2026
SYMPOSIUM

SDSU HealthLINK Center

Date & Location

February 25th, 2026

12:30pm-5pm

Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center

Agenda

Agenda

Time

Symposium Opening and Welcome Refresh

12:30pm-1:00pm

Welcome

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm

Keynote Speaker

1:10 pm – 1:30 pm

Discussion Panel on Expanding Research Collaboration

1:30 pm – 2:25 pm

Networking Hour

2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

Pilot Project Program Past and Present

3:25 pm – 4:10 pm

Gallery Walk: SDSU HealthLINK Center Research
Services

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Preliminary Agenda

Agenda

Time

Description

Location

Symposium Opening

Registration Opening
Welcome Refresh

12:30pm-1:00pm

Lobby/Courtyard

Welcome

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm

Center Directors
Dr. Kristen Wells and Dr. Guadalupe X. Suchi Ayala.

Room 1

Keynote Speaker

1:10 pm – 1:30 pm

Dr. Katrina Monroe and Dr. Sara Gombatto, Professors of Physical Therapy will share their latest findings on a research collaboration with Family Health Centers of San Diego to address chronic spine pain: Efficacy of a culturally adapted physical therapy intervention for Latino persons with chronic spine pain.

Room 1

Discussion Panel on Expanding Research Collaboration

1:30 pm – 2:25 pm

Dr. Nicole Magnuson. From Concept to Creation: Advancing San Diego County’s Academic Health & Human Services Department.

Room 1

Networking Hour

2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

Make time to learn more about the latest science from SDSU HealthLINK Center investigators and affiliated trainees.
Learn more about the research and community engagement
services offered by the Center.

Lobby

Pilot Project Program Past and Present

3:25 pm –
4:10 pm

Select which of the three sessions you would like to attend

Gallery Walk: SDSU HealthLINK Center Research
Services

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Dr. Carrie House: Preadipocytes support tumorigenesis and metastasis in ovarian cancer.

Dr. Mikella Robinson: Pro-inflammatory cytokine, TWEAK, activates NF-kB signaling important for ovarian cancer relapse.

Dr. Sofia Howe: The impact of obesity-induced changes in adipose tissue on ovarian cancer progression.

Room 1

Session 2: Research or Pilot Project Findings

10:30am – 11:30am

Patricia Dionisio: Use of Network Mapping to Explore Person-Specific Factors Associated with Momentary Physical Activity in Latino Persons with Chronic Spine Pain.

Dr. Kelsey Dickson: Supporting Behavioral Health Implementation in a Care Coordination Program.

Dr. Humberto Parada: Characterizing the Burden of Cancer among Adults from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

Room 2

Session 3: Research Project Findings – Imperial County Clinical Research Network

10:30am – 11:30am

Dr. Guadalupe ‘Suchi’ Ayala: Introduction to the Imperial County Clinical Research Network and the Clinical Research Network for Health Equity.

Dr. Conrado Barzaga and Dr. Sara Sanders: Partnering on Research and Training with Innercare.

Dr. Shiloh Williams and Dr. Emily Schmied: Systems intervention to promote continuous glucose monitoring.

Dr. Benjamin Aceves and Dr. Shih-fan Lin: Collecting and sharing social needs and social determinants of health data.

Room 3

Networking Lunch

11:30am – 1:00pm

Join us for a hosted lunch and get to know like-minded individuals from SDSU, SDSU IV and SDSU Research Foundation, and the Center’s community partners.

Courtyard

SDSU HealthLINK Center
Community Partner Organizations

Photo gallery from previous edition