CHRI February Pediatric Academic Workshop Focuses on Connecting Research with Patient Care

The Child Health Research Institute will be convening a Pediatric Academic Workshop with the theme “From Bench to Bedside” on February 25^th from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Speakers will provide guidance on how to convert research ideas into reality, how to better connect clinical and bench science to impact patient care and how to benefit from mentorship from senior investigators to develop your own career path. Panel discussions are scheduled on the topics of “Successful Collaboration Between Basic & Clinical Science” and “From Bench to Bedside to Market.” To complement the Pediatric Academic Workshop, Chester Koh, professor of urology, Pediatrics and OB/GYN at Baylor College of Medicine and Balakrishna Haridas – director, BioInnovation Master’s of Engineering Program at Texas A&M University, will present on the Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (SWPDC). SWPDC is an entity that provides assistance to developers of pediatric medical devices in the form of seed funding, consulting assistance, engineering and design assistance and other services. Attendees can register to attend the complete workshop events or just the talk by Drs. Koh and Haridas. Please visit the Pediatric Academic Workshop webpage for complete agenda information and to access the registration links.