1 of our 2025 SUMMERS Scholars, Dakota Musgrave (Vanderbilt Univ undergrad), spent this past summer researching pertussis. Hear about her experience and if you know an undergrad/grad/med student interested in SUMMERS, the deadline to apply is Friday! pidsfoundation.org/summer-resea...

The PIDS Foundation created the International Medical Graduate (IMG) Early Career Development Award to provide bridge financial support to IMGs as they transition from fellow to faculty. The deadline to apply for this year's award is Monday, April 6. pidsfoundation.org/internationa...

'The Legacy of Vaccines' is our PIDS Foundation's timely documentary short, which features Dr. Sallie Permar and one of the Society's founders, Dr. Stanley Plotkin. We're pleased to make it available to you now. "This is what science can do." - Dr. Plotkin pidsfoundation.org/the-legacy-o...

Our SUMMERS 😎 program is for scientifically adventuresome students – ranging from grad/med school to undergrad – who are ready to pursue their pediatric ID interests through a funded research project. Application deadline is April 3. pidsfoundation.org/summer-resea...

This year marks 10 years of #IDBugBowl!

Our March member spotlight is Grant Stimes, PharmD. He is clinical pharmacy specialist for ASP and ID at Texas Children's Hospital where he is also co-pharmacy director of ASP and serves as residency program director for ID Pharmacy Residency. Read the full spotlight pids.org/2026/03/25/m...

Join us at PAS in Boston! We have a special (paid) meetID workshop for students, trainees & residents, a free networking session for that group and our PIDS Reception (open to PIDS members, PAS attendees, special guests). Register: pediatricinfectiousdiseasessociety.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Re...

SUMMERS has enabled 75 grad/med/undergrad students to benefit from conducting funded research & receive exposure to careers in pediatric ID. The amazing science these scholars are producing increasingly appear at conferences & meetings. Apply by April 3. #IDSky pidsfoundation.org/summer-resea...

PIDS applauds today’s momentous federal court finding that the dismissal and reconstitution of the ACIP and anomalous changes made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the childhood immunization schedule were likely unlawful. Statement: pids.org/2026/03/16/p...

The 2026 St. Jude-PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference marked 25 years of advancing pediatric infectious diseases research through collaboration, training and scientific discovery.

We cordially invite 💌 you to join us for the PIDS Reception at PAS 2026 in Boston. RSVP requested (so we know how much food and drink to have ready!). And don't put off planning any longer, early registration for the meeting closes March 16! pids.org/event/pas-20...

Erskine Lecture Nucleoside-Modified mRNA-LNP Therapeutics conclusions for each section of Dr. Weissman's lecture #stjudepids2026

Erskine Lecture Nucleoside-Modified mRNA-LNP Therapeutics covering T cells targeting in vivo CAR-T, uridine nucleoside modification to RNA immunogenicity, purification and nucleoside modification in transcribed mRNA #stjudepids2026

Erskine Lecture Nucleoside-Modified mRNA-LNP Therapeutics covering mammalian sensors, T cells and therapeutic options #stjudepids2026

The 2026 John H. Erskine Lecture in Infectious Diseases is 'Nucleoside Modified mRNA-LNP Therapeutics' presented by Drew Weissman, MD, PhD (Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania) #stjudepids2026

The #stjudepids2026 Top Abstract - Research is Defining Mechanisms of Neurodevelopment Injury in Congenital Zika Virus Infection presented by Dhyana Magesh (University of Washington), who is also a PIDS SUMMERS and meetID scholar! 🎉

State of the Art - CNS lecture 3: Dr. Julie Huynh (Oxford University Clinical Research Unit) presented Closing the Gap: Improving Outcomes in Paediatric TB Meningitis, incl. case characteristics, cascade of TBM care and summary for closing the gap. #stjudepids2026

