Pediatric Research Conferences are held most Mondays from 12:00-1:00pm. 

2024-2025 Lecture Series

Fall 2024

September 23
(Virtual only via Teams)
Rachel Glick Robison, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
"Clinical Trials in Childhood Allergic Disease"

September 30
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Kathryn M. Edwards Society Lecture Series
Kathryn M. Edwards, MD
Sarah H. Sell & Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
“The Tale of Two Pursuits"

October 7
No Pediatric Research Conference - Pediatrics Faculty Meeting

October 14
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Kevan Herold, MD
Endocrinology, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Diabetes Medicine & Management 
Yale School of Medicine
"Beta cells and immune cells in Type 1 diabetes: Operational Tolerance and next steps."

October 21
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Kathryn M. Edwards Society Lecture Series
Lea C. Steffes, MD
Instructor, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Stanford University, School of Medicine
"Neointimal Cell Diversity in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Occlusive Pulmonary Vascular Lesions"

October 28
No Pediatric Research Conference

November 4
No Pediatric Research Conference - Pediatrics Faculty Meeting

November 11
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Kathryn M. Edwards Society Lecture Series
Erin Plosa, MD & Allison Henry, BS
Professor of Pediatrics, Cell and Developmental Biology
Division of Neonatology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
"No Two Snowflakes are Alike: Specialized Roles for Integrins in Lung Development"

November 18
(Virtual only via Teams)
Ferdinand Cacho, MD 
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellow
Center for Asthma Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
"Childhood Asthma Phenotypes"

November 25
No Pediatric Research Conference - Thanksgiving Week

December 2
No Pediatric Research Conference - Department Chair Talk

December 9
No Pediatric Research Conference - Pediatrics Faculty Meeting

December 16
No Pediatric Research Conference - Winter Break

December 23
No Pediatric Research Conference - Winter Break

Spring 2025

January 6
No Pediatric Research Conference - Winter Break

January 13
No Pediatric Research Conference - Faculty Meeting

January 20
No Pediatric Research Conference - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 27
Kathryn M. Edwards Society Lecture Series
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Edwards Society Panel Discussion
“The Path to Research"

February 3
(Virtual only via Teams)
Susan H. Guttentag, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Mildred Stahlman Division of Neonatology
Julia Carell Stadler Chair in Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Title coming soon!

February 10
No Pediatric Research Conference - Faculty Meeting

February 17
No Pediatric Research Conference - President's Day

February 24
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Kathryn M. Edwards Society Lecture Series
Natasha B. Halasa, MD, MPH
Craig Weaver Professor of Pediatrics
Haya Hayek, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Title coming soon!

March 3
No Pediatric Research Conference - Faculty Meeting

March 10
No Pediatric Research Conference - Spring Break

March 17
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Kathryn M. Edwards Society Lecture Series
Lauren Klein, MD
Instructor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH
Director, Vanderbilt-Meharry Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease
Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Pediatrics
J.C. Peterson Chair in Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Title coming soon!

March 24
(Virtual via Teams)
Jim Cassat, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology; and Biomedical Engineering
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Title coming soon!

March 31
No Pediatric Research Conference - Faculty Meeting

April 7
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
K-12 Research Week
Research Week Scholars TBA

April 14
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Turner Hazinski Awardees
Research Week

April 21
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Kathryn M. Edwards Society Lecture Series
Cristen Q. Fritz, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine
Derek J. Williams, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Title coming soon!

April 28
No Pediatric Research Conference - PAS Meeting

May 5
No Pediatric Research Conference - Faculty Meeting

May 12
(In-person and virtual via Teams)
Kathryn M. Edwards Society Lecture Series
Eric D. Austin, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy/Immunology/Pulmonary Medicine
Director, Vanderbilt Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
TBA

May 19
(Virtual via Teams)
Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Co-Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Endowed Directorship in Autism Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
TBA

CME Information

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 Alyssa McGuire by email at alyssa.mcguire@vumc.org with any questions.