BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Research Seminars//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://calendar.med.wustl.edu/calendar/list/ X-WR-CALDESC:Research Seminars - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260130T1743Z-1769794991.138-EO-32899-1@10.73.7.199 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20261004T105849Z CREATED:20260908T175021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T140321Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T130000 SUMMARY: CYCN Spark Meeting: Rohan Hazra (National Institute of Child Healt h and Human Development (NICHD)/NIH) DESCRIPTION: The Children and Youth Collaborative Network (CYCN) is made po ssible by a Washington University Transcend Initiative Award. The CYCN aims to catalyze research by facilitating productive collaboration among those at WashU who have the same end goal\, to improve the health and wellbeing o f children and youth. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Talk title: "Pediatric Research at NIH and NICHD"

Spark Meetings are hosted by the Children and Youth Collaborative Network (CYCN)

Click here to register for meeting (required).

Short Bio: Dr. Rohan Hazra has served as director of the Division of Extramural Research (DER) at the Eunice Kenn edy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD ) since March 2022\, following two years as acting DER director. In 2026\, he also served for five and a half months as acting director of NICHD.

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DER is NICHD’s sole scientific extramural division and comprises 12 scientific branches spanning the breadth of the institute’s research po rtfolio. As DER director\, Dr. Hazra provides strategic and scientific lead ership for NICHD’s extramural research enterprise\, including oversight of research priorities\, scientific programs\, research training\, and career development. He works across the institute and with NIH and external partne rs to advance a broad portfolio of research addressing the health and devel opment of children\, families\, and populations across the life course.

Before joining DER leadership\, Dr. Hazra served as chief of NI CHD’s Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch\, where he led domes tic and international research programs in pediatric and maternal infectiou s diseases. Prior to joining NICHD in 2007\, he conducted clinical research in pediatric HIV in the National Cancer Institute’s intramural research pr ogram.

Dr. Hazra’s scientific background includes research o n pediatric HIV\, the long-term effects of HIV and its treatment\, and clin ical trials of antiretroviral therapies and treatment strategies\, includin g studies conducted in resource-limited settings.

Dr. Hazra earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Yale University and a medical de gree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed a p ediatric residency and fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Bosto n Children’s Hospital and is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatr ic infectious diseases.

Questio ns? Contact ChildrenYouthNe twork@wustl.edu.

The Children and Youth Collaborative Network (CYCN) is made possible by a Washington University Transcend Initiative Award. The CYCN aims to catalyze research by facilitating productive collabora tion among those at WashU who have the same end goal\, to improve the healt h and wellbeing of children and youth.

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