SURP Research Day

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) culminates in an annual Research Day where students showcase their work to a diverse audience of faculty and students.

SURP Research Day is a time to celebrate summer student research and enable students to experience a conference environment where they can present and discuss their exciting research. It's also a great opportunity for students to network with each other and with graduate students and faculty members. 

SURP Research Day takes place in August. Students present their summer research in either a podium or poster presentation and a keynote address is delivered by a prominent IMS faculty member. The event concludes with an awards ceremony.

SURP Research Day 2025

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brian Ballios, MD, PhD

Dr. Brian Ballios is a Clinician-Scientist in the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute. He holds an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto. Dr. Ballios' overall goal is to cure retinal blindness by discovering new therapies for inherited and acquired disease. Dr. Ballios' laboratory and clinical work is focused on understanding the pathobiology of retinal disease; discovering new therapeutics to treat retinal disease, through expertise in retinal and stem cell biology; integrating new technologies to enhance the performance of cell-based retinal therapies; and developing preclinical technologies.