Every Friday morning, faculty, residents, as well as many community physicians gather at UC Davis Medical Center for Pediatric Grand Rounds, where a broad range of topics are presented by local, national, and international experts.
Grand Rounds are held every Friday from 8-9 a.m. via WebEx and in person at the Patient Support Services Building, ground floor, room G300.
Patient Support Services Building (PSSB)
4150 V Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Ground Floor, Room G300
Grand Rounds will be both in-person and virtual
Location: PSSB G300
Breakfast and beverages provided!
Webinar link - https://ucdhs.webex.com/ucdhs/j.php?MTID=mc74942b92f4acd6f447f3e65a2bd7487
Webinar Access Code - 2480 632 8104
Webinar Password - Peds (7337 from phones and video systems)
Eeds Activity Code: 71puds
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Eeds code expires at 12 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2023
Grand Rounds serves as a great opportunity to hear the latest from prominent experts.
Oct. 4, 2023
Daniah Beleford, M.D., Ph.D.
UC Davis departments of Pediatrics and Physiology
The Genetic Modifier PTPN14 Promotes Vascular Stability by Inhibiting SMAD4 Turnover in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Nov. 1, 2023
Maija Kiuru, M.D., Ph.D.
UC Davis departments of Dermatology and Pathology
Molecular Basis of Melanocytic Tumors and Tumor Syndromes
June 7, 2023
Topics in Endocrinologic Genomics
Kathryn L. Eckert, M.D., UC Davis Department of Pediatrics
May 3, 2023
An Update on Gastric Cancer Genetics and Genomics
Luis Carvajal-Carmona, Ph.D., UC Davis Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
April 5, 2023
Placental-Brain Epigenomic Connections in Risk and Resiliency to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Janine LaSalle, M.D., UC Davis Department of Pediatrics
March 1, 2023
Accelerating the Discovery and Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Conditions
Jon Bernstein, M.D., Stanford University Department of Pediatrics
Feb. 1, 2023
California Newborn Screening Program Update
Richard Olney, M.D., M.P.H., California Department of Public Health
Jan. 4, 2023
Bridging Genetic Association and Molecular Mechanisms in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Alex Nord, Ph.D., UC Davis Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Dec. 7, 2022
Genetic Counseling Considerations for Transgender and Non-Binary Communities
Faria Ahmed, M.S., L.C.G.C., UC Davis Department of Pediatrics
Nov. 2, 2022
The Genetics and Genomics of Autism
Ariel Lee, M.D., Kaiser Permanente
Oct. 5, 2022
Building a Center for Interventional Genetics
David Jay Segal, Ph.D., UC Davis Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
6/1/2022
Title: The Study of Human CNKSR2-Related Disorders in Zebrafish
Speaker: Stacey Cole, M.D., M.B.A, UC Davis Department of Pediatrics
5/4/2022
Title: Acid Sphingomyleniase Deficiency (ASMD/Neimann-Pick A and B): Clinical Characteristics and Treatment
Speaker: Renata Gallagher, M.D., Ph.D., UCSF Department of Pediatrics
4/6/2022
Title: X-linked Retinoschisis: Clinical disease, molecular pathology, and status of gene therapy trials
Speaker: Paul Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., UC Davis Eye Center, Center for Ocular Regenerative Therapy
3/2/2022
Title: X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: The Impact of Newborn Screening
Speaker: Ayaka Suzuki, M.S., L.C.G.C., UC Davis Department of Pediatrics
2/2/2022
Title: Development of the Neuro-Immune-Vascular Plexus in the Fetal Brain
Speaker: Steven Noctor, Ph.D., UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
1/5/2022
Title: Genomic Driver of Intolerance to Heat Stress and Marine Organohalogens
Speaker: Isaac Pessah, Ph.D., UC Davis Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
12/1/2021
Title: Integrating Large-Scale "omics" Information for Discovery and Clinical Practice
Speaker: Madhuri Hegde, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G., VP and Chief Scientific Officer at Perkin-Elmer
11/19/2021
Title: Human Genomics Symposium
Keynote Speakers: Randi Hagerman, M.D., UC Davis Department of Pediatrics
Speaker: Paul J. Hagerman, M.D., Ph.D., UC Davis Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
11/3/2021
Title: Targeted Therapeutics for Genetics Epilepsies
Speaker: Amy Brooks-Kayal, M.D., UC Davis Department of Neurology
10/6/2021
Title: Genetics of Connective Tissue Disorders
Speaker: Kristin Herman, M.D., UC Davis Department of Pediatrics
6/2/2021
Title: Holding Things Together: A Review and Update on Cohesinopathies
Speaker: Alena Egense, M.S., L.C.G.C., UC Davis Department of Pediatrics
5/5/2021
Title: Genetic-Based Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Speaker: Craig McDonald, M.D., UC Davis Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
4/7/2021
Title: Prenatal Genetics: Screening, Diagnostic Tests and Applications
Speaker: Krishna Singh, M.D., UC Davis Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
3/3/2021
Title: Using Live-Cell Imaging to Quantify Cell Signaling Phenotypes
Speaker: John Albeck, Ph.D., UC Davis Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology
2/3/2021
Title: Newborn Screening: The Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Madelena Martin, M.D., UC Davis Dept. of Biochemical Genetics
1/6/2021
Title: In Vivo Modeling of Functional Genomics
Speaker: K. C. Kent Lloyd, D.V.M., Ph.D., UC Davis Department of Surgery
12/2/2020
Title: Down Syndrome: Research Perspectives on the Phenotype and Treatment
Speaker: Leonard Abbeduto, Ph.D, UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
11/4/2020
Title: A Role of Thermogenesis in Human Genetics and Environmental Exposures Underlying Obesity
Speaker: Michelle Andrea La Merrill, Ph.D., UC Davis Dept. of Environmental Toxicology
10/7/2020
Title: A Proposal to Add Criteria That Incorporates Clinical Response to Treatment into the 2015 ACMG Genomics Variant Classification Guidelines
Speaker: Joseph Shen, M.D., PhD., UC Davis Dept. of Pediatrics
6/3/2020
Title: Using Zebrafish to Test Genes Important in Human Neurodevelopment and Disease
Speaker: Megan Dennis, Ph.D., UC Davis Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
5/6/2020
Title: Alpha-tocopherol and Calcium Signaling in an Animal Model of Ataxia with VitE Deficiency (AVED)
Speaker: Carrie Finno, DVM, Ph.D., UC Davis Dept. of Population Health and Reproduction
4/1/2020
Title: The Complex Genetics of Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Current Understanding and Future Challenges
Speaker: Michael F. Seldin, M.D., Ph.D., UC Davis Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
3/4/2020
Title: Cardiac Genomics: An Overview of Cardiomyopathies and Arrhythmias
Speaker: Colette Defilippo, M.S., L.C.G.C., UC Davis Dept. of Pediatrics
2/5/2020
Title: Behavioral and Mental Health in Children with Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Speaker: Kathleen Angkustsiri, M.D., M.A.S., UC Davis Dept. of Pediatrics
1/8/2020
Title: Bad Blood in the Family? Linking Hematologic Malignancy to Family History and Genetics
Speaker: Jeanna Welborn, M.D., UC Davis Dept. of Internal Medicine
12/4/2019
Title: From Clinics to Research-Utilities and Challenges of Pharmacogenetics
Speaker: Kristin Grimsrud, DVM, Ph.D., UC Davis Dept. of Pathology
11/6/2019
Title: Diversity Measures in Genomic Medicine: Examining Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry in Precision Health Research and Clinical Practice
Speaker: Alice B. Popejoy, Ph.D., Stanford Department of Biomedical Data Science
10/2/2019
Title: Pathogenesis of Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS)
Speaker: Paul Hagerman, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Davis, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine