This year’s Alumni Reunion will take place Friday, April 24, to Sunday, April 26.
Check out the full schedule below!
As part of Alumni Reunion Weekend, you are invited to join your fellow alumni and current faculty, trainees, and students for the Department Grand Rounds. These virtual sessions will provide you with high-quality, evidence-based education designed to strengthen your clinical knowledge, highlight emerging advances, and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.
The link to join each session will be emailed to all registered participants the week of Reunion.
The Neurosurgery Grand Rounds will highlight advances in surgical innovation, case-based learning for rare disorders, and the application of research-backed practices in complex neurosurgical care.
Virtual Session facilitated by the Barrow Neurological Institute
The Neurology Grand Rounds will emphasize updates in clinical decision-making, diagnostic innovation, and patient-centered outcomes for neurological diseases.
Virtual Session facilitated by the Barrow Neurological Institute
The Hematology & Oncology Didactic will focus on integrating rapidly evolving diagnostic and therapeutic advances into patient care for complex malignancies.
Virtual Session facilitated by the Barrow Neurological Institute
Kick off Alumni Reunion Weekend with a warm welcome reception. Connect with fellow alumni, faculty, students and members of Baylor College of Medicine’s executive leadership while enjoying passed hors d’oeuvres, dinner stations, and an open bar.
Start the day with breakfast followed by an update on the College’s achievements and priorities, delivered by Paul Klotman, M.D., President, CEO and Executive Dean of Baylor College of Medicine. During this relaxed discussion, you’ll hear the latest developments about Baylor’s incredible work across its mission areas, from educating the next generation of healthcare providers to new biomedical research discoveries, to expanding Baylor Medicine’s clinical care programs.
Join Joseph Petrosino, Ph.D. ’98, Fel. ’02, chief scientific innovation officer, the Innovation Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, and Livia Eberlin, Ph.D., professor of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, for a conversation on the groundbreaking advances happening at Baylor that are shaping the future of health and science.
Dr. Petrosino will highlight the transformative work of Baylor’s new Innovation Institute, which fosters collaborations across medicine, biotechnology, and data science to accelerate discoveries from the lab into real-world solutions. Guided by his career in microbiome research and founding his own start-up, he will share how Baylor is building new pathways for innovation to attract commercial investment and reach the marketplace. Dr. Eberlin will share how her lab has adapted the MasSpec Pen for use in breast cancer surgeries. Surgeons in the Texas Medical Center are now testing how this technology provides real-time chemical analysis to distinguish healthy from cancerous tissue during surgery as well as how it can help map molecules in complex tissues, paving the way for new diagnostics and treatments.
See firsthand how the next generation is already making discoveries! Join Baylor medical students as they showcase their award-winning research projects in an interactive poster session. These student presenters were selected as winners of the Henry J.N. Taub & James K. Alexander Medical Student Research Symposium. Attendees can discuss the students’ work, offer feedback and rank their favorites. The top three student projects will receive a cash prize.
Featuring: Drs. Wayne Goodman, Ganesh Rao, Sameer Sheth
Join us for a special luncheon panel honoring Baylor College of Medicine’s 125 years of impact on research, education, and patient care, specifically in the neurological sciences. A few of Baylor’s premier neurological experts—Wayne Goodman, M.D., professor and chair of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Ganesh Rao, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery; and Sameer Sheth, M.D, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of Research in the Department of Neurosurgery—will discuss Baylor’s status as a widely recognized leader in the fields of neurology, neuroscience and neurosurgery. They will also share how Baylor aims to further expand its neurological expertise by establishing the Brain Institute, a multidisciplinary initiative uniting its proven strengths in neurology, neuroscience, neurosurgery and psychiatry to drive advancements in cutting-edge research, top-tier clinical care and rigorous academic training.
From leading the College’s world-renowned program in psychiatric neuromodulation and effectively rewiring the brain, to discovering a neuron-glia hybrid brain cell and upending our conventional understanding of brain function, Baylor is ready to write a new chapter of brain health.
How has Main Campus changed since you walked these halls? What will campus look like for the next generation? Come explore Baylor through guided tours. Please note: attendees may select one tour option only. Transportation will be provided from Hotel Zaza to the tour sites and back. Space is limited.
Baylor Main Campus Tour
The New Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower Tour
Reconnect with old friends, catch up and reminisce with your classmates. Detailed class gathering locations will be announced in February. If you are interested in a dinner for your class, please contact alumni@bcm.edu.
Wrap up Alumni Reunion Weekend with breakfast and one last chance to connect with classmates. Rola El-Serag, M.D., Res. ‘02, executive medical director of Concierge Healthcare at Baylor and a clinical leader and advocate for healthy aging, will share insights into wellness across the human lifespan. She also will detail how Baylor is advancing research and care that supports healthier futures. Together, we’ll reflect on the weekend, celebrate shared memories and look ahead with inspiration before heading home.