State of the Art - CNS lecture 2: Dr. Charles Chiu (University of California, San Francisco) presented Advances in Sequencing-based Infectious Disease Diagnostics in Children and Immunocompromised Hosts, incl. advantages of host response testing, diagnostic yield and test comparison. #stjudepids2026

State of the Art - CNS lecture 1: Dr. Emma Mohr (University of Wisconsin - Madison) presented From Outbreak to Answers: Congenital Zika Infection CNS Pathogenesis, incl maternal Zika infection outcomes, antenatal exposure neurodev't, and exposed immature social-emotional skills. #stjudepids2026

Final day of #stjudepids2026 starts with Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Lecture by Dr. Michael Silverman @childrensphila.bsky.social - Early Life Microbiome and Immune Development/Infection Risk

PIDS President Dr. Deb Palazzi and St. Jude Dept. of Infectious Diseases Chair Dr. Octavio Ramilo welcome remarks for the final day of the one-of-a-kind, always special St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference. #stjudepids2026

Our meetID cohort 😍 at St. Jude/PIDS 2026 are fabulous. This pic can hardly capture how spectacular these young docs and med students are. Be jealous of the future of peds ID!

THE party in Memphis last night was the St. Jude/PIDS 🩶Silver Party🩶 at the Peabody Hotel. PIDS President Dr. Deb Palazzi and St. Jude Dept. of ID Chair Dr. Octavio Ramilo get the party started. #stjudepids2026

Interactive Panel - Vaccines in Special Immunocompromised Populations: 1st presentation by Dr. Joshua Hill @fredhutch.org Vaccines After CAR-T: What, When, and How #stjudepids2026

Pediatric Transplant/Immunocompromised Hosts Platform presentation: Dr. Kaitlin Devine @childrensphila.bsky.social presents PTLD in Children, incl. presentation and approach. #stjudepids2026

Challenging Case 3: Osteoarticular Infection in an Immunocompromised 12-y/o Patient, presented by Dr. David Rongo (St. Christopher's Hospital for Children) incl resulting Mycoplasma pneumoniae diagnosis. #stjudepids2026

Challenging Case 2: The Month-long Bellyache That Wasn't What It Seemed, presented by Madison Murphy (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) , incl. resulting diagnosis EBV positive DLBCL #stjudepids2026

Challenging Case 1: Chronic Cough Conundrum presented by Dr. Kerry Iles (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) with the case and answer #stjudepids2026

Afternoon sessions begin with Challenging Cases, moderated by Dr. Victoria Statler (Norton Children's Hospital) who also directs PIDS Virtual Clinical Case Conference webinars! #stjudepids2026

Oral Abstracts 2: Global Health - Dr. Luzgarda Medalit Luna Vilchez (Instituto Nacional de Salud del Nino San Borja) presented Outbreak of Ralstonia spp. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric in ICU, Peru, incl resulting antimicrobial susceptibility. #stjudepids2026

Oral Abstracts 2: General Research - Dr. Dakota Musgrave (Vanderbilt University Medical Center) - who is a SUMMERS & meetID scholar - presented Frequency of Asymptomatic Bordetella pertussis Colonization in Healthy Children, incl hypothesis and results. #stjudepids2026

Oral Abstract Session 2: Transplant - Dr. Zeinab Houmani (Children's Hospital at Montefiore) presented Outcomes of Blood Culture Best Practice Implementation in Immunocompromised Children: A Multi-Center Study, incl results of blood cultures with similar gram +/- rates. #stjudepids2026

Transplant/ICH Platform 1: Dr. Marian Michaels @upmc.com presents "Do I Accept This Donor?" Discussion on Calls About Infectious Risks in Prospective Solid Organ Transplants, incl anticipated donor infection and risk assessment. #stjudepids2026

St. Jude Grand Rounds portion of #stjudepids2026 - Dr. Joshua Hill @fredhutchprotons.bsky.social presents HHV-6: Advances and Ongoing Challenges in Immunocompromised Hosts, incl. HHV-6 discovery and naming, viremia associated delayed immune reconstitution.

