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NIH Research Festival

September 12 – 14, 2018

Plenary Sessions

  • Plenary Session I
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Plenary Session I

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Masur Auditorium

During this session, the following Institute Directors will communicate the major goals and scientific accomplishments of their institutes, and will discuss the research advances in their own labs.

The most important nine months of your life
Diana Bianchi, M.D.
Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Mental health research: priorities and progress
Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Mental Health

Advancing health through accelerating information access: the National Library of Medicine prepares for its third century
Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D.
Director, National Library of Medicine

Ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic: an achievable goal
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Plenary Session II

Thursday, September 13, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Masur Auditorium

During this session, we will hear about recent research advances in the areas of immunodeficiency, rare diseases, genetic disorders, and membrane proteins.

  • Primary defects of immune function: novel perspectives in pathophysiology and treatment
    Jennifer A. Kanakry, M.D. (NCI-CCR)
    Luigi D. Notarangelo, M.D. (NIAID)
  • A new lysosomal storage disease due to a gain-of-function- mutation in the chloride transporter ClCN7: from clinical to basic science and back again
    William Gahl, M.D., Ph.D. (NHGRI)
    Joseph A. Mindell, M.D. Ph.D. (NINDS)

Plenary Session III

Friday, September 14, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Masur Auditorium

During this session, we will hear about the recent research advances in the areas of food and skin allergies, and virus pathogenesis and vaccine development.

  • A rosier future for allergic dermatitis
    Ian A. Myles, M.D., M.P.H. (NIAID)
  • Role of atopic dermatitis in the development and manifestation of food allergy
    Pamela A. Guerrerio, M.D., Ph.D. (NIAID)
  • On the centennial of the 1918 influenza: lessons from the past and planning for the future
    Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D. (NIAID)
  • Studying influenza virus and vaccine organization by cryo-electron microscopy: The next ice age
    Audray K. Harris, Ph.D. (NIAID)

This page was last updated on Monday, March 15, 2021

  • General Schedule of Events
  • Plenary Sessions
  • Concurrent Symposia Sessions
  • Poster Sessions
  • FARE Award Ceremony
  • Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
  • Technical Sales Association (TSA) Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
  • Research Festival Committees

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    • General Schedule of Events
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    • Data Blitz
    • FARE Award Ceremony
    • Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
    • Technical Sales Association (TSA) Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
    • Research Festival Committee
  • 2018
    • General Schedule of Events
    • Plenary Sessions
    • Concurrent Symposia Sessions
    • Poster Sessions
    • FARE Award Ceremony
    • Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
    • Technical Sales Association (TSA) Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
    • Research Festival Committees
  • 2017
    • General Schedule of Events
    • Plenary Sessions
    • Concurrent Symposia Sessions
    • Poster Sessions
    • FARE Award Ceremony
    • Future Research Leaders
    • Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
    • Technical Sales Association (TSA) Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
    • Research Festival Committees
  • 2016
    • General Schedule of Events
    • Plenary Sessions
    • Concurrent Symposia Sessions
    • Poster Sessions
    • Browse by Presenter Name
    • Browse by Presenter IC
    • FARE Award Ceremony
    • Future Research Leaders
    • Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
    • Technical Sales Association (TSA) Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
    • Tours of the National Library of Medicine and Clinical Center
    • Research Festival Committees
  • 2015
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    • Plenary Sessions
    • Concurrent Workshop Sessions
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    • Browse by Presenter Name
    • Browse by Presenter IC
    • FARE Award Ceremony
    • Future Research Leaders
    • Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
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