Events

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) campuses host a variety of events that inform, challenge, and unite the biomedical research community. IRP investigators lead or participate in many of these events, and they regularly present their work at scientific conferences at the NIH and around the world. We invite you to learn about (and possibly join us in) some of our upcoming events. Unless otherwise noted, times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

2025 NIH Research Festival

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NIH Clinical Center (Building 10)

NIH will hold its annual Research Festival September 9–12, 2025, in Building 10 on the NIH Bethesda campus. The event will feature lectures, posters, and workshops. Additional vendors will exhibit on September 11 and 12.

NINR's 40th Anniversary Scientific Symposium

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poster for NINR's 40th anniversary scientific symposium

Masur Auditorium, NIH Clinical Center (Building 10)

NIH's National Institute or Nursing Research (NINR) invites you to attend its 40th Anniversary Scientific Symposium on September 17, 2025, at the Masur Auditorium, NIH Clinical Center.

The symposium and accompanying poster session, titled “Advancing Nursing Science to Improve Health for All: NINR’s Impact,” will celebrate four decades of excellence in nursing research and showcase NINR-funded investigators who are leading scientific discoveries of innovative systems and models of care, breakthroughs in disease prevention and health promotion, and advances in population and community health that tackle the everyday challenges that matter most to people and their health.

The agenda for this in-person, full-day event includes the following highlights:

  • NINR Through the Decades: A Historical Perspective
  • Keynote Panel: NINR’s Scientific Achievements: Nursing Research Impacts, Insights, and Innovations
  • Early-Stage Investigators Spotlight
  • Scientific Sessions: Translating Science to Solutions
  • Voices of the Community Panel: Nursing Research Impact Through Community Voice
  • Scientific Poster Session

Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium

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Natcher Conference Center (NIH Building 45); and online

Join us in person or virtually for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium on October 6 and 7, 2025. Hosted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the CCDI Symposium brings together the childhood cancer community to learn about CCDI programs and resources intended to advance research and clinical care— with the aim of fostering collaboration, innovation, and transformative strategies.

Registration is free and required in order to attend in-person and virtually. Online registration will close on October 2, 2025. If you are a non-U.S. person who is interested in joining in person, registration will close on September 1, 2025.

This page was last updated on Friday, October 20, 2023