Preliminary Conference Agenda
Last updated August 4, 2021
Thursday, October 14
8:00AM ET
Digital Poster Forum supported by Timber Pharmaceuticals and Virtual Exhibit Hall Open
Both will remain open for duration of the conference.
Digital Poster Forum to feature an on-demand highlight reel of oral presentations from selected abstracts.
2:00PM – 2:15PM ET
Welcome Session
Yvonne Chiu, MD and Jen Huang, MD
2:15PM – 3:15PM ET
Plenary Session 1: Building Bridges with Translational and Basic Science
Speakers: Kelly Cordoro, MD; Peter Nigrovic, MD; Mike Rosenblum, MD, PhD
3:15PM – 4:15PM ET
Plenary Session 2: Building Bridges with Advocacy and Industry Partners
Speakers: Beth Drolet, MD; Thom Rossi, PhD; Dawn Siegel, MD; Sandra Taylor
4:30PM – 5:30PM ET
Keynote Session: Diversity and Inclusion in Research
Featuring Dorothy Roberts, JD of the University of Pennsylvania
5:30PM – 7:00PM ET
Camp Wonder at PeDRA 2021
For patients only.
5:45PM – 6:30PM ET
Poster Pub Crawl
Pre-registration deadline is September 20 to participate.
6:45PM – 7:45PM ET
NextGen Research Forum Panel Discussion
Speaker: Brittany Craiglow, MD
Moderators: Keith Choate, M.D and Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhD
Friday, October 15
10:30AM – 11:40AM ET
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
10:30AM – 11:40AM ET
NextGen Research Forum Trainee Presentations
(Pre-registration deadline is September 20 to participate.)
Moderators: Keith Choate, M.D and Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhD
11:40AM – 12:55PM ET
Plenary Session 3: Finding a Problem Worth Solving
Speaker: Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD
12:55PM – 1:10PM ET
Closing Session
Yvonne Chiu, MD and Jen Huang, MD
1:30PM – 6:30PM ET
Breakout Sessions*
Virtual forums to facilitate collaboration and discussion of new and active PeDRA studies. Requests to discuss a study in a breakout session should be submitted here by September 20.
6:30PM ET
Conference ends
Digital Poster Forum to remain available to registered attendees. Virtual Exhibit Space closes.
*Breakout sessions may be scheduled outside of regular conference hours upon request.