16th Pediatrics and Darby Children’s Research Institute Annual Symposium
May 9 through May 10, 2024
15th Pediatrics and Darby Children’s Research Institute Annual Symposium
"Insights into the Pathophysiology and Social Factors Impacting Childhood Disorders"
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - MUSC Drug Discovery and Bioengineering Building Lobbies
4:00 p.m. - In Person Poster Session & Reception
Friday, March 24, 2023 - Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital (7th floor main conference room)
7:30 a.m. Breakfast – Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital (7th floor, next to main conference room)
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction (Co-Chairs, Allison Eckard, M.D., Dieter Haemmerich, Ph.D., Denis Guttridge, Ph.D.)
8:05 a.m. Keynote Address - Introduction: Allison Eckard, M.D.
8:10 a.m. Ann Chahroudi, M.D., Ph.D. – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University - "Emerging Understanding of the Immune Determinants of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children”
8:40 a.m. Q&A session
Session 1: Translational Sciences in Pediatrics
Co-Chairs: Stephen Thacker, M.D. & Elizabeth M. Wallis, M.D.
8:50 a.m. Austin M. Hahn, Ph.D. - “Novel Approaches to Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorders”
9:05 a.m. Q&A session
9:10 a.m. Heidi Steflik, M.D. - “Hospital Costs Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Analysis of Data from the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) Database”
9:20 a.m. Q&A session
9:25 a.m. Caroline McWhorter - “Predicting Comorbidities of Pregnancy: A Comparison Between Total and Free 25(OH)D and Their Associations with iPTH”
9:35 a.m. Q&A session
9:40 a.m. Break – Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital (7th floor, next to main conf. room)
10:15 a.m. Keynote Address - Introduction: Denis Guttridge, Ph.D.
10:20 am Eric Fleegler, M.D., MPH, FAAP – Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School - “The Epidemic of Firearm Injuries: Can We Bend the Curve?”
10:50 a.m. Q&A session
Session 2: DCRI Research Highlights
Co-Chairs: Ramin Eskandari, M.D. & Jacqueline M Kraveka, D.O.
11:00 a.m. Katherine Chetta, M.D. - “Free Fatty Acid and HAMLET-Like Complexes in Human Milk: Implications for Preterm Nutritional Health”
11:15 a.m. Q&A session
11:20 a.m. Jezabel Rodriguez-Blanco, Ph.D. - “The Small-Molecule in Clinical Development, Minnelide, Targets Metastatic MYC Amplified Medulloblastoma”
11:30 a.m. Q&A session - “MyoD Acts as an Oncogene in Rhabdomyosarcoma”
11:35 a.m. Alexander Oles
11:45 a.m. Q&A session
11:50 a.m. Announcement of Poster Awards
Session 3: 2022 Pediatric Department Pilot Grant Awardees
Co-Chairs: John Costello, M.D. & Denis Guttridge, Ph.D.
12:00 p.m. Jordan Klein, Ph.D. - “Coaching Children with Anxiety and Autism Through Telehealth (CAT)”
12:15 p.m. Q&A session
12:20 pm Martin Kang, Ph.D. - “Gene Therapy and Gene Editing for Neonatal Respiratory Surfactant Deficiency”
12:35 p.m. Q&A session
12:40 p.m. Announcement of Pediatric Department 2023 Pilot Grant Awardees
12:50 p.m. Closing Remarks - Andrew Atz, M.D.