Dr. Monica Ardura @nationwidekids.bsky.social and Dr. Gaby Maron St. Jude Children's Research Hospital open Day 2 of #stjudepids2026 with a morning emphasis on transplant and immunocompromised host topics.

State of the Art - CMV: Dr. Ajit Limaye (University of California San Francisco) presents 'Resistant & Refractory CMV Infection & Disease in Transplantation' including implications for refractory infection. #stjudepids2026

State of the Art - CMV: Dr. Asuncion Mejias (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) presents 'The Holy Grail of Biomarkers for Congenital CMV: Predicting Clinical Outcomes' with burden of infection. #stjudepids2026

State of the Art - CMV: Dr. Mark Schleiss @umn-idim.bsky.social presents 'Newborn Screening for Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Infection Universal, Targeted, Expanded-Targeted or None-of-the-Above?' with how states are approaching screening. #stjudepids2026

Frontiers in Peds ID Lecture 2: Dr. Joe Real (@cincychildrens.bsky.social) presents 'Leveraging Virtual Reality to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Top Threats to Childhood Health' #stjudepids2026

Frontiers in Peds ID Lecture 1: Dr. Rana El-Feghaly (@childrensmercy.org) 'Leading the Charge: Advancing Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship, One Child at a Time' #stjudepids2026

Oral Abstract 3: General Research - Dr. Kayley Anderson @unmc.bsky.social) presents 'Proteomic Signatures in Cerebrospinal Fluid Reveal Biomarkers for Central Nervous System Infections' #stjudepids2026

Oral Abstract Presentation 2: Global Health - Dr. Haya Hayek (VUMC) presents 'Enterovirus D68 Detection Among Hospitalized Children With Acute Respiratory Illness in Amman, Jordan' #stjudepids2026

Oral Abstracts 1: Transplant - Dr. Dolores Friere Jijon @nationwidekids.bsky.social presents 'It Takes Two to Tango: Impact of a Reverse Two-Step Diagnostic Testing Algorithm for Clostridioides difficile Infection in Pediatric Oncology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Populations' #stjudepids2026

Luminaries in Global Health: Dr. Eva Harris (University of California, Berkeley) presents 'Immune Imprinting of Dengue and Zika Viruses: Immunological, Epidemiological, and Clinical Consequences' #stjudepids2026

Luminaries in Global Health: Dr. Desiree LeBeaud (Stanford University School of Medicine) presents 'Vector-borne Disease Prevention at the Community Level' which incl slides on overlapping dengue/chikungunya/malaria infections in children in Kenya & shifting malaria-dengue in Africa. #stjudepids2026

Welcome to the 25th St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference! We are thrilled to be on the @stjude.bsky.social campus to start this year's conference. Special thanks to 1 of the originators of the conference, Dr. Elaine Tuomanen for the welcome video.

Join colleagues from across fields for ID learning and fun! Register now for the MAD-ID & SIDP 2026 Annual Meeting, May 14–17 in Orlando. @sheaepi.bsky.social @pidsociety.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/KWgqZS6

Our February member spotlight is Dr. Rana Hamdy, an ID Specialist, Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, and Associate Director, Fellowship Training Program @childrensnational.bsky.social. She also serves on the @jpidsociety.bsky.social editorial staff. pids.org/2026/02/25/m...

Please join us today for our Virtual Clinical Case Conference session 'O Leukocyte, Where Art Thou: Pancytopenia in Setting of Infection', featuring Amin Bemanian, MD, PhD, as presenter and Alpana Waghmare, MD, as attending. Contact us for registration information.

Showcase your research at #IDWeek2026! Submit an abstract to present your findings to more than 8,000 ID experts, colleagues from around the world and leaders in the field. Submissions are due April 30 at 11:59 p.m. Learn more and submit an abstract: https://www.idweek.org/abstracts/