{"id":2562,"date":"2018-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/childrensresearch\/whatiscri\/lecture-series\/past-lectures\/"},"modified":"2019-04-09T09:07:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T13:07:27","slug":"past-lectures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/childrensresearch\/whatiscri\/lecture-series\/past-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Month<\/th>Title<\/th>Speaker<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
February 2026<\/td>\"Preventing vertical transmission of HIV: insights from simulation modeling\"<\/a><\/td>Horacio Duarte, MD, MS<\/a><\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2025<\/td>\u201cImmune profiling in Sepsis: Decoding Neutrophil Heterogeneity and Intercellular Circuits Using Single-Cell Omics and AI-driven Approaches for Prediction, Early detection and Personalized Therapeutic Intervention\u201d<\/a><\/td>Sophia Koutsogiannaki, PhD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
\nResearch Associate, Boston Children's Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2025<\/td>\"Oral and systemic biomarkers for peanut sublingual immunotherapy\u201d<\/a><\/td>Johanna Smeekens, PhD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2025<\/td>\"Targeting Unmet Needs: Innovative AAV-Based Gene Therapy for Rare Neurogenetic Diseases\"<\/td>Tierra Bobo, PhD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2025<\/td>\"Engineering Intrinsic AAV Proteins for Safer Gene Therapies\"<\/td>Sara Powell, PhD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2025<\/td>\u201cExploring shared decision-making between Latina mothers and pediatric mental health providers\u201d<\/a><\/td>Deshira Wallace, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Health Behavior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2025<\/td>\u201cInterleukin 6 regulation of T cell metabolism and function\u201d<\/td>Yazan Alwarawrah, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2025<\/td>\u201cAspiration Risk in Children with Pneumonia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries\u201d<\/a><\/td>Nadia Hoekstra, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nFellow, Pediatric Pulmonology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2025<\/td>\u201cEnvironmental Determinants of RTS,S Malaria Vaccine Efficacy in Children: Investigating Correlates of Protection and Perivaccination Influences\u201d<\/td>Sahal Thahir, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nFellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2025<\/td>\u201cA Robust and Well-Balanced Gut Microbiome: Strength and Defense Against GI Infections\u201d<\/a><\/td>M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2025<\/td>\u201cSingle-Cell RNA sequencing reveals Chlamydia trachomatis-driven T cell activation and differentiation in cervical mucosal immunity\u201d<\/td>Xiaojing Zheng, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2024<\/td>\"Organotypic co-culture models to investigate the pro-fibrotic effects of airborne toxicants\u201d<\/td>Elizabeth Corteselli, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2024<\/td>\u201cDevelopment of a subunit vaccine for Chlamydia trachomatis\u201d<\/a><\/td>Taylor Poston, PhD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2024<\/td>\"Identifying mechanisms of pathophysiology in necrotizing enterocolitis: Working toward improved prevention and treatment strategies\u201d<\/td>Lauren Frazer, MD, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2024<\/td>\u201cCorrelates of natural immunity to Chlamydia trachomatis<\/i> female genital tract infections in a highly exposed human cohort\u201d<\/a><\/td>Kacy Yount, PhD<\/b>
\nPostdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2024<\/td>\"Environmental impacts on pediatric kidney health\" & \"Progress in Research: Transition from PhD to Residency\"<\/a><\/td>Anisha Gerber, MD<\/b>
\nFellow, Pediatric Nephrology
\nMaria Ansar, MD, PhD<\/b>
\nResident, Pediatrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2024<\/td>\u201cDeveloping a pipeline for the discovery of anti-enterovirus cross-reactive monoclonal antibodies\u201d<\/a><\/td>Timothy Thoner, PhD<\/b>
\nPostdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2024<\/td>\u201cCentering Adolescents in the Provision of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare\u201d<\/a><\/td>Bianca Allison, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2024<\/td>\"Cultivating health: Leveraging microbial ecology for women's health innovation\"<\/a><\/td>Indriati Hood Pishchany, MD, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2024<\/td>\u201cEpigenetic modulation of the cancer antigen GD2 to improve immunotherapy in pediatric solid tumors\u201d<\/a><\/td>Justin Sperlazza, MD, PhD<\/b>
