STAT Wunderkinds: 5 years of progress

As the Wunderkinds program celebrates its fifth anniversary of honoring the brightest early-career researchers in medicine, STAT invites you to hear firsthand about the remarkable progress these up-and-coming leaders are making in the field of science. On Friday at 1 p.m. ET, STAT’s editorial team will be joined by a group of the first Wunderkinds cohort who will share their latest research, experiences since joining their Wunderkinds class in 2017, and the lessons learned along the way.

Featured speakers:

Tina Cascone, M.D., Ph.D.,assistant professor, Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (sponsor introduction)

Hsiao-Tuan Chao, M.D., Ph.D.,assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics-Neurology, Molecular and Human Genetics, Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine; McNair Scholar, McNair Medical Institute at the Robert and Janice McNair Foundation; Investigator, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital

Salil Garg, M.D., Ph.D.,clinical investigator, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT

Andrew Boozary, M.D., MPP, SM,executive director, population health and social medicine, University Health Network; assistant professor, University of Toronto and Columbia University; senior fellow, Wellesley Institute

Andrew Joseph,general assignment reporter, STAT (moderator)
https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/19/stat-wunderkinds-5-years-of-progress/