Get to know Research Day 2026 keynote speaker Dr. Huang
Get to know Research Day 2026 keynote speaker Dr. Huang
Elbert Huang, MD, MPH, FACP, will give his presentation entitled, From Data to Decisions: Health Services & Economics Research Impacting Policy, during Research Day 2026, happening on Friday, April 10, 2026.
Dr. Huang is professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, director of the Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy, and senior advisor to the Vice Provost for Research at the University of Chicago.
Huang is also a practicing primary care doctor who studies clinical and health care policy issues at the intersection of diabetes, aging and health economics. He is an international leader in diabetes, whose pioneering research has transformed care for older people and influenced health policies addressing the rising costs of diabetes care.
Dr. Huang also co-directs the Chicago Chronic Conditions Engagement Network (C3EN) with Dr. Elizabeth Lynch of Rush University. The purpose of C3EN is to address disparities in multiple chronic conditions by strengthening and building collaborations across community-based organizations, practice networks and academic researchers by promoting a comprehensive approach to the prevention and management of multiple chronic conditions that account for mental health, functional health and social life, and by supporting interventions that actively seek to cross boundaries of disease-specific management, professional training, community and practice.
See the Research Day webpage for additional details. RSVPs are encouraged, but not required.