2023 UC Davis Research Expo

The annual UC Davis Research Expo will take place on Tuesday, May 16^th, 2023 from 10:30 to 3 pm at the UC Davis Conference Center. The goal of the Expo is to showcase the latest research-related insight, resources, opportunities, and tools to help the research community succeed. Faculty, staff, postdocs, and students involved in or interested in research are encouraged to attend.  The Office of Research would like to invite you to showcase your work/resources/opportunities at this year’s Research Expo.

LBNL has a reserved exhibit table (12:30-2:00 pm) and will set up between 10:30 am - 11:00 am.  Please sign up for a shift if you wish to support the booth or showcase your research at our booth.

Schedule of Events:

10:30-11:15 – Morning Breakout Sessions

• Option 1: Extending Research Impact Through Media Engagement

Andy Fell & Kat Kerlin

UC Davis Strategic Communications, News & Media Relations Specialists

In this workshop, Andy & Kat will discuss tips and strategies for working with news media to bring your work to a general audience.

• Option 2: Open Science: A review of the new NIH Data Management and Sharing policy, practices and resources

Megan Van Noord

UC Davis Library, Health Sciences Librarian, Research Services

Emily Atkinson

UC Davis Library, STEM Librarian for Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Research Services

11:00-11:30 – Networking and Main Hall & Exhibit Registration (light snacks & coffee provided)

11:30-12:30 – Main Hall Presentation  

• Opening Remarks

Jeffery Gibeling

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research

• Biologically Inspired Engineering to Advance Healthcare: Creating Human “Organs-on-chips” for Disease Modeling, Drug Development, and Personalized Medicine

Donald Ingber

12:30-2:00 – Research Exhibits (Lunch provided)

• Connect with researcher support groups, research units, core labs, and more

1:30-3:00 – Afternoon Breakout Sessions

• Option A: Commercialization Basics: Pathways from Lab to Market

Janine Elliott

Interim Director, Venture Catalyst & Associate Director, New Venture Resources at Venture Catalyst

• Option B: Future of Protein: Environmental & Social Sciences Aspects and Impacts of Diet Trends

If you plan to attend, please register yourself so that the organizers are aware of any food restrictions, know which workshops you want to join, and ensure that you have a name tag.