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3rd Birmingham Translational Research Symposium

Friday 11th July | 09:00-17:30 | Fry Suite at the Edgbaston Park Hotel

The TRT is pleased to announce registration is now OPEN for the 3rd Birmingham Translational Research Symposium.  Organised and hosted by the Translational Research Team, with support from the Institute of Translational Medicine, this whole day annual event will be held on Friday 11th July 2025 at the Edgbaston Park Hotel.

 The aim of this symposium is to showcase translational research at Birmingham and an opportunity for academics, clinicians and professional services supporting translation from UoB and its NHS partners to network and promote translational research culture.

 The programme is in its final stages and will be shared in the coming weeks. Highlights of the day include short oral presentations from selected translational researchers, poster sessions, a workshop designed to upskill academics on how to tackle key hurdles to translation and a closing keynote address. 

We hope you will be able to join us! You can register here  

For abstract submissions, please email the team on translationalresearch@contacts.bham.ac.uk, indicating ‘Abstract TR Symposium – your Surname’ as subject. Deadline for submissions is 1pm Thursday 29th May. Outcomes will be sent on Tuesday 10th June. 

         

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