The 2022 Department of Pediatrics Research Retreat will be held in-person on Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Trent Semans Center for Health Education, Great Hall. The mission of this year’s retreat is to highlight the unprecedented mobilization of research talent during the COVID-19 pandemic and to emphasize the power of research to save and transform lives. The retreat will focus on the cross-disciplinary and multinational research efforts that were mobilized to develop safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and guide the global public health response. Further, the retreat will present new opportunities for pediatric researchers in the post-COVID era.
The retreat will offer a platform for trainee research presentations, interactions with established investigators, a friendly competition for research support, information sessions on research training and mentorship opportunities, and a panel discussion on training, mentoring, and career opportunities in Pediatric research.
- Our keynote speaker, C. Buddy Creech, MD MPH, and keynote panelists are researchers who played an integral part in the development and implementation of COVID-19 vaccinations.
- Awards will be given to trainees for the best basic/translational research, clinical research, and improvement science abstracts, with those authors invited to give a platform presentation. Abstract submission deadline is Tuesday, March 8.
- Posters will be judged live, on-site during the poster session, with awards announced at the end of the retreat.
- A friendly ‘Shark Tank-style’ competition will be held for trainees to “pitch” a research idea and win a small prize towards research support.
Tentative Agenda
(Note: All events will take place in the Trent Semans Center, Great Hall)
April 27, 2022
| Time | Topic / Speaker |
| 1:00 pm | Top Abstract Presentations |
| 2:00 pm | Trainee Competition |
| 3:00 pm | Keynote Presentation |
| 4:00 pm | Keynote Panel Discussion |
| 4:30 pm | Refreshments |
April 28, 2022
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Time |
Topic / Speaker |
|
1:00 pm |
Poster Session |
| 3:30 pm | Career Panel of Pediatrician Physician-Scientists |
| 4:30 pm |
Refreshments |
Keynote Address
C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH
Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program
Edie Carell Johnson Chair and Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Title: COVID-19 Vaccine Development: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind
C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS is the Edie Carell Johnson Chair and Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. He serves as Director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, Principal Investigator of the NIH-funded Vanderbilt Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit, and Co-Principal Investigator of the CDC-sponsored Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment Network. Dr. Creech’s research interests focus on the development and evaluation of new vaccines and therapeutics, particularly vaccines targeting influenza, pertussis, and S. aureus. His work combines innovative clinical trial design and next-generation immunologic assays to characterize the human response to infection and disease. He is currently leading COVID-related clinical trials at VUMC, including the evaluation of novel treatment options for hospitalized patients with COVID and clinical trials of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
Dr. Creech received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, cum laude, from Vanderbilt University prior to graduating with high honors from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, TN. He completed pediatric training at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, serving as Chief Resident in 2002. During fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt, he trained with Dr. Kathryn Edwards and received a master’s degree in public health. He is active in the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), where he serves as President.
Keynote Panel Discussion
Title: The Development and Implementation of Vaccinations: COVID and Beyond
Ann M. Reed, MD
Moderator
Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Department of Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Physician-in-Chief, Duke Children's
C. Buddy Creech, MD MPH
Keynote Speaker
Edie Carell Johnson Chair and Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Michael J. Smith, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Duke University School of Medicine
Charlene Wong, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health)
Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University School of Medicine
Emmanuel (Chip) Walter, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases and General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health)
Chief Medical Officer, Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Duke University School of Medicine
Career Development Panel Discussion
Title: Navigating the Pediatrician-Scientist Career Path
Mara Becker, MD, MS
Moderator
Professor of Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Vice Chair for Faculty
Duke University School of Medicine
Sarah Armstrong, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Duke University School of Medicine
Mai ElMallah, MD, MBBS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor in Neurobiology and Cell Biology
Duke University School of Medicine
Ibukun Kalu, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Duke University School of Medicine
Jeffrey Russ, MD, PhD
Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics (Neurology)
Duke University School of Medicine
Call for Abstracts
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 7:00 am
This is an opportunity for members of the Department of Pediatrics to share their research design, progress, and new insights with others in the Duke community. Final results are not required, and ‘works in progress’ and posters that have been recently presented at other meetings are welcome. Open to all trainees (including students), research staff, and faculty.
- All submitted abstracts will be included in an electronic abstract book and will be invited to participate in the poster session.
- Trainee abstracts (students, residents, fellows) will be peer-reviewed, with the ‘best’ abstract in each category selected for platform presentation.
Abstract Categories
- Basic/Translational Research
- Clinical Research (includes Educational and Health Services)
- Improvement Science (improve a problem using Quality Improvement (QI) methods)
Please see attachment for submission instructions via Qualtrics and abstract template. Abstracts must submitted on template provided.
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