2026 MDSH Summit
Friday, June 5, 2026
8:30am-5:30pm, UCLA Kerckhoff Hall
Morning
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Judges | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM–9:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast Exhibit Setup | Grand Salon | ||
| 9:00 AM–9:15 AM | School Welcome | Sudipto Banerjee (FSPH Senior Associate Dean) | Grand Salon | |
| 9:15 AM–10:00 AM | Plenary Talk 1 | Carlos Lopez-Espina (Prenosis, Senior Vice President) | Grand Salon | |
| 10:00 AM–10:30 AM | Coffee Break & Career Fair | Grand Salon & Kerckhoff Hall Coffee Patio | ||
| 10:30 AM–11:10 AM | Capstone Session 1 | MDSH Team 1 – U.S. Food and Drug Administration | David Zhang (Abivax) Weng-Kee Wong (UCLA) | Art Gallery |
| MDSH Team 3 – UCLA Stein Eye Institute | Yu Wu (Galderma) Donatello Telesca (UCLA) | Grand Salon | ||
| 11:15 AM–11:55 AM | Capstone Session 2 | MDSH Team 2 – Santa Clara County Social Services Agency | Xingyu Gao (Edwards) Michele Guindani (UCLA) | Art Gallery |
| MDSH Team 4 – Prenosis | Carlos Lopez-Espina (Prenosis) Marc Suchard (UCLA) | Grand Salon |
Lunch
12pm-1pm, Kerckhoff Hall Coffee Patio
Afternoon
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Judges | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM–1:45 PM | Plenary Talk 2 | Amy Xia (Amgen, Vice President) | Grand Salon | |
| 1:45 PM–2:15 PM | Coffee Break & Career Fair | Grand Salon & Kerckhoff Hall Coffee Patio | ||
| 2:15 PM–2:55 PM | Capstone Session 3 | MDSH Team 6 – Microsoft | Blythe King (Prenosis) Fei Yu (UCLA) | Art Gallery |
| MDSH Team 5 – Los Angeles Dodgers | Louay Constant (Santa Clara County) Xiaowu Dai (UCLA) | Grand Salon | ||
| 3:00 PM–3:40 PM | Capstone Session 4 | MDSH Team 8 – Edwards Lifesciences | Catherine Vu (Santa Clara County) Tom Belin (UCLA) | Art Gallery |
| MDSH Team 7 – ByteDance | Linxia Ren (Microsoft) Jason Xu (UCLA) | Grand Salon | ||
| 3:40 PM–4:10 PM | Coffee Break & Career Fair | Grand Salon & Kerckhoff Hall Coffee Patio |
Closing
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:10 PM–4:30 PM | Closing & Award Session | Mia Giordano (Project Coordinator) & Joseph Zoller (Capstone Instructor) | Grand Salon |
| 4:30 PM–5:30 PM | Reception & Networking | Grand Salon & Side Patio |