Pediatric Research Conferences

Pediatric Research Conferences are held every Monday from 12:00-1:00pm. All conferences are being held virtually via Teams until further notice.

Fall 2023 Lecture Series

September 18
James E. Crowe, Jr., MD
Ann Scott Carell Chair University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
“Human monoclonal antibodies for infectious diseases”

September 25
No Noon Research Conference

October 2
Shajila Siricilla, PhD
Instructor
Division of Neonatology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
“Discovery of Therapeutic Agents for the Management of Preterm Labor”

October 9
No Noon Research Conference - Fall Break

October 16
No Noon Research Conference - Faculty Meeting

October 23
Jim Connelly, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics  
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
“Collaborative Inborn Error of Immunity Research through the Human Immunology Discovery Initiative at Vanderbilt”

October 30
Leonard B. Bacharier, MD
Janie Robinson and John Moore Lee Chair in Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Center for Pediatric Asthma Research
Scientific Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Section Chief, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Division of Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
"Early Life Viral Infections and the Development of Asthma"

November 6
No Noon Research Conference - Faculty Meeting

November 13
No Noon Research Conference

November 20
Roopa Siddaiah, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep Medicine
Director of Severe BPD Multidisciplinary Program 
Penn State Health
TBA

November 27
Cynthia Osborne, PhD
Professor of Early Childhood Education and Policy
Executive Director, Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
Peabody College of Education and Human Development
Vanderbilt University
"Effective State-Level Policies to Strengthen the Early Years"

December 4
No Noon Research Conference - Faculty Meeting

December 11
Ryan Stark MD
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
"Dynamic Changes in Sepsis and Shock: The First 24 Hours and Beyond"

December 18
No Noon Research Conference - Winter Break

December 25
No Noon Research Conference - Winter Break

Pediatric Research Conference Will Resume January 2024

January 22
Anna E. Patrick, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Rheumatology
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
"Unraveling the Genetic Drivers of T Cell Dysfunction in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis"

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Sponsorship Statement: Sponsored by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics.

Accreditation Statement: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: It is the policy of the ACCME and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to require disclosure of financial relationships from individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity; to identify and resolve conflicts of interest related to those relationships; and to make disclosure information available to the audience prior to the CME activity. Presenters are required to disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentations.

Please contact Angie Tune by email at angie.tune@vumc.org with any questions.

  • 2022-2023

    September 5
    Labor Day - No Noon Research Conference

    September 12
    Jörn-Hendrik Weitkamp, MD
    Director of Patient Oriented Research
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Clinical Trials in the NICU –Opportunities & Challenges"

    September 19
    Sharon McGrath-Morrow, MBA, MD
    Associate Chief, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
    Distinguished Chair, Department of Pediatrics
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    "Cellular and Molecular Dynamics in the Lungs of Neonatal and Juvenile Mice in response to E. coli"

    September 26
    Michelle J. White, MD, MPH
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences
    Division of Hospital Medicine
    Duke University Medical Center
    "From Risk to Resilience: Fostering Strengths to Achieve Child Health Equity"

    October 3
    Faculty Meeting - No Noon Research Conference

    October 10
    Fall Break - No Noon Research Conference 

    October 17
    Jelte Kelchtermans, MD
    Pediatric Pulmonology Fellow
    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    “Variable sensitivity to air pollution in Pediatric Asthma”

    October 24
    Jennifer L. Herington, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology
    Division of Neonatology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Tocolytic drug discovery and targeted delivery for the management of preterm labor."

    October 31
    Jonathan H. Soslow, MD, MSCI
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    Director, Pediatric Cardiac Imaging Research Center
    "Imaging Biomarkers for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cardiomyopathy"

    November 7
    Faculty Meeting - No Noon Research Conference

    November 14
    Ashley Leech, PhD, MS
    Assistant Professor  
    Department of Health Policy
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    "Treatment for opioid use disorder: Advancing maternal and birth outcomes"

    November 21
    Thanksgiving Holiday - No Noon Research Conference 

    November 28
    James E. Cassat, MD, PhD
    Associate Director, Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    “Osteo-immunologic crosstalk in infectious and inflammatory disease”

    December 5
    Faculty Meeting - No Noon Research Conference

    December 12
    Fred S. Lamb, MD, PhD
    Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics Critical Care Medicine
    Division Director,  Pediatric Critical Care
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Novel concepts in redox signaling; location, location, location!"

