2026 CAMBAC Regional Symposium
Automated Intelligence and Clinical Informatics in Musculoskeletal Research
The Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Bone, and Autoimmunity Center (CAMBAC), in partnership with the NIAMS P30 BIGDATA Center, is hosting a one-day regional symposium focused on the rapidly evolving role of automated intelligence and clinical informatics in musculoskeletal research. The symposium will feature expert presentations from national leaders in AI-powered clinical research, EHR-based phenotyping, precision medicine, and real-world data science applied to rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease. A poster session with cash awards will provide early-career researchers with an opportunity to showcase their work and network with peers.
Date: Friday, December 4, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center
Co-hosted with: NIAMS P30 BIGDATA Center
Free registration and abstract submission open in October 2026. Lunch provided to registered attendees.
Call for Abstracts
Undergraduate students, health professional students, research staff, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, early career faculty, and residents are eligible for awards and must be present during the poster session.
Contact
For more information, contact Stephanie Ford at sledbetter@uabmc.edu
Past Symposia
2025 CAMBAC Regional Symposium - Advances in Musculoskeletal Infection Research: From Bench to Bedside
Friday, December 5, 2025
Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center
2024 CAMBAC Genetics of Musculoskeletal Disease Symposium
Thursday, December 5, 2024
UAB Alumni Society House
2023 CAMBAC Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Health Equity Symposium
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
UAB Alumni Society House