campus

12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration and Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

Mary M. McKay, PhD
Executive Vice Provost, Washington University
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Plenary Presentation

Mary Woolley, MA
President and CEO, Research!America
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Impact Presentations and Panel on WashU Global Health Research
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

Evening Program

Special Symposium featuring the Launch of the WashU Air Quality and Health Research Initiative

Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall, Danforth Campus

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Registration and Dinner
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

Randall Martin, PhD, MS, MSc
Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Team Lead of the Air Quality and Health Research Initiative, Washington University
5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Plenary Presentation
6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Moderated Panel and Group Discussion
7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Networking and Cocktail Reception

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Morning Program

Moore Auditorium, North Building, Medical Campus

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

Victoria J. Fraser, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine, Washington University
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. A Glimpse at the New WashU School of Public Health and the Global Health Research Network

Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH
Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health, Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health and Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives; Washington University
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Presentation
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Impact Presentations and Panel on WashU Global Health Research
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Moderated Panel and Group Discussion
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Poster Session

Farrell Learning and Teaching Center Atrium, Medical Campus

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Poster session
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Poster Award Announcements

12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Registration and Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Mary M. McKay, PhD Executive Vice Provost, Washington University
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Plenary Presentation Mary Woolley, MA President and CEO, Research!America
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Impact Presentations and Panel on WashU Global Health Research
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Registration and Dinner
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Randall Martin, PhD, MS, MSc Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Team Lead of the Air Quality and Health Research Initiative, Washington University
5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.	Plenary Presentation
6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.	Moderated Panel and Group Discussion
7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Networking and Cocktail Reception

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Victoria J. Fraser, MD Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine, Washington University
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	A Glimpse at the New WashU School of Public Health and the Global Health Research Network Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health, Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health and Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives; Washington University
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Plenary Presentation
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	Impact Presentations and Panel on WashU Global Health Research
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Moderated Panel and Group Discussion
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch and Poster session
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Poster Award Announcements