Welch Center Research Day
A highlight of the day includes a keynote address from a leading researcher. The 2025 keynote speaker is Professor Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS — a Welch Center trainee alumna and Dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego.
Welch Center Research Day is an annual event dedicated to highlighting the innovative research conducted within the Johns Hopkins community, particularly at the intersection of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. This event is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, showcasing the depth and diversity of our research.
Held on the East Baltimore Campus, Research Day features a keynote talk, podium presentations, poster sessions, and breakout discussions where Welch Center faculty, trainees, and staff share their latest findings and methodological advancements. With a theme of “Advancing Health Together: Bridging the Schools of Medicine, Nursing & Public Health,” the event underscores the importance of teamwork across fields to address complex health challenges.
Through presentations, networking, and cross-disciplinary dialogue, Welch Center Research Day is a platform for researchers at all career stages to exchange ideas, foster collaborations, and strengthen the Welch Center's shared commitment to improving public health outcomes.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Noon to 5 p.m.
- Keynote Address: Sommer Hall (E2014)
- Lunch, Poster Sessions, Podium Presentations, Awards: 2024 E. Monument St. Building
Order of Events
Keynote Address by Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS
Presentation Title: Diet & Cardiovascular Health: Epidemiology, Equity & Enacting Change
When: Noon to 1:15 p.m.
Where: Sommer Hall (E2014), Wolfe Street Building, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Lunch
When: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Atrium, 2024 E. Monument Street Building
Podium Presentations
When: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Powe Room, 1-500Q, 2024 E. Monument Street Building
| 2:30-2:35 | Kobbie Aryee, MBChB, MPH | Associations of Adipokines with 6-Year Progression of Cardiovascular-Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study |
| 2:36-2:41 | Theresa Boyer, MS, MSPH | Reproductive Risk Factors and Burden of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome among Young Women |
| 2:42-2:47 | Chen Dun, MHS | Supervised Exercise Therapy is Almost Never Used Prior to Endovascular Peripheral Vascular Interventions for Claudication |
| 2:48-2:53 | Wei Lin, MD | Finerenone Utilization in Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease in a Large Regional Health Care System |
| 2:54-2:59 | Ali Aahil Noorali, MBBS, MPH, MBA | Care Managers and Community Health Workers in Equitable Hypertension Care: Implementation Processes from a Pragmatic, Cluster-randomized Trial |
| 3:00-3:05 | Asma Rayani, MBBS, ScM | Contemporary Estimates of Lifetime Risk of Hypertension in the United States |
| 3:06-3:11 | Joseph Sartini, BSE | Joint associations of objectively measured physical activity and Cardiovascular-Kidney Metabolic Syndrome with all-cause mortality in US adults |
| 3:12-3:17 | Jason Smith, PhD, ScM | The summary impact of hearing loss and vision loss on dementia in the United States: the National Health and Aging Trends Study” |
| 3:18-3:23 | Yunwen Xu, PhD | Titration and discontinuation of semaglutide for weight management in commercially insured US adults |
| 3:24-3:30 | Christina Yuan, PhD | Implementing and sustaining the delivery of smoking cessation treatment in community mental health settings: a mixed methods pilot implementation study |
Poster Session A
When: 3:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Atrium, 2024 E. Monument Street Building
Full List of Presenters
Poster Session B
When: 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Atrium, 2024 E. Monument Street Building
Full List of Presenters
Awards & Recognitions
When: 4:45 p.m.
Where: Atrium, 2024 E. Monument Street Building
Awards will be presented to the top two presenters for podium presentations and to the top two poster presenters in each of the following four categories:
- Cardiovascular Health 1
- Cardiovascular Health 2
- Nutrition and Omics
- Diabetes, Health Equity & Kidney Health