Obstetrics & Gynecology/Pediatrics Symposium

April 12, 2018
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
BJC Institute of Health 10AB (Medical Campus)

“Symposium on Lessons from Zika and HIV: Protecting Mothers and Babies from the Next Global Epidemic”


Keynote speakers include:

  • David Aronoff, MD, Vanderbilt University
  • Sallie Permar, MD, PhD, Duke University
  • William Powderly, MD, Washington University
  • Laura Costas, MD, PhD, University of Campinas, Sao Paolo, Brazil

Other speakers include:

  • Indira Mysorekar, PhD, Washington University
  • Kelle Moley, MD, Washington University
  • Haina Shin, PhD, Washington University
  • Shabaana Khader, PhD, Washington University
  • Nicole Gilbert, PhD, Washington University
  • Denise Willers, MD, Washington University
  • Amanuel Haile, MD, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
  • L. Lewis Wall, MD, DPhil, Washington University

All trainees involved in maternal-fetal infection research are invited to present posters.  Deadline for abstract submission: March 16, 2018

The event is free and open to the public. Registration is requested but not required.  Online registration for the symposium closes on April 6, 2018, but walk-ins are welcome.

For inquiries contact Indira Mysorekar, PhD, imysorekar@wustl.edu

This event is supported by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Pediatrics, Global Health Center, Centre for Reproductive Health Sciences, Centre for Women’s Infectious Disease Research.