The 2026 Pediatric Neurosciences Research Symposium was held on Friday, September 18, 2026 at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Support Center. It was exciting to see so many people come together to celebrate our neuroscience community and share advancements in pediatric brain and nervous system research.
Congratulations to our poster award winners:
Franklin Chien, MD – “Medulloblastoma Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Tumor Microenvironment Heterogeneity with High-Density Progenitor Cell Regions Correlating with High-risk Disease”
Armina Fani, BS – “Robust Neonatal Brain Segmentation in the Privacy and Convenience of the Browser”
Jorge Luis Jimenez Macias, PhD – “Targeting of the YAP/TAZ-TEAD axis Restricts Intra-tumoral Heterogeneity in Pediatric High-Grade Glioma”
Sofia Oliver, MS – “Gut Microbiome Metagenomic Profiles and Associated with Psychoneurological Symptoms in Children with Solid Tumors Undergoing Chemotherapy”
Hao Xing, PhD – “EP2 Receptor Antagonism Preserves Inhibitory Interneurons and Reduces Long-Term Seizure Burden After Status Epilepticus in an Adolescence Seizure Mouse Model”
Thank you to all who presented their research and participated in this day of learning. Please click here for more information on the symposium.