    December 19
    Winter Break -  No Noon Research Conference

    December 26
    Winter Break -  No Noon Research Conference

    January 2
    Winter Break -  No Noon Research Conference

    January 9
    Faculty Meeting -  No Noon Research Conference

    January 16
    Martin Luther King Jr. Day -  No Noon Research Conference

    January 23
    Steven D. Townsend, PhD
    Professor, Department of Chemistry
    Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
    Vanderbilt University
    “Human Milk as a tool for Non-Infant Illness”

    January 30
    Leigh M. Howard, MD, MPH
    Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Viral Interactions with Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Pathogenesis of Acute Respiratory Illness"

    February 6
    Faculty Meeting -  No Noon Research Conference

    February 13
    Prince J. Kannankeril, MSCI, MD
    Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology
    Co-Director, Vanderbilt Center for Pediatric Precision Medicine
    Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 
    "Precision Medicine in Pediatric Cardiology"

    February 20
    President's Day - No Noon Research Conference

    February 27
    John T. Benjamin, MD, MPH
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    “From BPD to COPD: Mechanistic Insights into the Developmental Origins of Lung Disease”

    March 6
    Faculty Meeting -  No Noon Research Conference

    March 13
    Spring Break -  No Noon Research Conference

    March 20
    Rebecca A. Simmons, MD
    Hallam Hurt Professor Pediatrics
    Perelman School of Medicine
    University of Pennsylvania
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    "Traffic Cops: Extracellular vesicles in the preimplantation embryo"

    March 27
    Jaclyn Tamaroff, MD 
    Instructor in Pediatrics 
    Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
    Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 
    "Glycemia, Insulin Sensitivity, and Cardiomyopathy in Neuromuscular Disorders"

    April 3
    Faculty Meeting -  No Noon Research Conference

    April 10
    Research Week - K12 Awardees

    Michael Miller, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    “The Pro-Inflammatory Role Of ecSOD: An Unexpected Contributor To TNF⍺ Signaling”

    Kristen Noble. MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "TLR8 signaling is an important part of the placental macrophage response to Group B Streptococcal infection"

    Bryce A. Schuler, MD, PhD
    Clinical Instructor, Genetics
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Facilitating Earlier Genetic Diagnoses in the NICU by Utilizing Electronic Health Record Phenotype Patterns"

    April 17
    Turner Hazinski Awardees

    Cristin Q. Fritz, MD, MPH 
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Novel Mobile Resource for Food Insecurity (NO MORE FI)"

    Jason R. Schwartz, MD, PhD 
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Characterizing the Role of SAMD9 and SAMD9L in Inflammatory Signaling"

    April 24
    No Noon Research Conference

    May 1
    PAS Meeting -  No Noon Research Conference

    May 8
    Faculty Meeting -  No Noon Research Conference

    May 15
    Sarah S. Osmundson, MD, MS
    Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    “Prescription opioid use and spontaneous preterm birth”

    May 22
    Ripla Arora, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering
    Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
    Michigan State University
    "Illuminating the (uterine) path: from embryo movement to implantation."
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    May 29
    Memorial Day -  No Noon Research Conference

    June 5
    Faculty Meeting -  No Noon Research Conference

    2021-2022

    September 6
    No Noon Research Conference - Labor Day

    September 13
    Ryan Stark, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Have We Figured Out Endothelial Dysfunction in Acute Inflammation? The Answer is NO"

    September 20
    Laura E. Henkhaus, PhD
    Postdoctoral Scholar
    Data Science Institute, Vanderbilt University
    Department of Health Policy, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Center for Child Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Support for Children in Tennessee"

    September 27
    Maribeth R. Nicholson, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
    Associate Program Director
    Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship Program
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Diagnosis and Treatment of C. difficile in Children: Two steps forward, one step back"

    October 4
    Faculty Meeting (No Noon Research Conference)

    October 11
    No Noon Research Conference - Fall Break

    October 18
    Kristen Noble, MD, PhD
    Instructor in Pediatrics, Neonatology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Deciphering the role of macrophages in intrauterine Group B Streptococcal infection"

    October 25
    Eric D. Austin, MD, MSCI
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine
    Director, Vanderbilt Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "It's no longer 'idiopathic': Advances in BPD-associated Pulmonary Hypertension"

