2026 Sanford Center for Pediatric Research Annual Symposium

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Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast & Registration
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:05 AM
Welcome & Introduction

Info: Kyle Roux, PhD

🕑: 09:05 AM - 09:50 AM
Speaker: Moe R. Mahjoub, PhD

Info: Associate Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis | Talk Title: "Developing therapeutics for early-onset cystic kidney disease"

🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:35 AM
Speaker: Jill Weimer, PhD

Info: Scientist in the Center for Genetics and Rare Diseases, Senior Director of Therapeutic Development, Sanford Research

🕑: 10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Break
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Speaker: Margot A. Cousin, PhD

Info: Associate Consultant. Mayo Clinic | Talk Tittle: “Therapeutic development and clinical trial readiness for ultra-rare genetic disorders”

🕑: 11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
Lunch
🕑: 12:35 PM - 01:00 PM
Speaker: Francisco Bustos, PhD

Info: Assistant Scientist, Sanford Research | Talk Title: “Defining the cellular impact of neurodevelopmental disorder-associated UBA7 gene variants”

🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Speaker: Kurt Warnhoff, PhD

Info: Associate Scientist, Sanford Research | Talk Title: "Molybdenum cofactor deficiency: Lessons from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans”

🕑: 01:25 PM - 02:25 PM
Poster Session
🕑: 02:25 PM - 03:20 PM
Speaker: Kimberly Carpenter, PhD

Info: Associate Professor, Duke University School of Medicine

🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:35 PM
Break
🕑: 03:35 PM - 04:20 PM
Speaker: Kirk Wyatt, MD

Info: Physician, Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center | Talk Title: “Mapping the landscape of rare epilepsies and community resources using large language models”

🕑: 04:20 PM
Closing by Kyle Roux, PhD