12TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
May 20-22, 2025 | Cleveland, Ohio
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AGENDA
Sessions are by invitation only unless otherwise indicated
Tuesday, May 20 – Pre-Symposium
5:00 PM -
8:00 PM
CASUAL SCHOLAR RECEPTION & DINNER
Bar 32, Hilton Cleveland Downtown Floor 32
Wednesday, May 21 – Pre-Symposium
7:30 AM -
8:30 AM
BREAKFAST BUFFET
Hilton Cleveland Downtown / Superior A Ballroom Floor 5
Details will be provided to individual meeting attendees and
a schedule of meetings will be posted.
8:00 AM -
2:50 PM
SCHOLAR PROJECT TEAM MEETINGS
Hilton Cleveland Downtown Floor 5
8:30 AM -
9:30 AM
SCHOLAR WORKSHOP I
Hilton Cleveland Downtown / Superior B Ballroom Floor 5
10:00 AM -
11:00 AM
SCHOLAR WORKSHOP II
Hilton Cleveland Downtown / Superior B Ballroom Floor 5
12:00 PM -
1:00 PM
LUNCH BUFFET
Hilton Cleveland Downtown / Superior A Ballroom Floor 5
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM
SCHOLAR WORKSHOP III
Hilton Cleveland Downtown / Superior B Ballroom Floor 5
Wednesday, May 21 – Symposium Day One
4:00 PM -
6:15 PM
PLENARY SESSION
Open to All Guests
Tinkham Veale University Center
Ballroom A/B on Floor 2
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KEYNOTE
Robert Califf, MD, MACC
Former Commissioner
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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HARRINGTON SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE
Deepak Nijhawan, MD, PhD
2017 Harrington Scholar-Innovator
2024 Harrington Scholar-Innovator
UT Southwestern
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RECEPTION
Open to All Guests Attending Plenary Session
Tinkham Veale University Center
Ballroom A/B on Floor 2
6:30 PM -
8:30 PM
PRIVATE DINNER & HARRINGTON PRIZE PRESENTATION
Severance Hall / Grand Foyer
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Owen N. Witte, MD
2025 Harrington Prize Recipient
University of California, Los Angeles
Title: Reflections
Thursday, May 22 – Symposium Day Two
7:30 AM -
8:30 AM
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Cleveland Institute of Music / Pogue Lobby
8:30 AM -
11:45 AM
SCHOLAR SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS MORNING SESSION
Cleveland Institute of Music / Mixon Hall
11:45 AM -
11:55 AM
WALK TO CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN
12:00 PM -
1:30 PM
LUNCHEON & PRESENTATION
Cleveland Botanical Garden / Woodland Hall
Refreshments on the patio
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John F. Crowley
President and CEO
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
1:30 PM -
4:45 PM
SCHOLAR SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AFTERNOON SESSION
Cleveland Institute of Music / Mixon Hall
4:45 PM -
5:00 PM
​CLOSING REMARKS
Seth Field, MD, PhD
5:00 PM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM ENDS