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Society for Pediatric Research Sessions and Events

  • Friday, Apr 25th
    7:00am – 12:00pm HST
    APS SPR Journeys Mini-Gordon Conference
    Location:  Convention Center: 311
  • Friday, Apr 25th
    2:30pm – 3:45pm HST
    PAS Opening General Session: Debbie Anagnostelis Keynote Speaker and FOPO Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award
    Location:  Convention Center: Kalākaua Ballroom (Level 4)
     Credit: 1.5
  • Friday, Apr 25th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm HST
    SPR Basic/translational Research Assembly
    Location:  Convention Center: 327
    Chair: Cristina M. Alvira, MD (she/her/hers) – UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
    Academic and Research SkillsAllergy, Immunology and RheumatologyBasic ScienceCritical CareDevelopmental BiologyGenomics/EpigenomicsInfectious DiseasesNeonatologyNeonatal Infectious Diseases/ImmunologyPulmonologyTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    SPR Health Services Research Assembly
    Location:  Convention Center: 315
    Chair: Alyna T. Chien, MDMS – Boston Children's Hospital
    Academic and Research SkillsAdvocacyClinical ResearchEHR/Medical InformaticsHealth Services ResearchPublic HealthQuality Improvement/Patient SafetySchool and Community HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    8:30am – 9:50am HST
    PAS Enhancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reception
    Location:  Convention Center: Kalākaua Ballroom Rooftop (Level 4)
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    10:00am – 11:30am HST
    New Frontiers in Gene Therapy: From the Lab to Cures for Kids
    Location:  Convention Center: 318 B
    Chair: Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Chair: Katherine Luzuriaga, MD (she/her/hers) – UMass Chan Medical School
    Allergy, Immunology and RheumatologyBasic ScienceChildren with Chronic ConditionsClinical ResearchGenomics/EpigenomicsHematology/OncologyInfectious DiseasesPulmonologyTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    11:40am – 12:55pm HST
    SPR Regional Research Showcase
    Location:  Hilton Hawaiian Village: Sea Pearl Suites I-II (Mid-Pacific Conference Center)
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    1:00pm – 2:30pm HST
    Breastfeeding/Human Milk 1
    Location:  Convention Center: 316 BC
    Moderator: La'Toya I. James-Davis, MD (she/her/hers) – U.S. Navy Hospital Okinawa
    Moderator: Katie M. Strobel, MD, MSCR (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Medicine
    Breastfeeding/Human Milk
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    1:00pm – 2:30pm HST
    From the Bench to the Playground: Translating Exercise Science to Clinical Application During Critical Periods of Growth and Development
    Location:  Convention Center: 318 B
    Chair: Dan M. Cooper, MD (he/him/his) – University of California at Irvine
    Artificial IntelligenceAsthmaBasic ScienceCardiologyGenomics/EpigenomicsObesityPublic HealthPulmonologyTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    1:00pm – 2:30pm HST
    Maximizing the Impact of Your Publication!
