The St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference features leaders in the field of Infectious Diseases and features Pediatric ID Research, Transplant/ Immunocompromised Hosts, Infectious Diseases, Career Development and Global Health.
For over 20 years, this symposium, hosted by the St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, has highlighted research as a career for pediatric infectious diseases specialists by drawing from all the Pediatric Infectious Diseases training programs in the country.
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Travel
Accredited Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Programs (not individuals) based in the U.S. or Canada are eligible to apply for a $1,000 USD travel stipend. A maximum of 35 stipends will be awarded.
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Hotel
The Peabody Memphis is the official hotel for the 25th Annual St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference. A special room block has been reserved at a rate of $221 per night.
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Tuesday, March 3
Time Event/Session 6:00-8:00 pm Early Registration Check-In
Peabody Hotel4:30-5:30 pm Networking Cocktail Hour
Peabody Hotel5:30-7:00 pm Dinner and Career Panel Presentation
Peabody Hotel
Careers in Peds ID - Administration as Part of the Mission in an Academic Health Center
Carrie I. Byington, MD
University of California, San Diego
Careers in Peds ID- Public HealthAnnabelle de St. Maurice, MD
Los Angeles Department of Public Health/UCLA
Careers in Peds ID - Medical EducationRiley Hospital for Children/Indiana University School of Medicine
Careers in Peds ID - Antimicrobial StewardshipJack G. Schneider, MD
Riley Hospital for Children
Careers in Peds ID - Hospital Epidemiology/Infection ControlIbukun Christine Kalu, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Careers in Peds ID Panel - Transplant IDSurabhi (Sara) Vora MD, MPH
Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington7:00-8:00 pm Guided Conversation Tables Wednesday, March 4
Time Event/Session 7:55 – 8:00 am Welcome and Introduction
Miguela A. Caniza, MD, MPH
Director, Infectious Diseases Division of Global Pediatric Medicine
St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMarlo Thomas Center Auditorium
8:00-9:30 am Luminaries in Global Health 8:00-8:30 am Luminary 1
A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS, FASTMH
Stanford University
Vector-borne Disease Prevention
8:30-9:00 am Luminary 2
Eva Harris
University of California, Berkeley
Characteristics and Evolution of Arboviruses9:15-9:30 am Q & A with Luminaries 9:30-10:00 am Oral Abstracts Session 1
- Abstract Presentation 1: Transplant
- Abstract Presentation 2: Global Health
- Abstract Presentation 3: General Research
10:00-10:30 am Break 10:30-11:00 am Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 1
Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI, CPHQ
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Leading the Charge: Advancing Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship, One Child at a Time11:00-11:30 am Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 2
Joe Real, MD
Cinncinati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Leveraging Virtual Reality to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Top Threats to Childhood Health11:30-11:45 am Q & A with Frontier Speakers 11:45 am-1:45 pm Lunch 1:45-3:00 pm State of the Art Session 1 - CMV
Mark R. Schleiss, MD
University of Minnesota
CMV Research - Universal Screening
Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD, MsCS
St. Jude Children's Research HospitalBiomarkers in Congenital CMV
Ajit Limaye, MD
University of California, San FranciscoUpdates to the Diagnosis and Management of Refractory/Resistant CMV in Transplant Recipients
3:00-3:15 pm Q & A 3:15-3:30 pm Break and Poster Set-up 3:30-4:30 pm Poster Session 1
Board Room
Thursday, March 5
Time Event/Session 7:50-8:00 am Welcome and Announcements
Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Chair, St. Jude/PIDS Symposium Planning Committee
Gabriela Maron, MD, MSc
Director IDS–BMTCT
Department of Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMarlo Thomas Center Auditorium
8:00-9:00 am Grand Rounds
Joshua Hill, MD, FIDSA
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
HHV-6: Advances and Ongoing Challenges in Immunocompromised Hosts
9:00-9:30 am Pediatric Transplant/Immunocompromised Hosts Platform #1
Marian Michaels
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
"Do I Accept This Donor?" Discussion on Calls About Infectious Risks in Prospective Solid Organ Donors9:30-9:45 am Q & A 9:45-10:15 am Break 10:15-10:45 am Updates from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Transplant (PIDTRAN) 10:45-11:30 am Oral Abstracts Session 2
- Abstract Presentation 4: Transplant
- Abstract Presentation 5: General Research
- Abstract Presentation 6: Global Health
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch
TID Jeopardy (12:00-1:00 pm) in the Marlo Thomas Center Auditorium
1:00-1:45 pm Challenging Cases
- Case 1 - TBD
- Case 2 - TBD
- Case 3 - TBD
1:45-2:15 pm Pediatric Transplant/Immunocompromised Hosts Platform #2
Kaitlin J. Devine, MD, MS
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
PTLD in Children2:15-3:15 pm Interactive Debate/Panel Discussion
Joshua A. Hill, MD, FIDSA
Fred HutchCancer CenterHHV-6: Advances and Ongoing Challenges in Immunocompromised Hosts
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Alexandra Freeman, MD
National Institutes of Health
Immunizations in Special Populations
3:15-3:30 pm Q & A with Platform and interactive Debate 3:30-3:45 pm Break - Poster Set-up 3:45-4:45 pm Poster Session 2 6:00-10:00 pm 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Peabody Hotel Skyway Friday, March 6
Time Event/Session 7:50-8:00 am Welcome and Announcements
Debra Palazzi, MD, MEd, FPIDS
President, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Octavio Ramilo, MD
Chair, Department of Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Marlo Thomas Center Auditorium8:00-8:30 am Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 3
Michael Silverman, MD, PhD
Childrten's Hospital of Philadelphia
Early Life Microbiome and Immune Development/Infection Risk
8:30-8:45 am Q & A 8:45-10:00 am State of the Art Session 2 - CNS
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin - Madison
From Outbreak to Answers: Zika CNS Pathogenesis
Charles Chiu, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Advances in Sequencing-based Infectious Disease Diagnostics in Children and Immunocompromised Hosts
Speaker 3
TBD10:00-10:15 am Q & A 10:15-10:45 am Break 10:45-11:00 am Oral Abstracts Session 3
Abstract Presentation 7: Top Abstract
11:00 am-12:00 pm Lunch 12:00-1:00 pm 2026 John H. Erskine Lecture in Infectious Diseases
Drew Weissman, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Nucleoside Modified mRNA-LNP Therapeutics
Moderator: Octavio Ramilo, MD
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Abstracts
Abstracts will be accepted beginning Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Abstracts must be submitted by 11:00 p.m. CT, on Sunday, Nov. 16. Accepted abstracts will be notified Dec. 1-8.
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Cases
Cases will be accepted beginning Monday, Sept 8. Cases must be submitted by 11:00 p.m. CT, on Sunday, Nov. 16. Accepted cases will be notified Dec. 1 - 8.
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Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.