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25th Annual St. Jude/PIDS Conference


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Add to Calendar 25th Annual St. Jude/PIDS Conference 3/4/2026 7:00:00 AM 3/6/2026 7:00:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://stjude.cloud-cme.com/https://pids.org/event/2026-st-jude-pids-pediatric-infectious-diseases-research-conference/ Description: The St. Jude-PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference celebrates its 25th year of education, collaboration, and innovation. The milestone meeting will convene March 4-6, 2026 in Memphis, TN and virtually.To kick off this special anniversary year, there will be a Pre-Conference Career Development Event for Trainees on Tuesday, Ma... MTC Auditorium false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 7:00 AM - Friday, March 6, 2026, 7:00 PM, MTC Auditorium

Overview

The St. Jude-PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference celebrates its 25th year of education, collaboration, and innovation. The milestone meeting will convene March 4-6, 2026 in Memphis, TN and virtually.

To kick off this special anniversary year, there will be a Pre-Conference Career Development Event for Trainees on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Peabody Memphis. This event includes a career panel, guided conversation on special topics, networking opportunities, personalized discussions and direct engagement with faculty (in-person only).


Registration

In-person or virtual registration is now open. In-person registration will close at 3:00 p.m. CT, Monday, February 16, 2026. Virtual registration will remain available throughout the conference.


Accreditation

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (13.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (13.75 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties - Bone Marrow Transplant/Cellular Therapy, Global Pediatric Medicine, Immunology, Medicine, Pediatrics


Keywords: LIVECME

The official hotel for the 25th Annual St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference will be The Peabody Hotel. A room block has been established. The window to book at the special room rate is Sunday, February 8, 2026.

https://reservations.peabodymemphis.com/95096?groupID=4814365#/guestsandrooms

The faculty for this activity are listed below. Click to view the faculty member's financial disclosure information and bio. 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships


St Jude Children's Research Hospital adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (ie, companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Jonathan Albert, MD
Kayley Anderson, MPH
University of Nebraska Medical Center & Children's Nebraska
Monica Ardura, DO
Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Hamid Bassiri, MD
Attending Physician
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Radnor, PA
Jessica Bordwell, MHA, FACHE
Operations Director
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Germantown, TN
Carrie Byington, MD
University of California
San Diego, CA
Miguela A Caniza, MD
Member
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Charles Chiu, MD, PhD
UCSF
Buddy Creech, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Annabelle De St. Maurice, MD
Professor
UCLA
Kaitlin Devine, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Rana El Feghaly, MD
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
Faculty Photos
Alexandra Freeman, MD
NIAID, NIH
Dolores Freire Jijon, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Katie Hair, BA
Administration Manager
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Eva Harris, PhD
Professor
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
Berkeley, CA
Haya Hayek, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Taylor Heald-Sargent, MD
Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago
Oak Park, IL
Shaina Hecht, MD
University of Alabama at BIrmingham
Joshua Hill, MD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Zeinab Houmani, MD
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Julie Huynh, MD
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
Kerry Iles, MD
Scott James, MD
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Ibukun Christine Kalu, MD
Duke University
School of Medicine
Matthew Kelly, MD, MPH
Chief
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AK
Aslam Khan, DO
Stanford University
Redwood City, CA
Angelle Desiree LaBeaud, MD
Stanford University
Ajit Liamaye, MD
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Dhyana Magesh
University of Washington Immunology
Gabriela M Maron, MD
Associate Member
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
M. Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD
Member
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Marian Michaels, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatrics and Surgery
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA
Emma Mohr, MD
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Madison Murphy, BA
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker
Dakota Musgrave
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lexington, KY
Kari Neemann, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Deb Palazzi, MD
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
League City, TX
Octavio Ramilo, MD
Chair and Member
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Joe Real, MD
Cincinnati Children's
David Rongo, DO
Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Elizabeth Schlaudecker, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Mark R. Schleiss, MD, American Legion and Auxiliary Heart Research Foundation Professor
Professor
University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediat
Minneapolis, MN
Jack Schneider, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Michael Silverman, MD
Assistant Professor
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
philadelphia, PA
Gwenn Skar, MD
UNMC
Omaha, NE
Victoria Statler, MD
Ms.
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Luzgarda Medalit Luna Vilchez, MD, MSc
Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja
Surabhi Vora, MD
Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Drew Weissman, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Welcome and Introduction
7:55AM - 8:00AM
Miguela A Caniza, MD

