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2022 Conference Agenda

Download the Agenda at a Glance or the Virtual Agenda at a Glance

Last updated October 25, 2022

Wednesday, November 2

6:00PM – 8:00PM ET

Early Arrival Meetup*

Are you arriving a day early or live in the area? Gather at The Corby Kitchen bar to grab a casual drink or eat dinner, while you mingle with other early-arrivals at the conference.

Thursday, November 3

11:00AM – 2:00PM ET

Early Investigator Forum*. Introducing Yourself to Your Community

Featuring Melissa Marshall from Present Your Science

Please note that the 2022 EI Forum is closed to students or other trainees prior to graduating from medical school. Students and recent graduates are encouraged to participate in the NextGen Research Forum instead of the EI Forum.

2:30PM – 3:30PM ET

Welcome Session. Defining Community: The Evolution of PeDRA and PeDRA’s Future

Featuring past and current PeDRA presidents: Amy Paller, MD; Lawrence Eichenfield, MD; Dawn Siegel, MD; Ilona Frieden, MD; Anna Bruckner, MD

3:30PM – 5:00PM ET

Breakout Session 1**
– Acne & Hidradenitis Suppurativa
– Epidermolysis Bullosa Subgroup of Genetics
– Skin Tumors and Reactions to Cancer Therapies (STARC)

5:00PM – 6:00PM ET

Poster Viewing Reception 1: Odd-numbered posters***
with Mentorship Mingle for the 2022 PeDRA Mentorship Program

6:10PM – 7:10PM ET

Keynote Session. Chasing my Cure: Leveraging Individual Purpose to Drive Collective Effort

Featuring David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA from the University of Pennsylvania

7:15PM – 8:15PM ET

NextGen Research Forum Reception*

This forum is designed to support students and recent graduates and will include networking time, career guidance, and the opportunity to present to a small group.

Friday, November 4

7:00AM – 8:30AM ET

Breakfast Available*

7:00AM – 8:15AM ET

NextGen Research Forum

Moderated by Keith Choate, MD, PhD and Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhD

This forum is designed to support students and recent graduates and will include networking time, career guidance, and the opportunity to present to a small group.

7:00AM – 8:00AM ET

Industry Breakfast*

Partner event.

8:30AM – 9:30AM ET

Plenary Session 1: Finding Purpose for Success Part 1

Featuring Victor Strecher, PhD, MPH from the University of Michigan

9:30AM – 11:00AM ET

Breakout Session 2**
– Atopic Dermatitis & Psoriasis
– Connective Tissue & Autoinflammatory Disorders
– Neonatal Skin

11:00AM – 11:15AM ET

Break

11:15AM – 12:45PM ET

Concurrent Skill-Building Workshops**

  • Addressing Health Disparities Through Research
  • Building Your Clinical Trial Toolbox
  • Grant Writing

Patient-focused breakout session to run concurrently with skill-building workshops

12:45PM – 1:30PM ET

Lunch Available*

Business Meeting (for PeDRA Members)

1:30PM – 2:30PM ET

Plenary Session 2: Finding Purpose for Success Part 2

Featuring Victor Strecher, PhD, MPH from the University of Michigan; Anthony Burrow, PhD from Cornell College of Human Ecology; Beth Drolet, MD from the University of Wisconsin; Dominique Pichard, MD from the International Rett Syndrome Foundation.

2:30PM – 2:45PM ET

Break

2:45PM – 4:15PM ET

Breakout Session 3**
– Ad hoc / cross-cutting research
– Drugs & Bugs
– Hair Disorders

3:00PM – 6:00PM ET

Camp Wonder at PeDRA 2022*

Patient event.

4:15PM – 4:30PM ET

Break

4:30PM – 6:00PM ET

Breakout Session 4**
– Birthmarks
– Genetics with Down Syndrome Subgroup
– Skin of Color & Pigmentary Disorders

6:00PM – 7:00PM ET

Poster Viewing Reception 2: Even-numbered posters***

7:00PM – 8:00PM ET

Social Activity*

Details coming soon.

Saturday, November 5

6:30AM – 8:00AM ET

2022 Dash for Discovery Fun Run/Walk

More information here.

8:00AM – 9:30AM ET

Breakfast Available*

9:00AM – 10:00AM ET

Discussion with NIAMS

Featuring Lindsey Criswell, MD, MPH, DSc from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

10:00AM – 11:00AM ET

Plenary Session 3: Building a Community of Resources

Featuring PJ Brooks, PhD from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS); Yewande Oladeinde, PhD from the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).

11:00AM – 11:15AM ET

Break

11:15AM – 11:45AM ET

Oral Presentations from Selected Abstracts

11:45AM – 12:15PM ET

Closing Session

12:15PM ET

Conference ends

Conference App

Registered attendees can now access the app following these instructions to Download and install the Conference app on your mobile device. Search for “PeDRA Research” in the iTunes Store or on Google Play -or- click here. When prompted, your login will be the email address that you provided during Conference registration. Do not log in using the options to join by Facebook, Twitter, Goggle, or Apple. For further information, check out this guide on how to download the app or reset your password. Please note if you already have the app on your mobile device, follow these instructions.

* Available to in-person attendees only.

**For virtual attendees there will be an opportunity to watch and listen with limited ability to interact via chat.

***If authors are unable to present their poster on the assigned day, they can present on the other day by posting a note at their abstract poster stating the author will be presenting on the other day.

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