You are cordially invited to the Launch Symposium for the Institute for Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity in Children (i4Kids). A strategic initiative of Terence Dermody, Vira I. Heinz Professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and directed by John V. Williams, Henry L. Hillman Chair in Pediatric Immunology and professor of pediatrics, the i4Kids is a joint effort between the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. The i4Kids is focused on improving children’s health by combatting infectious and inflammatory diseases through catalyzing new multi-disciplinary collaborations across the health sciences, natural and physical sciences, computer science, and engineering. The i4Kids welcomes the participation of anyone in the research or philanthropic communities interested in improving pediatric health through pilot grants, an annual symposium, a speaker series, and networking events to facilitate the formation of new cross-disciplinary collaborations.
The launch symposium will overview the vision, goals, and funding opportunities of the Institute in addition to featuring exciting collaborative research. Researchers are encouraged to submit abstracts to give a 10 min presentation on their work.
Registration and abstract submission deadline January 20, 2020
i4Kids Launch Symposium
February 11, 2020
2 PM – 6 PM
Rangos Research Center Auditorium
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
For more information or to register for the symposium, see the @Pitt news story www.at.pitt.edu/news/new-institute-improve and their website www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/i4kids.