On June 2nd, 2022, the Department of Pediatrics and Gale and Ira Drukier Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine hosted Pediatrics Research Day 2022, highlighting basic and clinical research in children’s health by Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian faculty, fellows, residents, medical students, and staff. The day featured oral presentations, invited speakers, a career panel, and a poster session.
Please see the day's agenda below, and explore our abstracts guide:
Pediatrics Research Day 2022 Abstracts Guide
Agenda
11:15 am-12:00 pm
Check-in / Grab and Go Lunch
12:00 pm-12:05 pm
Welcome
Session 1: Infections, Immune Dysregulation, Inflammation
Moderator: Irina Matei, PhD
12:05 pm-12:30 pm
Invited speaker: Nick Collins, PhD (20 min/5 min Q&A)
12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Accepted Abstracts (10 minutes/5 min Q&A):
Gang Wang, PhD (12:30 pm-12:45 pm)
Lei Li, PhD (12:45 pm-1:00 pm)
Zurong Wan, PhD (1:00 pm-1:15 pm)
Lisa Giulino Roth, MD (1:15 pm-1:30 pm)
1:30 pm-1:45 pm
Break
Session 2: Neuroscience and Brain Development
Moderator: Barry E. Kosofsky, MD, PhD
1:45 pm-2:10 pm
Invited speaker: Anjali Rajadhyaksha, PhD (20 min/5 min Q&A)
2:10 pm-2:30 pm
Invited speaker: M. Elizabeth Ross, MD, PhD (15 min/5 min Q&A)
2:30 pm-2:45 pm
Accepted Abstract (10 min/5 min Q&A):
Zachary Grinspan, MD, MS
2:45 pm-3:00 pm
Break
Session 3: Nutrition and Growth
Moderator: Amy Tsou, MD, PhD
3:00 pm-3:25 pm
Invited Speaker: Camila R. Martin, MD, MS (20 min/5 min Q&A)
3:25 pm-4:10 pm
Accepted Abstracts (10 min/5 min Q&A):
Stephanie Rager, BS (3:25 pm-3:40 pm)
Liana Senaldi, MD (3:40 pm-3:55 pm)
Matthew Smith-Raska, MD, PhD (3:55 pm-4:10 pm)
Career Panel
4:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Moderator: Virginia Pascual, MD
Panelists:
Marianne Elizabeth Nellis, MD, MS
Lisa Giulino Roth, MD
Melody Zeng, PhD
Eric J. Mallack, MD
Poster Session and Reception
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm