University of Miami Division of Neonatology

🎉Save the date! 🎉 Join us for the 50th Annual Miami Neonatology International Conference at the Loews Hotel, Miami Beach, FL. 💼Pre-conference workshops: Nov 15 📆Conference: Nov 16–18 More details coming—don’t miss this milestone! #Neo #50MNC

New publication from our team! 📣 “Relationship between placental oxygen transport, fetal birth weight, and umbilical cord transcriptome in monochorionic twins” Congrats to Dr. Agrawal's lab! Read it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42067997/ #Neonatology #TwinPregnancy #PerinatalResearch

Neo Division at PAS 2026 in Boston 🧠✨ Proud to share our work, connect with peers, and represent neonatal care on a national stage! #PAS2026 #Neonatology #Pediatrics

Dr. Lemes is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “Role of Exercise in Preventing Neonatal Hyperoxia-Induced Cardiovascular Impairment in Adulthood” 📅 April 27 | ⏰ 1:30-1:45 📍Convention Center: Grand Ballroom West (Level 3) Don’t miss this exciting work advancing pediatric research!

Dr. Karen Young will be moderating 2 sessions at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “Neonatal Pulmonology - Basic/Translational Science 2” AND "Neonatal Pulmonology - Clinical Science 2" 📅 April 27 | ⏰ 1-2:30 AND 2:45-4:15 📍Convention Center: 210 AB West AND 209 West You don't want to miss it!

Dr. Schmitz-Abe is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “AI-assisted variant scoring to improve diagnosis of rare genetic diseases” 📅 April 27 | ⏰ 8:00-10:00 📍 Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center: Halls A - B Don’t miss this exciting work advancing pediatric research!

We are thrilled to share that our Chief, Dr. Pankaj Agrawal, has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute to advance genetic therapies in the NICU. Read more about it here: news.med.miami.edu/nih-grant-cust… #Neonatology #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine

Dr. Mehandi is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “Targeting Apoptosis-Associated Speck-Like Protein Containing a Caspase Recruitment Domain (ASC) Alleviates Hyperoxia-Induced Brain Injury in Neonatal Mice” 📅 April 27 | ⏰ 8:00-10:00 📍 Convention Center: Halls A - B Don’t miss it!

Dr. Li is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “De novo variants in KIF26B, encoding kinesin family member 26B, are associated with neurological disorders” 📅 April 27 | ⏰ 8:00-10:00 📍Convention Center: Halls A - B Don’t miss this exciting work advancing pediatric research!

Dr. Ali is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 "Improving Early Colostrum Feeding in Preterm Infants" AND "Efficacy of DNM2 Reduction & Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in SPEG Deficiency" 📅 April 27 | ⏰ 8:00-10:00 📍 Exhbition Halls A - B Don’t miss out!

Dr. Jones is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “Human vs Artificial Intelligence Scheduling in NICU Fellowship” 📅 April 26 | ⏰ 9:30-11:30 📍 Convention Center Halls A-B Don’t miss this exciting work advancing pediatric research!

Dr. Claure is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “Early factors associated with cardiorespiratory instability at near term corrected age in preterm infants” 📅 April 26 | ⏰ 9:30-11:30 📍 Convention Center Halls A - B Don’t miss this exciting work advancing pediatric research!

Dr. Shiyu Luo is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “KAT14 as a Novel Gene Associated with Diamond-Blackfan Anemia” 📅 April 25 | ⏰ 3:30-5:45PM 📍 Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center: Halls A - B Don’t miss this exciting work advancing pediatric research!

Ashleigh Pyke is presenting at #PAS2026! 🎉 🧠 “Hyperoxia Impairs Cardiac Progenitor Maintenance and Cardiomyocyte Maturation in Human iPSC-Derived Heart Organoids" 📅 April 25 | ⏰ 8:05-8:20AM 📍 Convention Center: 104 C West Don’t miss out on hearing this presentation!

Congratulations to Dr. Noor Mehandi on receiving the SPR Fellow Basic Research Award! 🎉 Her research on targeting ASC to alleviate hyperoxia-induced brain injury in neonatal mice represents an important step forward in pediatric science. #Pediatrics #Research

Congratulations to Ashleigh Pyke on receiving the SRP High School–College Student Research Award & Travel Grant to present at PAS 2026 in Boston! Her work in Dr. Young’s lab is an incredible achievement. We’re excited to see what’s ahead as she waits to hear from the UMMSOM!

Newborn screening is entering a new era. 🧬 The Sunshine Genetics Act is expanding screening to hundreds of treatable genetic diseases. Read more here: news.med.miami.edu/sunshine-genet… #NewbornScreening #Genomics #RareDisease #PrecisionMedicine

Our team's latest publication was selected for the journal cover in Cells.🎉 “Plasma Extracellular Vesicles from Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Infants Initiate Inflammation and Abnormal Angiogenesis in Neonatal Murine Retinas.” Read more: doi.org/10.3390/cells1… #Neonatology #BPD

Make sure to check out our UM Neonatology team at the ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting 2026 in Baltimore (Mar 11–14)! 🔬 Qifei Li and Shiyu Luo, both from Dr. Agrawal's lab, will be presenting their posters! #ACMG2026 #Neonatology #Genomics

It’s time to register for PAS 2026! Early registration is available through March 17, 2026. Be sure to reserve your room at an official PAS hotel for special discounted room rates. The SPR HQ Hotel is the Westin Boston Seaport District. Register Early: ow.ly/PUXo50Xt0OZ

It’s #ThankAFellowWeek 💙 Shoutout to our incredible Neo Fellows who care for the tiniest patients. Your dedication, expertise, and compassion make a difference every single day. Thank you for all that you do in the NICU! 👶🩺 #Neonatology #NICU #MedicalFellows #NeoFellow