PALISI Newsletter July 2026
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Save the Date- Fall 2026 PALISI Meeting
The Fall 2026 PALISI meeting will be held in Minneapolis, MN, at The Marquette Minneapolis,
September 9-12, 2026!
Visit our Fall Meeting Page to:
Book your lodging accommodations
Learn more about registration
Review our Travel Guide
and more!
Fall Meeting Agenda Requests Open!
The agenda request late-breaker window for the Fall 2026 meeting has been extended through Thursday, July 23rd. If you have a topic, session, workshop, or discussion you'd like to see included, don't miss this opportunity to submit your request.
Get more information and submit your request at:
Fall 2026 Clinical Research Course – Save the Date!
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Attention investigators! Are you interested in developing your research skills with personalized training sessions from leading scientists in the field of pediatric critical care? If so, please join us for PALISI’s Clinical Research Course! Check-in and welcome reception will be on the evening of Tuesday September 8, and the course will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2025, from 8:00am - 5:30pm. This intensive workshop is designed to expose junior investigators to key components of a research career and build connections in the PALISI community. Topics will include strategies for developing your research program, cultivating collaborations, reviewing specific aims, strategies for your professional success and more! Please note that repeat course participation is encouraged!
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Please save the date - registration will open soon! See you in Minneapolis!
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Aline Maddux – Aline.Maddux@Childrenscolorado.org
Liz Killien - Elizabeth.Killien@seattlechildrens.org
Call for Nominations -
Jacques Lacroix Junior Investigator Award
We will be awarding the second annual Jacques Lacroix Junior Investigator Award(s) at the Fall BloodNet/PALISI meeting on September 9, 2026 in Minneapolis. The award winner(s) will be awarded $1000 to offset their travel expenses for the meeting, will present their idea and/or progress of their research at the BloodNet session, and have a one-on-one mentoring session with Dr. Steiner (this year's recipient of the Jacques Lacroix Lifetime Achievement Award). Applications are due July 15 and should be sent to man9026@med.cornell.edu.
Eligibility:
1. Junior investigator (no more than 5 years from completion of fellowship). Trainees are encouraged to apply.
2. Conduct research that relates to the blood (ie. bleeding, thrombosis, hemostasis, immunology, transfusion medicine, and/or blood management)
Individuals from the following disciplines are encouraged to apply (pediatric critical care, pediatric hematology/oncology, transfusion medicine, pediatric anesthesiology, neonatology, pediatric surgery). International applicants (those outside of the United States) are also encouraged to apply.
Application:
1. Specific aims page describing your research idea
2. NIH Biosketch
3. One page career statement (describe how you would like to incorporate blood-related research into your career)
Selection process: All applications will be reviewed by the executive committee of BloodNet and judged based on significance/innovation, approach and investigator. 1-2 winners (one trainee and one junior faculty) will be selected and notified by August 1. Â
NHLBI Chief Medical Research Officers Opportunities
NHLBI is seeking exceptional candidates for the positions of Chief Medical Research Officers (CMROs) in the following divisions: Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (DBDR), Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (DCVS), and Division of Lung Diseases (DLD) . These roles offer an exciting opportunity to provide high level leadership, strategic planning, and detailed oversight and management for Divisional clinical portfolios in research on the causes, prevention, and treatment cardiovascular pulmonary, and blood diseases. They will contribute to the development of NHLBI-wide clinical research policies and processes with the NHLBI Office of Clinical Research and will have institute-wide leadership responsibility as a member of the NHLBI's clinical trials optimization and coordination team (OCTET).Â
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See https://hr.nih.gov/careers/open-positions/job-cdb5de7f-c535-4a26-8fbd-03dc62d08a76Â for the full announcement, eligibility, and application submission requirements.Â
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Applications are due by July 27, 2026. For questions, please contact Joanna Derksen Bare at nhlbicareers@mail.nih.gov.
Reminder - Submit Final Draft Manuscripts to Scientific Steering Committee
Dear members,
We want to remind you that all draft manuscripts that are sourced from PALISI subgroups, projects, etc., MUSTÂ be submitted and reviewed by the Scientific Steering Committee prior to submission for publication.Â
You can submit your publication (or questions) to:
Dahmer, Mary mkdahmer@med.umich.edu
Muszynski, Jennifer jennifer.muszynski@nationwidechildrens.org
Please try to access the PALISI Website FIRST for Updated Information
The PALISI team has been hard at work updating our website, www.palisi.org - check it out for upcoming meetings, the latest newsletters, membership and payment information, and more.
Please check the website prior to emailing the staff to expedite your access to information as much as possible! You can contact us for general questions here https://www.palisi.org/contact.Â
General PALISI Communication Reminders
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Make sure to submit requests by the 1st day of the month at https://www.palisi.org/communicationsÂ
This is also the place for questions for the Executive Committee or administrative team anytime!