The St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference features leaders in the field of Infectious Diseases and features Transplant ID, Original Research, Career Development and Global Health.
For over 20 years, this symposium, hosted by the St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, has highlighted research as a career for pediatric infectious diseases specialists by drawing from all the Pediatric Infectious Diseases training programs in the country.
Agenda for 2021 Conference
| Wednesday, March 3 | Meet and Greet |
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| 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | Meet the Experts
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| Thursday, March 4 | Immunocompromised Host & Transplant ID |
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| 7:50 – 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Announcements Elaine I. Tuomanen, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Gabriela Maron, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Hayley Gans, MD, Stanford UniversityTanvi Sharma, MD, MPH, Boston Children’s Hospital |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Grand Rounds Clinical Perspective and Significance of CAR-T cell Therapy in Children: What is the Future? Updates Two Years after FDA Approval Stephan Grupp, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 9:05 – 9:50 AM | Platform Presentation: Novel Correlates of Immune Protection after Vaccination Anoma Nellore, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 9:50 – 10:05 AM | Abstract Presentation: Modeling Zika Virus Tissue Tropism in Rhesus Macaques to Define the Risk of Donor Derived Transmission Taylor Treadway, University of Wisconsin |
| 10:05 – 10:15 AM | BREAK |
| 10:15 – 10:25 AM | Rapid Fire Research Rounds Moderator: Tanvi Sharma, MD, MPH, Boston Children’s Hospital Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Betsy Herold, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Gabriela Maron, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Watch Video |
| 10:25 – 10:45 AM | Debate: Viral Specific T-cell Immunity Can Be Used to Determine Immune Competence Following Transplantation Moderator: Hayley Gans, MD, Stanford University Debate Team: Amina Ahmed, MD, Levine Children’s Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center and Inci Yildirim, MD, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine Pro Debater: Lars Pape, MD, University Hospital of Essen Con Debater: Hamid Bassiri, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Watch Video |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM | BREAK |
| 11:00 – 11:45 AM | Platform Presentation: Update on Viral Infections in Transplant Patients Upton Allen, MD, Hospital for Sick Kids Watch Video |
| 11:45 A.M. – 12:00 PM | Abstract Presentation: Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Among Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Solid Organ Transplantation Recipients – A Contemporary Review Diego Cruz Vidal, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Watch Video |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM (20-minute intervals) |
Challenging Cases in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Gabriela Maron, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Inci Yildirim, MD, PhD, MSc, Yale University School of Medicine Challenging Cases in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Flor Munoz-Rivas, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital Benjamin Hanisch, MD, Children’s National Medical Center Challenging Cases in Other Immunocompromised Hosts William Muller, MD, PhD, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Amina Ahmed, MD, Levine Children’s Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center Watch Video |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | BREAK FOR LUNCH |
| 1:30 – 5:00 PM | Oral Abstracts Presentations followed by Posters with Professors (Combined Transplant and Research) |
| 1:30 – 2:45 PM | Abstract Presentations: Clinical Features and Management of Pediatric Patients Presenting with New Onset Acute Leukemia and Concomitant COVID-19 Pratik Atul Patel, MD, Emory University School of Medicine Rifaximin for Prevention of Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) Mehgan Teherani, MD, Emory University School of Medicine The Safety and Antibody Kinetics of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pediatric Patients Alvaro Galvis, MD, Children’s Hospital of Orange County Respiratory and Intestinal Epithelial Cells Exhibit Differential Susceptibility and Innate Immune Responses to Contemporary EV-D68 Isolates Megan Freeman, MD, PhD, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Disease and Immunoprophylaxis Model of Human Nose Organoids to Study SARS-CoV-2 and RSV Infection Anubama Rajan, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine Watch Video |
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM | BREAK |
| 3:00 – 3:20 PM |
Transplant Poster Professor Rounds Watch Video |
| 3:20 – 3:50 PM | Research Poster Professor Rounds Watch Videos: Video #1 | Video #2 | Video #3 | Video #4 | Video #5 |
