
Meta-Research Symposium 2025
The Meta-Research Collaborative and NYU Langone’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute invite you to save the date for an inaugural Meta-Research Symposium, “Meta-Research Matters: Designing the Future of Research.”
Symposium date: October 20, 2025; 1:00PM to 6:30PM.
Join Us In-Person or Online for the Inaugural Meta-Research Symposium October 20th. Registration NOW OPEN!
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Meta-Research Symposium, where we will explore the critical role of meta-research (research on research) and translational science in shaping the future of science and improving research practices. This event will highlight our institution's strategic plans for meta-research and showcase meta-research currently being conducted at NYU. The symposium seeks to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and promote awareness of the meta-research being performed across our institutions. Attendees from across institutional roles and across disciplines are welcome.
In-person attendance: Register Here
Unable to attend in person? Join us via live-stream 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm RSVP Here
Meta-Research Matters: Designing the Future of Research
Keynote Speakers

Marie Bragg, PhD
Director of Research Community Development, Office of Science and Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Affiliate Faculty, Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business
Affiliate Faculty, NYU School of Global Public Health

Ruopeng An, PhD, MPP
Director, Constance and Martin Silver Center on Data Science and Social Equity
Constance and Martin Silver Endowed Professor in Data Science and Prevention
NYU Silver School of Social Work

Marc Sedam
Vice President of Technology Opportunities & Ventures
NYU Langone Health and New York University
Featured Speakers
Miriam Bredella, MD, MBA - Director, NYU Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Bernard and Irene Schwartz Professor of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Gregory Laynor, PhD, MLS – Director, Meta-Research Collaborative; Assistant Curator, Medical Library, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Elizabeth Stevens, PhD, MPH – Director of Research Development, MCIT, NYU Langone Health; Director, Meta-Research Collaborative; Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
PROGRAM:
12:30 – 1:00 PM: Registration
1:00 – 2:45 PM: Keynote and Featured Speakers
2:45 – 3:00 PM: Coffee Break
3:00 – 5:00 PM: NYU Community Research Presentations
5:00 - 6:30 PM: Poster Session and Reception
The complete program and list of presenters can be found here.
The Symposium will be held on Monday October 20, 2025; 1 pm to 6:30 pm at NYU Langone Alumni Hall B (550 First Avenue, New York, NY). Attendance priority will be given to presenters and those with a NYU affiliation.
Please contact the Meta-Research Collaborative at metaresearch@NYULangone.org with any questions.