PALISI Newsletter june 2026
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In this issue:
Call for Nominations - Jacques Lacroix Junior Investigator Award
Membership Management on Morweb - Site credits have been reset to zero!
The Comment Opportunity and Period That Could Define Federal Research (New)
PALISI Staff Job Opening: Finance and Membership Coordinator
Reminder - Submit Final Draft Manuscripts to Scientific Steering Committee
Election Results: New PALISI Leadership
We are pleased to announce that the election process has concluded and that the PALISI Network's Executive Committee and Scientific Committee leadership teams have been established for the upcoming three-year term.
We appreciate the engagement, commitment, and willingness of our members to serve in leadership roles that help advance pediatric critical care research through collaboration, coordination, and community. Please join us in congratulating our newly elected leaders and thanking all candidates for their dedication and contributions to the PALISI Network.
Executive Committee (EC)
Chair:
Heidi Flori
Vice Chair:
Neethi Pinto
EC Members:
Akira Nishisaki (past chair)
Vince Faustino
Michael Agus
Courtney Rowan
Nelson Sanchez-Pinto
Anoop Bhalla
RC representative
Scientific Committee (SC)
SC Chair:
Jennifer Muszynski
SC Vice Chair:
Theresa Kortz
SC Member at Large:
Martin Kneyber
Todd Karsies
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!
Agenda requests for the Main Meeting and Subgroup meeting requests for the Fall 2026 meeting are open as of today, June 15th, 2026. Get more information and submit your request at:
Priority Deadline: July 1, 2026
Fall 2026 Clinical Research Course – Save the Date!
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!
Please save the date - registration will open soon! See you in Minneapolis!
Aline Maddux – Aline.Maddux@Childrenscolorado.org
Liz Killien - Elizabeth.Killien@seattlechildrens.org
CRC Fall 2026 Call for Speakers Survey
We are putting together PALISI's Clinical Research Course (CRC) for the Fall 2026 conference and we need your help!
We are looking for PALISI members with experience to share with the next generation of pediatric critical care scholars, including independent physician-scientists and collaborative clinician-researchers. If this is you, we would love for you to participate as faculty in the course.
If you are interested, please complete the survey (link below) by June 30, 2026.
Fall 2026 PALISI Clinical Research Course Speakers Survey – Fill out form or copy/paste this link: https://forms.office.com/r/vfBGZcbQ2x
Thank you very much and we hope to see you in Minneapolis!
Aline Maddux and Liz Killien
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.
Membership Management on Morweb – Site credits have been reset to zero!
As the last PALISI meeting in academic year 2026 has now come to a close, and the year itself only has a couple more months in it, we have completed our preparation for the start of AY2027.
All site credits have been reset to zero for the new year AY27.
Your site’s records remain visible to each site’s lead administrator. (They should also be able to see the reset in credits to zero that occurred on 5/4/2026.)
If you do not know who your administrator is (the Morweb portal should report to you who it is), or you need help changing that role to a new person, please be in touch.
Credits for AY27 are now available for purchase on the Morweb portal. For anyone with residual department/division funds from AY2026, you may now spend them on credits for AY2027.
If you have any questions about PALISI financial processes, please don’t hesitate to email admin@palisi.org. We will still be in touch about prior unpaid invoices from AY2026, so please do your best to help us get those paid as soon as possible.
The Comment Opportunity and Period That Could Define Federal Research
In the end of May, the Office of Management and Budget published a proposal that would allow political appointees without scientific backgrounds to block federally funded research, including federally funded investigations that are already ongoing if it is perceived that the grant is funding “unlawful DEI activities.” There is a current open comment period, which ends on July 13.
The PALISI executive committee feels that the most impactful way to respond would be through voluminous, individual responses. Please the detail below which includes templates on how to structure your comment.
1. Be specific. Name the section of the rule you are commenting on (the rule asks commenters to begin with the relevant section number in brackets, e.g., [200.205]).
2. Ground it in your experience. Describe the actual impact on your work, your institution, or your field. How would the pre-issuance review process affect the research you do? What would the DEI certification requirement mean for your institution’s compliance posture? Regulators are required to respond to substantive comments so make yours substantive.
3. Focus on a few provisions. The rule is long. Comments that address a small number of provisions with real depth are more useful than broad denunciations. Priority targets: Section 200.205 (merit review and pre-issuance review), Section 200.218 (unlawful DEI provision), Section 200.300 (national policy conditions).
4. Be factual and professional. Comments that read like advocacy documents are easier to dismiss. The goal is to build a record. Describe the problem, cite the specific regulatory text, explain the harm, and propose an alternative or modification.
Where to submit comments
All comments must be submitted electronically at:
Search for Docket OMB–2026–0034. Begin each comment with the relevant section number in brackets.
PALISI Administrative Staff Job Posting: Finance & Membership Coordinator
PALISI Network is seeking a detail-oriented, self-managed Finance & Membership Coordinator to support the Network’s administrative operations, financial coordination, and member services. This role is well-suited for someone who is organized, reliable, and comfortable working independently while maintaining consistent communication with organizational leadership.
The job posting will be sent in another email to all designated PALISI Site Administrators.
For more information about this part-time, independent contract position, please check out the job posting at: https://www.palisi.org/jobs
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., MUST be submitted and reviewed by the Scientific Steering Committee prior to submission for publication.
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.
General PALISI Communication Reminders
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Make sure to submit it to Ann-Marie Brown (ann-marie.brown@emory.edu) by the 1st day of the month at https://www.palisi.org/communications This is also the place for questions for the Executive Committee or administrative team anytime!
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