Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 12pm-1pm

Interventions for Obesity: From Pharmacological Peptides to Community Programs

Join this MCHRI seminar to learn about new research into peptide therapeutics for obesity as well as community based social and behavioral interventions for preventing and treating childhood obesity.

Speakers:
Katrin Svensson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology

Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, Irving Schulman, MD Endowed Professor in Child Health, Professor of Pediatrics and of Medicine and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology & Population Health

Monday, April 14, 2025, 12pm-1pm
Online via Zoom

Biodesign Faculty Fellows: Designing Innovations to Improve Health and Health Care

The Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute annually sponsor Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign Faculty Fellowships to spur innovations in maternal and child health, offering faculty the opportunity to apply their knowledge to advance care delivered through Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. MCHRI has historically funded 29 fellows. Over an 8-month period, Faculty Fellows learn about the process of identifying innovation opportunities, inventing cost-effective solutions, and preparing to implement those inventions to improve patient care.

At this talk, learn about the education and training opportunities offered through Biodesign, hear from current Faculty Fellows present rapid pitches of their projects, and receive updates from past alumni on their ongoing work designed to address health technology challenges and needs.

Speakers:

Kathleen Kan, MD, Assistant Professor, Urology
Project Title: Voiding dysfunction and bedwetting

Matthew Muffly, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Project Title: TBD

Meera N. Sankar, MD, Clinical Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Project Title: FeedBridge: A digital solution to support newborn feeding