PAS Ticketed Event: Neonatal Resuscitation 2026: Beyond the Basics
Chair: Praveen Chandrasekharan, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Chair: Satyan Lakshminrusimha, MD (he/him/his) – UC Davis
Academic and Research SkillsBasic ScienceClinical ResearchCritical CareDevelopmental BiologyNeonatologyWell NewbornTrainee
CME Hours 4.5
Friday, Apr 24th
4:00pm - 5:30pm ET
SPR Presidential Plenary: Best of SPR Featured Science
Chair: Eric D. Austin, MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Academic and Research SkillsAwardsBasic ScienceClinical ResearchDevelopmental BiologyGenomics/EpigenomicsHematology/OncologyNeonatology
CME Hours 1.5
Saturday, Apr 25th
8:00am - 9:30am ET
Neonatal Resuscitation of High-Risk Deliveries and Post-Resuscitation Care
Chair: Praveen Chandrasekharan, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Chair: Satyan Lakshminrusimha, MD (he/him/his) – UC Davis
Academic and Research SkillsBasic ScienceCardiologyClinical ResearchCritical CareDevelopmental BiologyGeneral PediatricsNeonatologyTrainee
CME Hours 1.5
Saturday, Apr 25th
8:00am - 9:30am ET
SPR Basic/Translational Science Research Assembly
Chair: Daniel J. Moore, MD, PhD – Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Academic and Research SkillsBasic ScienceCardiologyCritical CareDevelopmental BiologyGenomics/EpigenomicsInfectious DiseasesPulmonology
CME Hours 1.5
Saturday, Apr 25th
9:45am - 10:45am ET
2026 March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award and Lecture
Speaker: Thomas Jansson, MD, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
AwardsBasic ScienceClinical ResearchDevelopmental BiologyPediatric NutritionPharmacology and TherapeuticsWell NewbornWellness and Well-being
CME Hours 1
Saturday, Apr 25th
11:00am - 12:30pm ET
Emerging Cell Therapies for Preterm Complications: From Bench to Bedside
Chair: Namasivayam Ambalavanan, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama School of Medicine
Academic and Research SkillsAsthmaBasic ScienceChildren with Chronic ConditionsClinical ResearchCritical CareDevelopmental and Behavioral PediatricsDevelopmental BiologyGastroenterology/HepatologyNeonatologyNeurologyPediatric NutritionPharmacology and TherapeuticsPulmonologyQuality Improvement/Patient SafetyTrainee
CME Hours 1.5
Saturday, Apr 25th
12:30pm - 1:55pm ET
Directors of Research in Pediatrics Club
Chair: Kaashif Ahmad, MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Pediatrix Medical Group
Chair: Ann L. Anderson Berry, MD, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Chair: De-Ann M. Pillers, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois College of Medicine
Academic and Research SkillsClinical ResearchDevelopmental BiologyHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthNeonatologyNephrologyPharmacology and TherapeuticsQuality Improvement/Patient SafetyTrainee
CME Hours 1.5
Sunday, Apr 26th
11:30am - 1:05pm ET
Genomics in Child Health and the APS/SPR Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award
Chair: Eleanor J. Molloy, MB PhD FRCPI (she/her/hers) – Trinity College Dublin , Paediatrics And Child Health
AdvocacyChildren with Chronic ConditionsClinical BioethicsDevelopmental BiologyGenomics/EpigenomicsGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthTrainee
CME Hours 1.5
Sunday, Apr 26th
2:30pm - 4:00pm ET
Immune Development in Early Life (IDEAL) shapes vaccine response, respiratory infectious disease and asthma.
