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Research Week

What is Research Week?

Research Week is an annual event sponsored by the VA Office of Research & Development, with individual VA facilities hosting their own local events in conjunction with the national office. The Minneapolis VA Research Week event usually consists of a keynote address followed by short talks or poster sessions, featuring work conducted by Minneapolis investigators and their study teams. This page will be updated for current year Research Week activities as they are planned. Links below will provide access to presentations from this year's (or last year's) Research Week keynote and other sessions.

Research Week 2025 - June 23-26

Research Week promotional image featuring several local investigators in a conference session

National VA Research Week theme: "100 Years of VA Research"

2025 Research Week Program and Abstract Booklet

Schedule of Events

Monday June 23:

VA Research Resource & Education Fair: 12:30-3:30 PM, main auditorium (1S)
Research Week 2025 kicked off with the Research Resource & Education Fair. Participants had the opportunity to explore information stations with educational materials, the latest tools, and valuable resources aimed at helping research staff broaden their expertise and enhance their research efforts.

Tuesday June 24:

CVRE Meet-and-Greet: 9:30-10:15 AM, 3B-108
The Meet-and-Greet was a chance to meet the staff for CVRE, our VA-affiliated non-profit corporation
Career Panel: 10:30-11:45 AM, 3B-108
A panel of mid- and late-career VA researchers discussed the funding mechanisms, mentorship relationships, and other resources that helped them launch independent VA research careers. Andrew Hansen moderated the discussion. Study coordinators, early stage investigators, and trainees were encouraged to attend and submit questions for the panel.
Panel members: Tom Griffith, Orly Vardeny Ni, Tonya Rich, Kelvin Lim, and Dimitri Drekonja

Wednesday June 25:

Veteran Research Recruitment Fair: 9:00-11:00AM, main auditorium (1S)
The Recruitment Fair was an opportunity for researchers to advertise their study or program directly to Veterans, demonstrating the important work we do.
Oral Abstract Presentation Session: 1:00-3:00 PM, main auditorium (1S)
Time Presentation
1:00 "Aberrant neural information accumulation during binocular rivalry in schizophrenia"
Scott Sponheim, Joshua Stim, Victor Pokorny
1:15 "Implementation of Podiatric Mat Program Saves Patients Limbs and Taxpayer Money in the VA Healthcare System"
Rachel Andrie, Dawn Strief, Kaustav Majumder, Derrick Green
1:30 "Exploring Disparities in Guideline-Recommended Care Delivery for Women vs. Men with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A National U.S. Cohort"
Kayla Hamann, Chris Wendt, Arianne Baldomero
1:45 "From bench to OR: optimizing and streamlining a novel extracellular vesicle therapeutic"
Annie Shao, Jacob Schwarz, Koray Potel, Chris Wright, Subbaya Subramanian, Rosemary Kelly
2:00 "Reaching Rural Veterans: Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain Using a Whole Health Telehealth Intervention: The RAMP Pilot"
Diana Burgess, Roni Evans, Ann Bangerter, Lee Cross, John Ferguson, Emily Hagel Campell, Alexander Haley, Brent Leininger, Mallory Mahaffey, Marianne Matthias, Brent Taylor, Stephanie Taylor, Katherine Hadlandsmyth

Thursday June 26:

Keynote Session: 11:30 AM-1:30 PM, main auditorium (1S).
Introductions and Welcome
Steven Fu, MD, MSCE, Associate Chief of Staff, Research Service
Lederle Clinical Research Paper of the Year Award: Presented by Arianne Baldomero, MD
Recipient: Diana Burgess, PhD
"Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: The LAMP Randomized Clinical Trial" JAMA Intern Med 2024;184;(10):1163-1173 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3940
Ahmed Basic Science Paper of the Year Award: Presented by Vijaya Mavanji, PhD
Recipient: Janeen Trembley, PhD
"Impact of protein kinase CK2 downregulation and inhibition on oncomir clusters 17 ~ 92 and 106b ~ 25 in prostate, breast, and head and neck cancers" Mol Med. 2024 Oct 11;30(1):175 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-024-00937-1
Early Stage Investigator Award: Presented by Seth Disner, PhD
Recipient: Allison Gustavson, PT, DPT, PhD
"Implementing telehealth to enhance access to quality rehabilitation following a hospitalization for Veterans with cognitive impairment"
Study Coordinator Leadership Award: Presented by Aimee Hamel, RN, PhD
Recipient: John Belew, RN, PhD
Veterans’ Voices Panel: Moderated by Tonya Rich, PhD
Panelists: Jessica Allison, Dave Taylor, Carla Tappainer
Keynote Address: Timothy Wilt, MD
"The VAlue of VA Research: Learning from the Past, Living in the Present, Looking into the Future"
Investigator Panel: Moderated by Shannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD
Panelists: Cathy Kotz, PhD; Scott Sponheim, PhD; Erin Krebs, MPH, MD; Andrew Hansen, PhD; Chris Wendt, MD
Poster Presentations: 2:00-4:00 PM, 2P Education Conference Rooms

Past Research Week activities

(No Research Week was held in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions)

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