The 8th Annual Pediatric Early Career Researcher (ECR) Conference was held on Friday, May 15, 2026 at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Support Center. The agenda included oral presentations, rapid-fire presentations, and poster presentations from early-career investigators across all pediatric disciplines. Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS, Pediatrician-in-Chief for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and George W. Brumley Jr. Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine, delivered the keynote address. 

Congratulations to this year's Pediatric Early Career Researcher Conference award winners: Vani Sridhar, MS and Ran Xiao, PhD for rapid-fire/poster presentations, and Hananeh Fonoudi, PhD and Noor Alzraikat, MD for oral presentations. Thank you to all of the presenters, attendees, judges, mentors, and partners for making this year’s event a success!