The ELITE Research Symposium is a GO! Learn more here.
All speakers are confirmed! Despite travel limitations, we will have 100+ invited participants from academia, industry, and government thought leaders. We look forward to this educational event and working meeting.
Please see the agenda for experts, including Army 7th Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General, Joint Staff Surgeon, and Naval Medical Research Commander. Example work group topics include Innovation and leadership today for tomorrow’s wars; Advancing solutions for critical injury and illness in large scale combat operations; and Military-civilian partnerships to prepare for the future fight.
Learning objectives are:
- Military operational, medical, and bioscience work group leaders will set challenges and facilitate collaboration on health care research and innovations designed to improve medical capabilities.
- Work groups will integrate leaders from academia, government, and industry to create new approaches that could accelerate progress on cutting edge medical capabilities and improve widespread force readiness.
- For all suggested medical research and innovation, ELITE work groups will identify steps to i) enable success in the warfighting mission and ii) expand benefits beyond warfighters to our civilian communities.
Reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions. We look forward to working together to innovate and impact military medical capabilities.
The inaugural CU Center for COMBAT Research Symposium is a 2-day, in-person, invitation-only working meeting with smaller work groups that combine academic, government, and industry leaders and learners in military health research and innovation whose work aligns with the Center’s aim to “save and improve lives on the battlefield and at home.”
This professional military education event focuses on leadership, high impact health research, and health care innovation. Topics to be discussed include: critical injury and illness, psychological health and readiness, prolonged and enroute care, and care in resource constrained environments; military-civilian partnerships; innovation to enhance medical capability and capacity; and biomedical informatics for cutting-edge data science. Optional research skills training is offered.
This working meeting is organized around keynote lectures, facilitated workgroup discussion, and research poster presentations. Participants will identify strategic and operational plans to solve the U.S. military’s toughest medical challenges. Our invitation-only panel of experts will lead work groups for real-time collaboration and creative solutions for cutting-edge medical capabilities that save and improve warfighter lives and support force readiness.
FAQ
What is included in the registration fee?
The registration fee covers attendance at the symposium on April 3 and 4, including breakfast and lunch both days, plus an opening reception the evening of April 3. Attendees will be responsible for their own travel and lodging.
An optional third scientist training day (breakfast and lunch included) on April 5 can also be added during registration and checkout for an additional $100 USD.
The standard registration fee is $250 USD with discounted prices for active-duty participants ($150 USD) and government civilian participants ($200 USD).
What is the Scientist Training program?
The optional Scientist Training program will focus on grantsmanship, scientific writing, methods and measurement, and lab management.
The program will run on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 9am-1pm MT and will include breakfast and lunch. Topics will be taught by national/international experts.
Please select the Training Day add-on when you complete your registration for an additional $100.
Who will be invited?
Invitations will be sent to major collaborators and institutional partners with guidance to invite their colleagues who are active duty scientists, early career or novice researchers, or thought leaders.
If you are interested in attending, please fill out the interest form on the registration page.
After you receive your invitation you will receive a unique registration code. You will then have two weeks to complete your registration before your seat is released.
What is the Cancellation Policy?
Cancellations made within 30 days of purchase will be eligible for a full refund.
Any cancellations made after that will not be eligible for a refund. In the unlikely event that the ELITE Research Symposium is cancelled by the CU Center for COMBAT Research, all registrants will receive a full refund.
When should I arrive? Where should I stay?
Please refer to the high level agenda with session start times in the Travel Information Packet. A list of recommended hotels near the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is also included in this packet.
Dress Code
Professional or service attire (Class B) is welcome.