Luminaries in Global Health
8:00AM - 9:30AM
Angelle Desiree LaBeaud, MD
Eva Harris, PhD
Aslam Khan, DO (Moderator)


8:00 – 8:30 AM Luminary 1

A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS, FASTMH

Stanford University Vector-borne Disease Prevention

8:30 – 9:00 AM Luminary 2

Eva Harris

University of California, Berkeley

Characteristics and Evolution of Arboviruses

9:15 – 9:30 AM Q & A with Luminaries


Oral Abstracts Session 1
9:30AM - 10:00AM
Elizabeth Schlaudecker, MD (Moderator)
Kayley Anderson, MPH
Dolores Freire Jijon, MD
Haya Hayek, MD


Oral Abstracts Session 1
Moderator: Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker, MD, MPH
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
 
Abstract Presentation 1: Transplant
It Takes Two to Tango: Impact of a Reverse Two-Step Algorithm for Clostridioides difficile Infection Diagnosis in Pediatric Oncology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Populations

Dolores Freire Jijon, MD

Nationwide Children's Hospital
 
Abstract Presentation 2: Global Health
Enterovirus D68 Detection Among Hospitalized Children with Acute Respiratory Illness in Amman, Jordan
Haya Hayek, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
 
Abstract Presentation 3: General Research
Proteomic Signatures in Cerebrospinal Fluid Reveal Biomarkers for Central Nervous System Infections
Kayley Anderson, MPH
University of Nebraska Medical Center & Children's Nebraska


Break
10:00AM - 10:30AM

Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 1
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Rana El Feghaly, MD


Leading the Charge: Advancing Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship, One Child at a Time
Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 2
11:00AM - 11:30AM
Joe Real, MD


Leveraging Virtual Reality to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Top Threats to Childhood Health
Q & A with Frontier Speakers
11:30AM - 11:45AM

Lunch
11:45AM - 1:45PM

IPFN Meeting
12:00PM - 1:30PM

The Legacy of Vaccines
12:45PM - 1:15PM


This documentary was made possible through the generous support of the PIDS Foundation by Sanofi.
State of the Art Session 1 - CMV
1:45PM - 3:00PM
Buddy Creech, MD, MPH (Moderator)
Mark R. Schleiss, MD, American Legion and Auxiliary Heart Research Foundation Professor
M. Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD
Ajit Liamaye, MD


Mark R. Schleiss, MD University of Minnesota

CMV Research - Universal Screening

Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD, MsCS St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Biomarkers in Congenital CMV

Ajit Limaye, MD University of California, San Francisco

Updates to the Diagnosis and Management of Refractory/Resistant CMV in Transplant Recipients


Q & A
3:00PM - 3:15PM

Break - Poster Set Up
3:15PM - 3:30PM

Poster Session 1
3:30PM - 4:30PM

Thursday, March 5, 2026
Welcome and Announcements
7:50AM - 8:00AM
Monica Ardura, DO
Gabriela M Maron, MD

St. Jude Grand Rounds: HHV-6: Advances and Ongoing Challenges in Immunocompromised Hosts
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Joshua Hill, MD
Gabriela M Maron, MD (Moderator)

Pediatric Transplant/Immunocompromised Hosts Platform #1
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Marian Michaels, MD, MPH
Jonathan Albert, MD (Moderator)


"Do I Accept This Donor?" Discussion on Calls About Infectious Risks in Prospective Solid Organ Donors
Break
9:45AM - 10:15AM

Updates from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Transplant (PIDTRAN)
10:15AM - 10:45AM
Gabriela M Maron, MD

Oral Abstracts Session 2
10:45AM - 11:30AM
Surabhi Vora, MD (Moderator)
Dakota Musgrave
Zeinab Houmani, MD
Luzgarda Medalit Luna Vilchez, MD, MSc


