Southern SPR

The Southern Society for Pediatric Research promotes pediatric research and recognition of academic excellence in the southern region of the USA

[Southern SPR @SouthernSPR]

🚨HOT CHILI TOPIC SPEAKER UPDATE!🚨

[UTHealth Neonatology @UTHealthNeo]

🌟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

[UTHealth Neonatology @UTHealthNeo]

🧵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

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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

[UTHealth Neonatology @UTHealthNeo]

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

[UTHealth Neonatology @UTHealthNeo]

🌟 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

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

SSPR Young Investigator Award competition starts! #srm2026 @SouthernSPR

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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?

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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

[Mattie F. Wolf, MD, MSc, FAAP @mattie_wolf]

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

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

Great Joint Plenary poster reception @SouthernSPR #srm2026

[Katie Chetta @Chetta_milk_lab]

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

[Southern SPR @SouthernSPR]

Welcome to New Orleans! SSPR has begun!

[Southern SPR @SouthernSPR]

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

[Southern SPR @SouthernSPR]

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

See you at SSPR New Orleans!