Upcoming events, March 2026
For happenings beyond this month, visit the Events page in SharePoint (external link) and extend the “To” date.
Baker Institute Webinar: New CDC Immunization Guidelines and Their Impact on the Pediatric Workforce
Thursday, March 5, 2026
4 to 5 p.m.
2026 Nature Portfolio Physical Activity Series
Monday, March 9, 2026
12 p.m.
Featuring Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, PhD, MPH
PRC Seminar Series
The Pediatric Research Center (PRC) is eager to host these informative sessions to hear firsthand from some of the leading experts in our region. PRC Research Seminars are held the third Friday of each month, 12 to 1 p.m., open to all with no cost to attend.
This month we welcome:
Daniel Wagner (external link), PhD
Associate Professor of BioSciences, Rice University
The zebrafish yolk cell: evolving a new foundation
Friday, March 20
12 to 1 p.m.
MSB B.605
Hosted by Karen Posey, PhD
View the full PRC Seminar calendar for all dates and presenters. Contact Senior Administrative Coordinator Marvin W. Thomas, Jr. for more information.
McGovern Medical School Match Day: Friday, March 20
Resident Research Symposium: important dates
The planning team is recruiting fellows and faculty to serve as judges the day of the event (external link), May 27. Sign up by March 23.
Submit an abstract (external link) for the Resident Research Symposium by March 23.
HYBRID Grand Rounds
Welcoming guest presenter Wilfredo De Jesus Rojas, MD
Ponce Health Science University School of Medicine
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Beyond: Building a Translational Rare Lung Disease Program in Puerto Rico through a Bi-Directional Collaboration with UTHealth Houston
Tuesday, March 24
8 to 9 a.m.
MSB 2.103
Light breakfast served.
2026 Scientific Retreat: important dates
Register and submit an abstract by completing this form (external link) no later than March 27.
Pediatric Research Center Data Exchange
A quarterly interactive forum featuring basic science and clinical research from across the Department of Pediatrics
This quarter’s presenter is:
Melissa Munroe, MD
PGY-6 Fellow, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Pediatric GI Research Lab
Probiotic Modulation of Gut-Lung Axis in Treg-Deficient Mice
Friday, March 27
12 to 1 p.m.
MSB B.645
View the full Data Exchange calendar for all dates and presenters. Contact Senior Administrative Coordinator Marvin W. Thomas, Jr. for more information.
Save the Dates
- Step Forward to Cure TSC (external link): April 11
- Child Abuse Prevention and Education (CAPE) Day (external link): April 23
- March of Dimes March for Babies (external link): April 27
- Trainee Symposia May 27 and 28
- Doctors in Recital: May 30 (more details TBA)