With more than 30 sessions ranging from subjects such as the future of biodefense, mental health and sleep, space medicine and technology and taking advantage of non -profit support, participants were invited to explore and connect with each other throughout the conference.
“The most important part (for the forum) is in fact to bring people together,” said Robert “Bob” ChristyPresident of surfing and deputy director of the Military Health Institute. “Even if we are in the same city or research institute, we do not necessarily see everyone.”
In the efforts to highlight the upcoming talent in San Antonio, Surf welcomed the podium and posters for young investigators 2025 during the AIM forum in which researchers at the start of their career had the opportunity to present their work to a large network of potential well -established collaborators.
The panel had more than 85 poster submissions alone of 22 institutions, including UTSA, UT Health SA, Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), US Army Institute of Surgical Research (Usaisr) and 59th Air Force medical wing. Co -chaired by Maria Gonzalez-Porras And Hugo GiambiniThe two assistant teachers of the UTSA biomedical engineering department, poster sessions and podium panels encouraged innovation and impact among a variety of undergraduate and postdoctoral cycle.
“Many national meetings do not necessarily give young researchers an opportunity to present, and this is one of the great advantages of surfing,” continued Christy. “We have a wide range of established investigators, but Surf really focuses mainly on students and post-doctoral scholarship holders to present their research”, “
Gonzalez-Porras also stressed the importance of supporting young talents, saying that “young researchers are essential to advance science and innovation. The investment in them not only supports daring and new ideas but also offers critical visibility which helps them to strengthen confidence, find new employees and adopt the impact of their work. ”
David Zhang, A fourth year doctorate. The UTSA candidate specializes in biomedical engineering by emphasizing the delivery of drugs, adipose metabolism and endocrinology, presented a presentation of podium during the event. Work under the direction of Gonzalez-Porras, Eric Brey, The distinguished chair David and Jennifer Spencer and Achraf Noureddine (University of New Mexico), Zhang expressed that “hope is to advance medical care in the field of wound healing and better understand the important role that adipose tissue plays in the process.”