8th Annual Center for Childhood Infections and Vaccines Symposium
Location: HSRB II, 6th Floor Event Space N600 and 1st Floor Atrium
Join us for the annual CCIV symposium, where internal and external speakers will share the latest research on infectious diseases, microbial pathogens, immune responses, and the development of new vaccines and therapeutics.
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Date and Time
Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 12 pm to 5 pm
Location
Health Sciences Research Building II, 6th Floor Event Space N600 and 1st Floor Atrium
Registration
https://bit.ly/CCIV_Symposium_Registration
Schedule
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Keynote Presentation - Dr. Grace John-Stewart (N600)
1:00 - 1:30 pm: Dr. Vineet Menachery (N600)
1:30 - 1:45 pm: Oral Abstract Presentation #1 (N600)- Lily Acheampomaa-Piasare
1:45 - 2:00 pm: Oral Abstract Presentation #2 (N600)- Dr. Lisa Marie Cranmer
2:00 - 2:15 pm: Oral Abstract Presentation #3 (N600)- Dr. Jairo Fonseca
2:15 - 2:30 pm: Break
2:30 - 3:00 pm: Dr. Una O'Doherty (N600)
3:00 - 3:15 pm: Oral Abstract Presentation #4 (N600)- Dr. Meenakshi Kar
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Oral Abstract Presentation #5 (N600)- Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
3:30 - 3:45 pm: Oral Abstract Presentation #6 (N600)- Kaitlyn Love
3:45 - 4:00 pm: Break/Transition to 1st Floor Atrium
4:00 - 5:00 pm: Poster Session/Reception (Atrium)
Keynote Speaker
"Pediatric HIV: Challenges and Opportunities"
Grace John-Stewart, MD, PhD, University of Washington
Dr Grace John-Stewart is a Professor in the Departments of Global Health, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology at the University of Washington. Dr. John-Stewart is an internist/pediatrician infectious diseases epidemiologist who has led clinical research focused on HIV and the interconnected health of women, adolescents and children as part of a collaborative research team in Kenya. Her research group has conducted research across a methodologic spectrum that has included clinical trials, molecular epidemiology, implementation science, and large-scale evaluations. She enjoys mentoring the next generation of research scientists and has mentored over 100 pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees. Through mentorship she has sought to catalyze new research with new investigators to advance studies of growth, TB, PrEP in pregnancy, and mental health in mothers, adolescents, and children. Overall, her research has been disseminated in >500 peer-reviewed publications. She is Director of the University of Washington Center for Global Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh) and is an Associate Director of the UW-Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR).
