Annual Meeting

See below for highlights from the 2024 CAIRIBU Annual Meeting, including photos, lists of abstract and poster winners, meeting materials, and links to information about prior CAIRIBU meetings – 2018 to the present.

Meeting Program

See the full meeting program for the 2024 Annual Meeting.

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Poster Session Information

See information about the poster sessions during the 2024 Annual Meeting.

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 Participation List

See a list of all participants who attended the 2024 Annual Meeting.

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Trainee Pre-Meeting Agenda

See the agenda for the Trainee Pre-Meeting for the 2024 Annual Meeting.

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 Abstract Booklet

See information for all submitted abstracts from the 2024 Annual Meeting.

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Previous Meetings

See information for all previous Annual Meetings.

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Meeting Highlights

2024 Best Abstracts

Congratulations to the 3 “Best Abstract” award winners:

  1. Best aging abstract
    • Zhina Sadeghi, MD, Assistant Professor, University of California Irvine
  2. Other best abstracts:
    • Monica Ridlon, graduate student, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • John Lafin, PhD, Computational Biologist/Scientist, University of Texas Southwestern

2024 Best Posters

Congratulations to all the “Best Poster” award winners:

  1. Best CAIRIBU/Clin-STAR Aging Research posters:
    • Cassandra Seifert, medical school student, University of Maryland
    • Michael Neugent, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, University of Texas at Dallas
    • Adwaita Parab, graduate student, Baylor College of Medicine
  2. Best poster in their research categories:
    • Allison Rundquist, graduate student, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Michael Odom, PhD, Assistant Professor, Duke University
    • Natalie Boucher, undergraduate student, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Alexandra Patterson, graduate student, Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Lindsey Felth, postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Aryan Ghotra, undergraduate student, Columbia University
    • Hannah Anderson, graduate student, Medical College of Wisconsin

CAIRIBU Awards

Congratulations to all the CAIRIBU award winners:

  1. Outstanding Reviewer Award
    • James Brooks, MD, Professor, Stanford University
    • Cathy Mendelsohn, PhD, Professor, Columbia University
  2. Collaboration Catalyst Award
    • Nicole De Nisco, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Dallas
    • Michael Neugent, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, University of Texas at Dallas
  3. Distinguished Speaker Award
    • Chad Vezina, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
  4. CAIRIBU Engagement Award
    • Jill Macoska, PhD, Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston
    • Seth Reasoner, graduate student, Vanderbilt School of Medicine
    • Lauren Baker, PhD, DVM, MS, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
  5. Outstanding Community Builder Award
    • Scott Bauer, MD, MS, Associate Professor, UCSF School of Medicine
    • William Ricke, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison
  6. Outstanding Mentorship Award
    • Nathan Tykocki, PhD, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
    • Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD, Associate Professor, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

CAIRIBU Conference and Data Dissemination grants:

  1. Wei He, graduate student, Medical College of Wisconsin
  2. Farshad Samadifam, graduate student, Medical College of Wisconsin
  3. Hannah Anderson, graduate student, Medical College of Wisconsin
  4. Gabriella Robilotto, graduate student, Medical College of Wisconsin
  5. Hrishikesh Dalvi, graduate student, University of Texas at Dallas
  6. Samuel Cornelius, graduate student, University of Texas at Dallas
  7. Alexandra Patterson, graduate student, Georgia Institute of Technology
  8. Jason Rengo, graduate student, University of Vermont
  9. Mia Carrarini, medical school student, University of Pittsburgh
  10. Adwaita Parab, graduate student, Baylor College of Medicine
  11. Mariah Jensen-Wachspress, graduate student, Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
  12. Thaissa Horne, Research Assistant, Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
  13. Renea Sturm, MD, Assistant Professor, University of California Los Angeles
  14. Yuting Zheng, graduate student, University of California Los Angeles
  15. Ashika Goel, graduate student, Michigan State University
  16. Marlene Masino, graduate student, Michigan State University