Capitol Hill Science Briefing

Join leading voices in science for a Capitol Hill briefing on the importance of sustained federal investment in foundational research. The event will feature interactive exhibits showcasing physiology-powered discoveries that are driving innovation and shaping the future of health.

Date: March 25, 2026, 12–2:30 p.m. EDT
Location: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC 212-10, 1st St SE, Washington, DC 20515

Schedule
12–12:05 p.m.: Welcome Remarks
12:05–12:45 p.m.: Panel Discussion and Q&A
12:45–2:30 p.m.: Science Fair
1:15–1:25 p.m.: Remarks from Representative Zoe Lofgren

APS is convening this event as part of its national Physiology: The Science Life Depends On campaign to elevate the foundational science behind biomedical discovery and advocate for sustained federal research funding.

Featured Panelists

Jack Szostak, PhD
Professor at University of Chicago and 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine for his discovery of telomerase and how telomeres protect chromosomes.

Kathryn Sandberg, PhD
Professor and vice chair for Research in the Department of Medicine; director of the Center for the Study of Sex Differences at Georgetown University; and director of the NIH TL1-funded training program in Translational Biomedical Science at Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science.

Michael Caplan, MD, PhD, FAPS
C.N.H. Long Professor and chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at the Yale University School of Medicine.

Moderator

Dennis Brown, PhD, FAPS
APS chief science advisor, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Program in Membrane Biology; and professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Featured Exhibits

Meet the scientists behind physiology-driven discoveries that protect and advance human health, including research that:

Jan Williams, PhD, reveals how childhood obesity affects kidney health.

Fong Lam, MD, tests and refines novel microfluidic devices to strengthen treatment for childhood leukemia.

Gordon Mitchell, PhD, FAPS, transforms rehabilitation for people with neuromuscular injury or disease.

Denise Cornelius, PhD, uncovers why preeclampsia occurs and advances strategies to prevent it.

Mark Frey, PhD, improves care for inflammatory bowel diseases while helping prevent colon cancer.

Sue Bodine, PhD, FAPS, builds healthier aging muscles through the power of exercise.