AAP-NICHD Workshop on Research in Neonatology

January 15-16, 2004

Double-Tree Hotel, Rockville, Maryland

AGENDA

Objectives of the Workshop

• Identify key gaps in basic, translational, and clinical research in neonatology.
• Address the issue of dwindling pool of physician-scientists and propose how to rectify the situation in the current setting of clinical practice and academia.

Day 1: January 15, 2004

1. Welcome: Duane Alexander, MD
2. Introduction: Short-term Goals and Long-term Objectives of the Workshop

Session 1: Cardiopulmonary, Immunology, Nutrition, and Gastrointestinal Systems

Moderators: Rosemary Higgins, MD, and Ronald Ariagno, MD

Session II

Moderators: Dr. Raju and Linda Van Marter, MD

Session: III

Moderators: Dr. Avroy Fanaroff, MD, and Michael Spear, MD

1. Basic and Translational Research in Neonatal Pharmacology
   Speaker: Robert Ward, M.D 
2. Funding Issues: Brief Presentations
1. Optimizing SBIR/STTR Mechanisms and Partnering with Industry. 
   Speaker: JoAnne Goodnight, Ph.D. 
2. The Ks, the Ts, the Fs 
   Speaker: Steve Klein, Ph.D.
3. Other NIH Funding Mechanisms, Loan Repayment Program. 
   Speakers: Drs. Raju and Higgins 

Session IV: Training Issues: Brief Presentations

Moderators: Waldemar Carlo, MD, and Dr. Higgins

1. Survey of Training Directors/Results and Implications. 
   Speaker: Dr. Ariagno
2. The Nuts and Bolts of New Board Requirements for Neonatal Board Certification
   Speaker: Gail McGuinness, MD 
3. Implications of New ABP Requirements for Research Careers Speaker.
   Speaker: Dr. Jobe
4. Training and Retaining of Under-represented Minority Physician-Scientists
1. African American Perspective:  Speaker: Phyllis Dennery, MD
2. Hispanic American Perspective:  Speaker: Marta Valcarcel, MD
3. Trainee's Perspective:  Speaker: Anna Penn, MD

Session V: Workshop Summary 

Speakers: Drs. Carlo, Ariagno, Raju, Van Marter, and Jobe

Speakers, Moderators, and Participants

• Duane Alexander, MD (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• Ronald L. Ariagno, MD (Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA);
• Judy L. Aschner, MD (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN);
• John Barks, MD (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI);
• Catherine M. Bendel, MD (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN);
• David W. Boyle, MD (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN);
• Luc Brion, MD (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY);
• Waldemar A. Carlo, MD (University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL);
• Charlotte Catz, MD (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• John Dagle, MD (University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA);
• Phyllis Dennery, MD (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; PA);
• Raye-Ann DeRegnier, MD (University of Chicago, Chicago, IL);
• Robert E. Fleming MD (Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO);
• Ira Gewolb, MD (Michigan State University, Lansing, MI);
• Ronald N. Goldberg, MD (Duke University, Durham, NC);
• JoAnne Goodnight, PhD (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD);
• Jeffrey B. Gould, MD, MPH (Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA);
• Nancy S. Green, MD (March of Dimes, White Plains, NY);
• Ira Gross, MD (Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT);
• Carlos Guardia, MD (Discovery Laboratories Inc., Doylestown, PA);
• James W. Hanson, MD (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• William W. Hay, Jr., MD (University of Colorado, Denver, CO);
• Rosemary Higgins, MD (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• Dynio Honrubia, MD (Ceders Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA);
• Alan H. Jobe, MD, PhD (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH);
• Martin Keszler, MD (Georgetown University, Washington, DC);
• Jennifer Kierson, MD (Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA);
• Steven Klein, PhD (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• Gail A. McGuinness, MD (American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, NC);
• Simon K. Michael, MD (Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA);
• J Ross Milley, MD (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT);
• Hochang D. Modanlou, MD (University of California, Irvine, CA);
• Maria Molinari, MD (University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico);
• Josef Neu, MD (University of Florida, Gainesville, FL);
• Susan Pagliaro, (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• William Pearce, PhD (Loma Linda University School of Medicine, School of Medicine,
  Palo Alto, CA);
• Anna Penn, MD, PhD (Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA);
• Bhagya Puppala, MD (Lutheran General Children's Hospital, Park Ridge, IL);
• Tonse N. K. Raju, MD (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• Margaret G. Rush, MD (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN);
• Robert Segal, MD (Discovery Laboratories Inc., Doylestown, PA);
• Michael P. Sherman, MD (University of California, Davis, CA);
• Billy Lou Short, MD (Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC);
• Catherine Y. Spong, MD (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• Siva Subramanian, MD (Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC);
• Marta Valcarcel, MD (University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico);
• Linda Van Marter, MD, MPH (Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA);
• Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, MD (University of Illinois, Chicago, IL);
• Kishena C. Wadhwani, PhD (NICHD, Bethesda, MD);
• Robert M. Ward, MD (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT);
• Scott Weiner, MD (Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT);
• Leonard Weisman, MD (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX);
• John Widness, MD (University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA);
• Shu Wu, MD (University of Miami, Miami, FL);
• Deni Zodda, PhD (Discovery Laboratories Inc., Doylestown, PA).