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🌟Our annual division dinner at @SouthernSPR in New Orleans - an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions and hard work of our faculty, fellows, and trainees. #SSPR2026

🧵McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston — Division of Neonatology at #SSPR2026 Our team is presenting at today’s Joint Plenary Poster Session @SouthernSPR, highlighting genetics, neonatal outcomes, social determinants of health, and translational science. 👇 Posters below

Viral Jain presents on IL-17 and chronic lung disease. Final speaker for the YIA contest- basic science category. @SouthernSPR #spr2026

Love seeing former UTHealth Neonatology fellows staying connected, and great to see our faculty (Drs. Khan, Ruggiero, and Holzapfel) at the Poster Reception @SouthernSPR.

🌟 Showcase of Science @SouthernSPR #SSPR2026 Postnatal skin maturation in infants ≤25 weeks’ gestation 👤 Presenter: Caitlin Stoll, DO 📅 Fri, Feb 27 🕦 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM 🏢 LaSalle A – 3rd Fl

Study 4 years for college degree. Study 5-7 years for PhD or MD+residency. Join lab start working. Spend years studying problem. Form hypothesis, gather evidence. Test hypothesis, form conclusions. Report findings, clear peer review. Findings published, reported in press. Guy on internet: “Bullsh^t” @SouthernSPR

2026 Founder’s Award: Jay Kerecman, MD @southernspr #srm2026

SSPR Young Investigator Award competition starts! #srm2026 @SouthernSPR

Next up @SouthernSPR YIA: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Vitamin D ☀️☀️ Mar Romero-Lopez (UT Houston).

Last clinical finalist is studying parenteral nutrition and preemie growth! @southernspr #SRM2026

The SSPR Young Investigator Award continues in the basic science category! With Stefi Barbian, Emory. @SouthernSPR #srm2026 Does maternal butyrate supplementation help neonatal gut health?

Second up in basic science category: Mina Hanna talks gene therapy in CF! @spr2026 @SouthernSPR

Joint Plenary Poster featuring neonatal science, academic people, and tons of great smiles. @SouthernSPR #srm2026

Starting off @SouthernSPR #SSPR2026 with an outstanding poster by @EmoryNeo @childrensatl fellow Dr. Jasmeka McCord on congenital toxoplasmosis!

Great Joint Plenary poster reception @SouthernSPR #srm2026

The Joint Plenary session featured all types of pediatric, neonatal and adult research from medical trainees! @SouthernSPR

Welcome to New Orleans! SSPR has begun!

SRM 2026: The hotel room block is being extended until tomorrow Tuesday, February 10! Conference rates after that time will not be available. Please register for the meeting and make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. February 26-28, 2026, New Orleans

Have you submitted yet? 1 more day! Remember the deadline is 6pm EST this year (not midnight). See you at SSPR New Orleans!