Oral Abstracts Session 2
Moderator: Surabhi (Sara) Vora, MD, MPH
Seattle Children's Hospital
Abstract Presentation 4: Transplant
Outcomes of Blood Culture Best Practice Implementation in Immunocompromised Children: A Multi-Center Study

Zeinab Houmani, MD

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Abstract Presentation 5: General Research
Frequency of Asymptomatic Bordetella pertussis Colonization in Healthy Children and Adolescents
Dakota Musgrave
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Presentation 6: Global Health
Outbreak of Ralstonia spp. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Peru 2025
Luzgarda Medalit Luna Vilchez, MD, MSc
Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja


Lunch
11:30AM - 1:00PM


TID Jeopardy (12 - 1PM) - Auditorium
TID Jeopardy
11:45AM - 12:45PM

Challenging Cases
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Victoria Statler, MD (Moderator)
Madison Murphy, BA
David Rongo, DO
Kerry Iles, MD


Challenging Cases
Moderator: Victoria Statler, MD
Norton Children's and the University of Louisville School of Medicine 
 
Chronic Cough Conundrum
Kerry Iles, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 
 
The Month-long Bellyache That Wasn't What It Seemed
Madison Murphy
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
 
Osteoarticular Infection in an Immunocompromised 12-Year-Old Patient
David Rongo
Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for Children


Pediatric Transplant/Immunocompromised Hosts Platform #2
1:45PM - 2:15PM
Monica Ardura, DO (Moderator)
Kaitlin Devine, MD


PTLD in Children
Interactive Debate/Panel Discussion
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Joshua Hill, MD
Alexandra Freeman, MD


Joshua A. Hill, MD, FIDSA

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

HHV-6: Advances and Ongoing Challenges in Immunocompromised Hosts

Alexandra Freeman, MD

National Institutes of Health

Immunizations in Special Populations 


Q & A with Platform and Interactive Debate
3:15PM - 3:30PM

Break - Poster Set Up
3:30PM - 3:45PM

Poster Session 2
3:45PM - 4:45PM

25th Anniversary Celebration at the Peabody Hotel Skyway
6:00PM - 10:00PM

Friday, March 6, 2026
Welcome and Announcements
8:00AM - 8:15AM
Octavio Ramilo, MD
Deb Palazzi, MD

Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 3
8:15AM - 9:00AM
Matthew Kelly, MD, MPH (Moderator)
Michael Silverman, MD

State of the Art Session 2 - CNS
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Miguela A Caniza, MD (Moderator)
Emma Mohr, MD
Charles Chiu, MD, PhD
Julie Huynh, MD


State of the Art - CNS
Moderator - Miguela Caniza, MD, MPH
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
 
From Outbreak to Answers: Congenital Zika Infection CNS Pathogenesis
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin - Madison
 
Advances in Sequencing-based Infectious Disease Diagnostics in Children and Immunocompromised Hosts
Charles Chiu, MD, PhD

University of California, San Francisco
 
Closing the Gap: Improving Outcomes in Paediatric TB Meningitis
Julie Huynh, MD
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
 
Q & A with State of the Art Speakers 


Oral Abstracts Session 3
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Gwenn Skar, MD (Moderator)
Dhyana Magesh


Oral Abstracts Session 3
Abstract Presentation 7: Top Abstract - RESEARCH
Moderator: Gwenn Skar, MD, PhD
University of Nebraska Medical Center & Children's Nebraska
 
Defining Mechanisms of Neurodevelopmental Injury in Congenital Zika Virus Infection
Dhyana Magesh
University of Washington


Lunch
10:45AM - 12:00PM

2026 John H. Erskine Lecture in Infectious Diseases
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Octavio Ramilo, MD (Moderator)
Drew Weissman, MD, PhD


2026 John H. Erskine Lecture in Infectious Diseases
Moderator: Octavio Ramilo, MD
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
 
Nucleoside Modified mRNA-LNP Therapeutics
Drew Weissman, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine


ADJOURN
1:00PM - 1:15PM

Global Pediatric Medicine -ClinResTRN Graduation
1:15PM - 1:45PM

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