2021 Conference Agenda

8:00AM EDT

Digital Poster Forum and Virtual Exhibit Hall Open
Both will remain open for duration of the conference.

Digital Poster Forum to feature on-demand videos of oral presentations from selected abstracts.

2:00PM – 3:10PM EDT

Early Investigator Forum: Finding Your Career “Happy Place”: Thriving, Not Just Surviving

Speakers: Joy Wan, MD, MSCE; Esther Freeman, MD, PhD; Ilona Frieden, MD
Moderators: Lisa Arkin, MD and Colleen Cotton, MD

3:20PM – 3:30PM EDT

Welcome Session

Yvonne Chiu, MD and Jen Huang, MD

3:30PM – 4:45PM EDT

Plenary Session 1: Finding a Problem Worth Solving 

Speaker: Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD

4:45PM – 5:45PM EDT

Keynote Session: Diversity and Inclusion in Research

Featuring Dorothy Roberts, JD of the University of Pennsylvania

4:45PM – 5:45PM EDT

Camp Wonder at PeDRA 2021

For patients only.

6:00PM – 6:45PM EDT

Poster Pub Crawl

Time TBD

Diversity and Inclusion in Research Small Group Discussions

10:30AM – 11:30AM EDT

Plenary Session 2: Building Bridges with Translational and Basic Science 

Speakers: Kelly Cordoro, MD; Mike Rosenblum, MD, PhD; Peter Nigrovic, MD

11:30AM – 1:00PM EDT

Plenary Session 3:  Building Bridges with Advocacy and Industry Partners 

Speakers: Dawn Siegel, MD; Sandra Taylor; Beth Drolet, MD; Thom Rossi, PhD

1:00PM – 1:15PM EDT

Closing Session

Yvonne Chiu, MD and Jen Huang, MD

1:30PM – 6:30PM EDT

Breakout Sessions*

Virtual forums to facilitate collaboration and discussion of new and active PeDRA studies. Schedule to be arranged in consultation with project teams and Focused Study Groups.

6:00PM EDT

Conference ends

Digital Poster Forum to remain available to registered attendees. Virtual Exhibit Space closes.