Sallie Permar, MD, PhD, Nancy C. Paduano Professor in Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College, chair of the department and pediatrician-in-chief, will deliver the keynote address at the Department of Pediatrics’ annual research retreat, Friday, April 10 at noon.

Sallie Permar

Her address is titled, “Growing the Workforce that is Key to a Healthy Future”

The schedule for the day’s events:

11 – 11:50 a.m.: Boxed Lunch Pick-up and Poster Registration/Set-up – Apple Spice 
  Monroe Carell Theater and Lobby.

noon -1 p.m.: Keynote Speaker Sallie Permar, M.D., Ph.D. 
Wadlington A&B or via Teams 

1 – 1:15        Break 

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.: Third Year Fellow Data Blitz Presentations 
Wadlington A&B or via Teams 
Moderated by Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH 

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.: Poster Session & Retreat Reception   
Monroe Carell Theater & Boardroom 

3:15 -3:30 p.m.: Award Announcements: 2026 Turner-Hazinski Awards & Research Retreat Abstract Award Winners 
Monroe Carell Theater