Discovery Day (Research Day)

Discovery Day 2026
Tuesday, October 27

Join us for our annual day of research!

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center - Terrace Ballrooms (Broad Street Entrance)

Doctoral and master's students, medical students, MD/PhD students, undergraduate, residents, clinical fellows and postdoctoral trainees from the Drexel University College of Medicine community will present their research, featuring posters and platform presentations on biomedical science and clinical research topics.

Event registration and abstract submission opens Monday, August 3, 2026!

Event Registration for Presenters, Judges & Guests

Poster and Platform Abstract Submission

Discovery Day 2026 Deadlines:

Platform abstract submission deadline: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Poster abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Poster withdrawal deadline: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Upload poster PDF to Fourwaves: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Virtual poster hall opens: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Discovery Day (live event): Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Virtual poster hall closes: Thursday, October 29, 2026

student points to poster while professor looks on

Information for Presenters

Information for Judges

Information for Advisors & Attendees

Past Discovery Day Highlights

Support the Next Generation of Researchers

You can help make the event a success by supporting student scholarship and research through a sponsorship or contribution to the Discovery Day fund – giving.drexel.edu/DiscoveryDay.