Programme Highlights:

Thursday 15 October:

The first day of the event, Thursday 15th October, will be a half day dedicated to Early Career Researchers (ECRs), designed by ECRs. The day will offer a platform to showcase the pivotal work being carried out by the paediatric research leaders of the future, provide a chance to connect with peers, and build the professional networks essential for launching an independent research career.

In the evening, we invite all conference delegates to attend the event welcome drinks reception in the Sheffield Winter Garden and Gala dinner at the Sheffield Millennium Gallery.

Friday 16 October:

The second day of the event, Friday 16th October, will welcome the wider paediatric translational research community will convene for sessions and keynote addresses by prominent UK healthcare and paediatric research figures, including a keynote lecture from Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and CEO of the NIHR. Keep an eye on our website for the updated speaker list.

 

Oct

15

Oct

16

Registration opens, refreshments and stalls
13:00  to  13:30 v Ballroom
Welcome
13:30  to  13:45 v Memorial Hall

Early Career Researcher Afternoon

Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Keynote Talk
13:45  to  14:15 v Memorial Hall
Keynote, 20 min talk, 10 min Q&A
Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Interactive Sessions
14:15  to  15:15 v Memorial Hall
Interactive sessions/circle activities/short talks

Break

Break
Stalls and Posters
15:15  to  15:45 v Ballroom

Early Career Researcher Afternoon

Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Characterisation of hESC- and human bowel-derived neurosphere-like-bodies using tissue clearing and confocal microscopy
15:45  to  15:55 v Memorial Hall
Speaker:
Claudia Koh. Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Diagnosis of bacterial from viral infection in children with fever using host-RNA expression biomarkers
15:55  to  16:05 v Memorial Hall
Speaker:
Rebecca Womersley. Post-doctoral Researcher. Imperial College London.
Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Early-life exposures and the genomic landscape of childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
16:05  to  16:15 v Memorial Hall
Speaker:
Leila Ellis. Wellcome GW4 Clinical Doctoral Fellow. University of Bristol.
Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Molecular mechanisms in chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis and their therapeutic potential
16:15  to  16:25 v Memorial Hall
Speaker:
Amandine Charras. Tenure Track Fellow. University of Liverpool.
Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Chimerism as a relapse indicator in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
16:25  to  16:35 v Memorial Hall
Speaker:
Susanne Kricke Orszuulik. Lead Healthcare Scientist. Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Added value of diffusion MRI surface-based features for focal lesion detection in paediatric epilepsy
16:35  to  16:45 v Memorial Hall
Speaker:
Yi Jie Li. PhD Student. UCL.
Early Career Researcher Afternoon
The Unlikely Trialist: A Research Journey
16:45  to  17:15 v Memorial Hall

Keynote Speech and Q&A

Speaker:
Daniel Perry. NIHR Research Professor and Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon. Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Early Career Researcher Afternoon
Abstract Winner announcement and Closing remarks
17:15  to  17:30 v Memorial Hall

Networking

Networking
Reception Drinks
18:30  to  19:30
Networking
Dinner and Networking
19:30  to  23:00