Tine Haworth Cardiovascular Research Day
Join us April 28, 2026 as we showcase trainee cardiovascular research. Registration coming soon!
Presentation Guidelines
- Limited spots available
- Four-minute oral presentation with one-minute Q&A
- Judged competition
- Five slides maximum (including title slide)
- Limited spots available
- Eight-minute oral presentation with a two-minute Q&A session
- Judged competition
- Maximum three slides (including title slide)
- High-level research overview
- 250 words or less
- Should reflect your research efforts as the first author
- More than one abstract per first author trainee may be submitted
- A limited number of trainee abstracts will be selected to present TED-Style Talks and Rapid Fire Talks (RFT)
- Oral Presenters will be selected from abstracts submitted for this part of the agenda.
Awards:
- $200 for awarded presentations
- Poster Presentation
- Oral Presentation – RFT
- Oral Presentation – TED Style Talk
- Sex and Gender Award – Rapid Fire Talk
- Sex and Gender Award – Poster Competition
- The Sex and Gender Award (Poster Competition) will be assessed on the contents of your poster. You do not need to be present at your poster to be eligible for this award.
2026 E.R. Smith Lecturer
We are pleased to announce Dr. Joseph A. Hill, MD, PhD, as the 2026 E.R. Smith Lecturer
The Dr. E.R. Smith Lectureship in Cardiovascular Research was established to honour Dr. Eldon Smith, who served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1992-1997.
The lectureship, created to further scientific knowledge and training of students in the area of cardiovascular disease, is delivered annually by a distinguished researcher at the Libin Institute's Tine Haworth Cardiovascular Research Day. The winner also meets informally with Libin faculty and trainees to exchange scientific ideas.
Dr. Joseph Hill, MD, PhD
Dr. Joseph A. Hill, MD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology. He has a secondary appointment in the Department of Molecular Biology. Dr. Hill holds both the James T. Willerson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Diseases, and the Frank M. Ryburn Jr. Chair in Heart Research. Dr. Hill’s research focuses on molecular mechanisms of structural, functional, and electrophysiological remodeling in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure.
Speakers
Dr. Wayne Chen, PhD
Dr. Wayne Chen, PhD, is a professor in the departments of Physiology & Pharmacology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine and a member of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute. His research focuses on understanding the structure/function relationships and the roles of store calcium release channels in cardiac and neuronal functions and dysfunctions. Dr. Chen holds the Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Research and was the Libin Researcher of the Year in 2025.
Dr. Jennifer Thompson, PhD
Dr. Jennifer Thompson, PhD, is an associate professor in the Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine and a member of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute. Her research aims to understand the mechanisms linking maternal metabolic dysfunction to disease risk in the offspring. Dr. Thompson received the Todd Anderson Cardiovascular Research Award in 2025.