\nFellow, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2023<\/td>\"A Lung Three Pointer: Integrin Regulation of Branching, Cilia, and the Basement Membrane\"<\/a><\/td>Erin J. Plosa, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2023<\/td>\"Context-and Cell Type Specific Genetic Variation Shaping the Human Brain\"<\/td>Jason Stein, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Genetics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2023<\/td>\"Centering Anti-Racism and Cultural Wealth in Developmental Science: Ensuring Optimal Development and Human Dignity for Black Children\"<\/a><\/td>Iheoma Iruka, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Public Policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2023<\/td>\"Early life chemical exposures and children\u2019s health: emerging toxicants and targets\"<\/a><\/td>Jessie Buckley, PhD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Epidemiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2023<\/td>\"From Risk to Resilience: Improving Mental Health Among Children and Families Exposed to Adversity\"<\/a><\/td>Danielle Roubinov, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Psychiatry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2023<\/td>\"Environmental Health Disparities in Maternal and Child Health\"<\/a><\/td>Stephanie Eick, PhD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Environmental Health, Emory University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2023<\/td>\u201cAbnormal airway repair in chemical inhalation exposures\u201d<\/a><\/td>Matthew McGraw, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rochester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2023<\/td>\u201cSurprises from Modeling Childhood Lung Diseases\u201d<\/td>Xin Sun, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics and Cell and Developmental Biology, UC San Diego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2023<\/td>\"Blurred lines: developing a framework to treat children with rare and ultra-rare disease at the intersection of clinical care and research\"<\/a><\/td>Elizabeth Jalazo, MD<\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2023<\/td>\"Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement in Primary Care (PriCARE): Supporting Parents and Children\"<\/a><\/td>Samantha Schilling, MD, MSHP<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2022<\/td>\"Can we build respiratory resiliency through diet?\"<\/td>Emily Brigham, MD, MS<\/b>
\nAssistant Professor, Respiratory Division, University of British Columbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2022<\/td>\"Informing Post-Operative Clinical Practice For Children With Crohn\u2019s Disease Using Real-World Data\"<\/a><\/td>Matthew D. Egberg, MD, MPH <\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2022<\/td>\"Applications of Adeno-associated Virus Vector Mediated Gene Delivery in Pediatrics\"<\/a><\/td>Chengwen Li, MD, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2022<\/td>\"A Bench to Bedside Approach to Necrotizing Enterocolitis\"<\/td>Misty Good, MD, MS<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2022<\/td>\u201cGenetics and functional mechanisms of the SPTBN1 syndrome\u201d<\/a><\/td>Damaris Lorenzo, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2022<\/td>\"SARS-CoV-2: Viral and Cell shedding Attenuated by an Allergic Inflammatory Mediator\"<\/a><\/td>Camille Ehre, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2022<\/td>CRI Grant Initiative Research Panel<\/a><\/td>Peyton Thompson, MD, MSCR<\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases
\nZachary Willis, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases
\nEmily Vander Schaaf, MD, MPH<\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2022<\/td>\"The Placental Origins of Positive Child Health Outcomes\"<\/a><\/td>Hudson Santos, PhD, RN<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor and the Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar, UNC School of Nursing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2022<\/td>\"Metabolic mechanisms in nutritional immunology\"<\/td>Nancie J. MacIver, MD, PhD<\/b>
\nDivision Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2021<\/td>\"Food allergy prevention: The rubber hits the road\"<\/a><\/td>Corinne Keet, MD, PhD<\/b>
\nVice Chair, Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Pediatrics
\nProfessor of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2021<\/td>\"Engaging stakeholders in decisions about hypospadias\"<\/a><\/td>Katherine Chan, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Urology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2021<\/td>\"COVID-19 and IBD: What Have We Learned Over the Last Year? A New Paradigm for Rapid-Cycle Research During a Pandemic\u201d<\/a><\/td>Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2021<\/td>\"The master epigenetic repressor SMCHD1 and human congenital arhinia\"<\/td>Natalie Shaw, MD, MMSc<\/b><\/a>
\nLasker Clinical Research Scholar
\nNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2021<\/td>\"Innovative Strategies to Improve Intrapartum-Related Mortality in Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries\"<\/a><\/td>Jackie Patterson, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2021<\/td>\"Developing and evaluating an adolescent-centred intervention to promote adolescents\u2019 communication and engagement in diabetes clinic encounters\u201d<\/a><\/td>Imelda Coyne, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor in Children\u2019s Nursing and Co-Director of the Trinity Research in Childhood Center, Trinity College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2021<\/td>\u201cEarly life origins of health disparities: the role of neighborhood environments\u201d<\/a><\/td>Chantel Martin, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Epidemiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2021<\/td>\"Approaching Research Through a DEI Lens\"<\/a><\/td>E. Nate Thomas III, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nVice Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2021<\/td>\"Identification and functional characterization of somatic variants in pediatric epilepsies\"<\/a><\/td>Erin Heinzen, PharmD, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2021<\/td>\"Synergizing Translational and Clinical Research to Improve Asthma Management: The Intersection of Biology and Behavior\"<\/a><\/td>Michelle Hernandez, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology
\nAllison Burbank, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2020<\/td>\"The UNC Chlamydia Vaccine Initiative - It Takes A Village\"
\n\"How Enterovirus D68 Drew a Physician-Scientist to UNC\"<\/a><\/td>		Toni Darville, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nDistinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology
\nMatthew Vogt, MD, PhD <\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2020<\/td>\"Updates on COVID-19 Research in Pediatrics\"<\/td>Stephanie Schwartz, MD<\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
\nTracie Walker, MD<\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
\nZachary Willis, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases
\nEveline Wu, MD, MSCR<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2020<\/td>\"The impact of an asthma question prompt list intervention on adolescent involvement and outcomes\"<\/td>Betsy Sleath, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor and Chair, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2020<\/td>\"A push for early life vaccination to protect against HIV and SARS-CoV-2 infection\"<\/a><\/td>Kristina De Paris, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2020<\/td>\"Accelerated aging in childhood and young adult cancer survivors\"<\/a><\/td>Andrew Smitherman, MD, MS<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2020<\/td>\"Mechanisms of Sexual Disparities in Cardiac Development and Disease\"<\/a><\/td>Frank L. Conlon, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Biology and Genetics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2020<\/td>\"The Role of the Indoor Exposome in Food Allergy Development\"<\/a><\/td>Timothy Moran, MD, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2020<\/td>\"Using novel genetic approaches to study infectious diseases\"<\/td>Mark Heise, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Genetics and Microbiology & Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2020<\/td>\"Neutrophil Elastase and Macrophage Function in CF\"<\/td>Judith A. Voynow, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nEdwin L. Kendig Jr. Professor of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Children\u2019s Hospital of Richmond at VCU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2020<\/td>\"Unmasking the Face of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia\"<\/td>Stephanie D. Davis, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nChair, Department of Pediatrics
\nPhysician-in-Chief, N.C. Children\u2019s Hospital
\nCharles Everett and Katherine M. Brewer Professor of Pediatrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2020<\/td>\"Insight into tumor-stroma interactions in medulloblastoma from scRNA-seq analysis\"<\/td>Timothy R. Gershon, MD, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2019<\/td>\"Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure in Pregnancy in Association with Ultrasound and Delivery Measures of Fetal Growth\"<\/td>Kelly K. Ferguson, PhD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nInvestigator, Perinatal and Early Life Epidemiology Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2019<\/td>\"The Contemporary Crisis in Academic Journal Publishing -- We are All in This Together!\"<\/td>Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2019<\/td>\"Air Pollution Exposure Modeling and Non-Invasive Biomarker Analysis for Clinical Studies\"<\/td>Mike Breen, PhD<\/b>
\nResearch Physical Scientist, Environmental Protection Agency National Exposure Laboratory
\nMeghan E. Rebuli, PhD<\/b>
\nPost-Doctorate Research Associate, Curriculum in Toxicology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2019<\/td>\"What is the Organ of Origin of Pediatric Sarcomatosis? Focus on a Rare Form of Pediatric Sarcomatosis\"<\/td>Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nChief, Division of General Pediatric Surgery
\nProfessor of Surgery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2019<\/td>\"Rapid Precision Medicine for Infants in ICUs\"<\/td>Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSc<\/b><\/a>