| 3:50 – 4:00 PM | BREAK |
| 4:00 – 4:25 PM | Self-Guided Poster Rounds Session 1 |
| 4:25 – 4:35 PM | BREAK |
| 4:35 – 5:00 PM | Self-Guided Poster Rounds Session 2 |
| Friday, March 5 | Frontier Lectures in Infectious Diseases | |
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| 8:00 AM | Welcome and Announcements Elaine Tuomanen, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
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| 8:10 – 8:50 AM | Platform Presentation: Towards an HIV Cure – Immune-based Latency Reversal Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine |
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| 8:50 – 9:30 AM | Platform Presentation: Enterovirus Acute Flaccid Myelitis Kevin Messacar, MD, University of Colorado Watch Video |
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| 9:30 – 9:40 AM | BREAK | |
| 9:40 – 10:20 AM | Platform Presentation: Looking for the Bacterial Stem Cell-specialized Bacterial Hideouts for Colonization and Persistence Manuel Amieva, MD, PhD, Stanford University Watch Video |
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| 10:20 – 11:00 AM | Platform Presentation: COVID-19 Immunology Paul Thomas, PhD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Watch Video |
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| 11:00 – 11:15 AM | Endowment of the SJ PIDS Fellowship Honoring of the Neal Family Elaine Tuomanen, MD Leslie Davidson, ALSAC Joe St. Geme III, MD Manuel Amieva, MD, PhD Amanda Green, MD Honoree: Jerry Neal, PhD |
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| 11:15 – 11:30 AM | BREAK | |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Introduction of 2021 John H. Erskine Lecture in Infectious Diseases Elaine Tuomanen, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 2021 John H. Erskine Lecture in Infectious Diseases Quorum-Sensing Communication; From Viruses to Bacteria to Eukaryotes Bonnie Bassler, PhD, Princeton University Watch Video |
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| 12:30 – 1:00 PM | BREAK FOR LUNCH | |
| 1:15 – 5:00 PM | Career Development Session | |
| 1:15 – 2:00 PM | Platform Presentation: Transitioning from Fellow to Attending Physician – What Do You Need to Know Kristina A. Bryant, MD, University of Louisville Watch Video |
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| 2:00 – 2:15 PM | BREAK | |
| 2:15 – 2:20 PM | Career Pathways Brief Talks and Panel Discussion Introduction: Anne Blaschke MD, PhD, University of Utah Health Sciences and Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine |
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| 2:20 – 2:32 PM | A Career in Antimicrobial Stewardship Alison Tribble, MD, MSCE, University of Michigan |
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| 2:32 – 2:44 PM | A Career in Medicine/Pediatrics and Clinical Research Evan Anderson, MD, Emory University School of Medicine |
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| 2:44 – 2:56 PM | Pathways in Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Clinical Practice, Research, and Public Health Kristen Feemster, MD, MPH, Merck & Co., Inc. |
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| 2:56 – 3:08 PM | A Series of Fortunate Events: My Non-Linear Career in Global Health Chandy John, MD, MS, Indiana University |
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| 3:10 – 4:00 PM | Panel Discussion: Drs. Alison Tribble, Evan Anderson, Kristen Feemster, and Chandy John | |
| 4:15 – 5:00 PM | Career Paths Breakout Discussions (20 Minutes Each) K-awards Negotiation Academic Achievement |
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| Saturday, March 6 | Global Health Session | |
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| 8:00 – 8:05 AM | Introduction Miguela A. Caniza, MD, MPH, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Watch Video |
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| 8:05 – 9:00 AM | Luminaries in Global Health Research Moderator: Jimmy Carlucci, MD, MPH, Indiana University School of Medicine Malaria, Sickle Cell Disease and COVID-19; My Non-linear Path in Global Health Research Chandy C. John, MD, MS, Indiana University Malaria in School-Aged Children: The Missing Middle Miriam Laufer, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine |
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| 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Q & A with Luminaries Drs. Chandy John and Miriam Laufer |
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| 9:15 – 9:30 AM | BREAK | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 AM | Poster Session Rapid Fire Abstract Presentations with Professors Watch Video |
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| 10:30 – 10:40 AM | BREAK |
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| 10:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Global Network Session Led by Elizabeth Schlaudecker, MD, MPH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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| 12:00 pm. | Conclusion Watch Video |
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