    Location:  Convention Center: 304
    Leader: Cynthia Bearer, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Leader: Eleanor J. Molloy, MB PhD FRCPI (she/her/hers) – Trinity College, Paediatrics and Child Health
    Co-Leader: Damian Roland, BMed Sci BMBS PhD – Leicester Hospitals and University
    Academic and Research SkillsBasic ScienceCareer DevelopmentClinical ResearchHealth Services Research
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    6:00am – 7:00am HST
    SPR Advocacy Committee Meeting (By Invitation Only)
    Location:  Hilton Hawaiian Village: Kahili I (Kalia Executive Conference Center)
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    Creating and Capturing Critical Metrics of Successful Scholarship in Training the Pediatrician-scientist Workforce
    Location:  Convention Center: 323
    Leader: Daniel J. Moore, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt Uninversity Medical Center
    Co-Leader: Audrea Burns, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Andrew J. Nowalk, MD PhD (he/him/his) – UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Co-Leader: Katherine Bline, MD (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Candace Gildner, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Golisano Children's Hospital at The University of Rochester Medical Center
    Co-Leader: Emma L. Mohr, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
    Co-Leader: Caroline Rassbach, MD, MA Ed – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Brian Michael Varisco, MD – Arkansas Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: E. Vincent Faustino, MD, MHS (he/him/his) – Yale School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Danielle Callaway, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Leader: Weston Powell, MD PhD – Seattle Children's Research Institute
    Co-Leader: Jennifer Sequoia, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Co-Leader: Puja Agrawal, MD PhD – Stanford University
    Academic and Research SkillsBasic ScienceCareer DevelopmentClinical ResearchDiversity, Equity, and InclusionHealth Services ResearchMedical EducationTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    10:45am – 12:15pm HST
    Advancing Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) and Filipino Child Health: Learning from Strengths-Based Research Approaches
    Location:  Convention Center: 311
    Chair: Alyna T. Chien, MDMS – Boston Children's Hospital
    Chair: Tumaini Rucker Coker, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Medicine
    Academic and Research SkillsAdvocacyCareer DevelopmentCommunity PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEpidemiologyGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchImmigrant HealthMental HealthPublic HealthSchool and Community HealthWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    12:25pm – 1:50pm HST
    SPR Eat. Greet. Celebrate: SPR Awards & New Members Reception
    Location:  Convention Center: Kalākaua Ballroom B (Level 4)
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    SPR Presidential Plenary: Best of SPR Featured Science
    Location:  Convention Center: 310
    Speaker: Brenda Poindexter, MD MS (she/her/hers) – Emory and Childrens healthcare of Atlanta
    Chair: Brenda Poindexter, MD MS (she/her/hers) – Emory and Childrens healthcare of Atlanta
    Speaker: Katherine Y. King, MD, PhD, FAAP (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Speaker: Daniel J. Corwin, MD, MSCE (he/him/his) – Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
    Speaker: Neha Joshi, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Speaker: Amanda Muir, MD, MSTR (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Academic and Research SkillsAwardsBasic ScienceClinical ResearchDevelopmental BiologyGastroenterology/HepatologyHealth Services ResearchHematology/OncologyHospital MedicineInfectious DiseasesNeonatologyTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    6:00pm – 7:30pm HST
    SPR Emerging to Established (E2E) (Former Junior Section) Reception
    Location:  Hilton Hawaiian Village: Lehua Suite (Kalia Executive Conference Center)
    Sponsored By 
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    9:15am – 10:45am HST
    SPR Presidential Plenary: The Vision of SPR - Promoting Child Health Through a Flourishing Community of Diverse Researchers at the Forefront of Scientific Discovery
    Location:  Convention Center: 310
    Chair: Brenda Poindexter, MD MS (she/her/hers) – Emory and Childrens healthcare of Atlanta
    AdvocacyBasic ScienceCareer DevelopmentClinical ResearchDiversity, Equity, and InclusionHealth Services ResearchLeadership and Business TrainingPublic HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    11:00am – 12:30pm HST
    Clinically Informed Epigenetic Research: Providing Insights into Health and Development of Children Born Preterm
    Location:  Convention Center: 318 B
    Chair: Todd Everson, PhD (he/him/his) – Emory University
    Chair: T. Michael O'Shea, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina at Chapel H
    Chair: Marie Camerota, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    Developmental and Behavioral PediatricsEpidemiologyGenomics/EpigenomicsTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    12:40pm – 1:55pm HST
    40th Annual Audrey K. Brown Kernicterus Symposium and APS / SPR Mary Ellen Avery Award
    Location:  Convention Center: Kalākaua Ballroom A (Level 4)
    Chair: David K. Stevenson, MD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Chair: Jon F. Watchko, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Chair: Cynthia Bearer, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University
    Academic and Research SkillsAwardsBasic ScienceClinical ResearchDevelopmental BiologyGeneral PediatricsGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthNeonatology
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    Pediatric Research in the CTSA: The Importance of Integrating Child Health into Lifecourse Research
    Location:  Convention Center: 310
    Chair: Mark R. Schleiss, MD (he/him/his) – UMN Medical School
    Chair: Karen Wilson, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester
    Academic and Research SkillsAdvocacyChildren with Chronic ConditionsClinical ResearchGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchSchool and Community HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5