Research Day

About the event

Our annual Research Day is the main forum to share and celebrate departmental research in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. The full-day event involves approximately 100 presenters and attracts over 300 attendees. It is held in a venue near “hospital row” in Toronto, drawing participants affiliated with the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN).

The event begins with the prestigious Henderson Lecture, delivered by a globally recognized leader in the ob-gyn field, providing attendees with a valued perspective on the discipline.

2025 Henderson Lecture

Intraamniotic infection and preterm labor: frequency, microbiology, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term consequences

Dr. Roberto Romero, Chief, Pregnancy Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD/NIH)

This year’s Henderson Lecture will examine intraamniotic infection and inflammation in preterm labor, including its frequency, microbial causes, diagnostic approaches, treatment strategies, and long-term consequences. Attendees will gain insights into the pathways of microbial invasion, current diagnostic tools, and emerging evidence on immunomodulation and antimicrobial therapies in the context of intraamniotic infection.

Research Day
Friday, May 2, 2025
Arcadian Court, 401 Bay Street
Simpson Tower, 8th floor

Register by April 24

All ob-gyn faculty and trainees are welcome to attend this free event. You must register by April 24, 2025. If you have questions, contact us at obgyn.research@utoronto.ca.  

About the presentations

The presenters throughout the day are ob-gyn trainees: medical students, residents, graduate students, fellows and post-doctoral fellows. They present their research, in a range of subjects, in breakout sessions or at the podium in the main room. Breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks provide ample networking opportunities.

Those who present are eligible for the JW Knox Ritchie Research Awards for best presentation in various categories. The event concludes with a reception and awards presentation.

About the Henderson Lecture 

The D. Nelson Henderson Lectureship in Obstetrics and Gynaecology was established in 1965 through the generosity of the Henderson family in honour of Dr. Donald Nelson Henderson, a highly respected clinician-scientist and eminent member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Toronto General Hospital from 1930-1965.

How to become a presenter

Deadline to register as a presenter (January 31) has now passed.

Presenter eligibility requirements

To present at Research Day, you must be: 

• A trainee of a research supervisor affiliated with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto.  The supervisor can be a primary or cross-appointed faculty member. Trainees are residents, clinical fellows, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, or summer/undergraduate students.
• The primary author of the research, and have performed the majority of the research to be presented.  
• Available to attend Research Day and present the work in person

You are in general allowed to submit only one abstract as the first/presenting author. A trainee may submit multiple abstracts for consideration if both: 

• The submitted abstracts are on unrelated projects and
• The supervisory teams are different.  

For research that is sufficiently advanced, we encourage you to request a main podium presentation. There are a limited number of podium presentations; the abstracts of those who wish to be considered will be reviewed by the research committee-at-large. You should discuss this option first with your research supervisor.  Please note that only one trainee of a given supervisor can be selected for a podium presentation.