    November 1
    Faculty Meeting (No Noon Research Conference)

    November 8
    Paul E. Moore, MD
    Director, Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine
    Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
    Department of Pediatrics
    Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology
    Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "Respiratory Outcomes in Children with BPD"

    November 15
    Megan Culler Freeman, MD, PhD
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow
    UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    "Respiratory and intestinal epithelial cells exhibit differential susceptibility and innate immune responses to contemporary EV-D68 isolates"

    November 22
    No Noon Research Conference - Thanksgiving Holiday

    November 29
    Lori Jordan, MD, PhD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology and Radiology
    Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
    "Mechanisms of brain oxygen use and cerebral infarcts in sickle cell anemia"

    December 6
    TBA

    December 13
    No Faculty Meeting or Noon Research Conference - Faculty Meeting Cancelled

    December 20
    Jason R. Schwartz, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
    "Using a Human iPSC model of Pediatric MDS to Understand the Hematopoietic Impacts of Germline SAMD9/9L Mutations"

    December 27
    No Noon Research Conference - Winter Break

    January 3
    No Noon Research Conference - Winter Break

    January 10
    Faculty Meeting (No Noon Research Conference)

    January 17
    No Noon Research Conference - Martin Luther King Day

    January 24
    Timothy J. Mead, PhD
    Research Associate
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    "Proteolysis optimizes composition of fibrillin microfibrils during embryogenesis"

    January 31
    Drew J. Schwartz, MD, PhD
    Instructor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    Laboratory of Gautam Dantas, PhD
    Washington University School of Medicine
    "Role of the gut microbiome in neonatal late-onset sepsis"

    February 7
    Faculty Meeting (No Noon Research Conference)

    February 14
    Jason R. Schwartz, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
    "Using a Human iPSC Model of Pediatric MDS to Understand the Hematopoietic Impacts of Germline SAMD9/9L Mutations"

    February 21
    Joshua Doyle, MD, PhD
    Fellow
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    "Vaccine protection against viral infection - From preclinical data to real-world effectiveness"

    February 28
    Amy E. Noser, PhD
    Post-doctoral Fellowship
    Center for Treatment Adherence and Self-Management
    Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    "Leveraging Health Technology to Promote Behavior Change"

    March 7
    Faculty Meeting (No Noon Research Conference)

    March 14
    No Noon Research Conference - Spring Break

    March 21
    M. Indriati Hood Pishchany, MD, PhD
    Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
    Assistant in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases
    Boston Children's Hospital
    "Competition for nutrient commodities in vaginal microbiota"

    March 28
    Stephen W. Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy
    Director, Center for Child Health Policy
    Executive Director, Firefly
    Division of Neonatology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "How are Tennessee Children Doing During COVID-19? Results From the Vanderbilt Child Health Poll"

    April 4
    Pediatric Research Week - K12 Scholars

    Michael Miller, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "A Novel Role of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase in the Function of TNFα and Integrin Signaling"

    Frank J. Raucci, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    Division of Pediatric Cardiology
    Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
    "Developing a Translational Research Program in Neuromuscular Cardiomyopathies"

    April 11
    Pediatric Research Week - 2021 Turner-Hazinski Awardee Project Updates

    Mhd Wael Alrifai, MD, MS
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology
    Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "The evaluation of an EHR integrated model for provider workload measurement"

    Michael S. Wolf, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    "A Personalized Medicine Approach to Cerebral Edema in Diabetic Ketoacidosis"

    April 18
    Tara McKay, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Medicine, Health, and Society
    Vanderbilt University
    "Trends in VCH Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Gun Shot Wound, 2018-2021"

    April 25
    No Noon Research Conference - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting

    May 2
    No Noon Research Conference - Please join us in 208 Light Hall for Dr. David Skorton's presentation

    May 9
    Faculty Meeting (No Noon Research Conference)

    May 16
    Hyung-Lok Chung, PhD
    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
    Baylor College of Medicine
    "From rare to common diseases: The Role of Very Long Chain Fatty Acids in ACOX1 deficiency and Multiple Sclerosis"

    May 23
    Justin M. Gregory, MD, MSCI
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology
    Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
    "COVID-19 Exacerbates Insulin Resistance During Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes"

    May 30
    No Noon Research Conference - Memorial Day

    June 6
    No Noon Research Conference