\nPresident and CEO, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2019<\/td>\"Acute Leukemia Genomics Across the Translational Spectrum\"<\/td>Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2019<\/td>\"Epigenetics, Neurodevelopment and Health of Children Born Extremely Preterm\"<\/td>Michael O'Shea, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nDivision Chief, Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, and C. Richard Morris Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
\nRebecca Fry, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nCarol Remner Angle Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2019<\/td>\u201cBuilding a Learning Health Care Culture: Lessons from Pediatric Oncology\u201d<\/td>Steven Joffe, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nFounders Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2019<\/td>\"Intestinal Stem Cells: New Opportunities for Tissue Regeneration and Personalized Medicine Applications\"<\/td>Scott Magness, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology & Physiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2019<\/td>\"22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome in Children: Beyond Schizophrenia\"<\/td>Stephen Hooper, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Dean and Chair, Department of Allied Health Sciences; Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Pediatrics, and Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2019<\/td>\"MAPping the Future for Respiratory Research\"<\/td> James S. Hagood, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2018<\/td>\"Toward a Molecular Understanding of NF-kB Related Autoinflammatory Diseases\"<\/td>Eric P. Hanson, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nHead, Immunodeficiency and Inflammation Unit, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2018<\/td>\"Kids Matter! Research to Action in Children\u2019s Environmental Health\"<\/td>This symposium was co-sponsored by the CRI and the Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2018<\/td>\"Cross-blood-brain-barrier Gene Delivery for Treating Neuropathic Lysosomal Storage Diseases\"<\/td>Haiyan Fu, PhD<\/b>
\nResearch Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2018<\/td>\"The Building Blocks of Precision Oral Health in Early Childhood\u201d<\/td>Kimon Divaris, DDS, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, UNC School of Dentistry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2018<\/td>\"Sildenafil in Premature Infants\"<\/td>Matthew Laughon, MD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2018<\/td>\"Vaping: Perspectives of an Inhalation Toxicologist Who Is Also a Mother of Teenagers\"<\/td>Ilona Jaspers, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2018<\/td>\"Imaging Infant Brain Development in Autism\"<\/td>Joseph Piven, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nThomas E. Castelloe Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2018<\/td>\"Dengue as a Pediatric Infectious Disease and the Current Status of Vaccine Development\"<\/td>Aravinda de Silva, PhD, MPH<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Microbiology and Immunology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2018<\/td>\"Epigenomics as a Strategy to Explore Human Cancers\"<\/td>Ian Davis, MD, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology- Oncology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2018<\/td>\"Treatment of Mucopolysaccharidoses: Current Status and Future Challenges\"<\/td>Joseph Muenzer, MD, PhD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2017<\/td><\/td>David Peden, MD, MS<\/b><\/a>
\nDivision Chief, Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
\nDirector, Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2017<\/td>\"A Career of Successful Collaboration\"<\/td>Wesley Burks, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nDean, UNC School of Medicine
\nVice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, UNC-Chapel Hill
\nExecutive Director and Principal Investigator, UNC Food Allergy Initiative
\nCurnen Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":79819,"featured_media":0,"parent":2347,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPast Lectures - UNC Children's Research Institute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/childrensresearch\/whatiscri\/lecture-series\/past-lectures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Past Lectures - UNC Children's Research Institute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/childrensresearch\/whatiscri\/lecture-series\/past-lectures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UNC Children's Research Institute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uncchildrensresearch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-04-09T13:07:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/childrensresearch\/whatiscri\/lecture-series\/past-lectures\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/childrensresearch\/whatiscri\/lecture-series\/past-lectures\/\",\"name\":\"Past Lectures - 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