2025 ANA-NINDS Career Development Symposium (NINDS2025)

2025 AGENDA

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

Schedule Subject to Change: The event’s operating hours, schedules, CME and speakers are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Refunds will be not issued for failure to attend the session.   

Note: All session times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time. CME is not available for sessions with *.

2:00 PM – 2:30 PMRegistration
2:30 PM – 2:45 PMWelcome and Goals of the Meeting
Chair: Alexandra Nelson, MD, PhD | University of California San Francisco
2:45 PM – 3:15 PMView of NINDS Leadership 2025
Speaker: Walter Koroshetz, MD, FANA | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; National Institutes of Health
3:15 PM – 4:00 PMSetting Yourself Up for Success
Speaker: Letitia Weigand, PhD | National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH, FANA | Boston Children’s Hospital
4:00 PM – 4:45 PMMeet Your Peers and Colleagues Networking Sessions (K Awardees and Mentors)
4:45 PM – 5:00 PMANA Presidential Address
Speaker: M. Elizabeth Ross, MD, PhD, FANA | Weill Cornell Medicine
5:00 PM – 6:00 PMK to Independence – How I Did It
Moderator: Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD | University of California San Francisco
Panelist: Kristin Guilliams, MD | Massachusetts General Research Institute
Panelist: Nicole Coufal, MD, PhD | University California, San Diego
Panelist: Eric Lansdness, MD, PhD | Washington University in St. Louis
6:00 PM – 6:30 PMLeadership: Lessons from Academia and Life
Speaker: Pooja Khatri, MD, MSc | Yale University
6:30 PM – 7:15 PMOpening Buffet Dinner*
7:15 PM – 8:45 PMChairs View Panel
Moderator: Alexandra  Nelson, MD, PhD | University of California San Francisco
Panelist: Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, FANA, | Washington University in St. Louis
Panelist: Andrew Josephson, MD | University of California, San Francisco
Panelist: Dimitri Krainc, MD, PhD, FANA | Northwestern University
Panelist: Karen Furie, MD, MPH | Brown University Health
8:45 PMEvening Wrap Up

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2025

7:00 AM – 8:00 AMPoster Set Up and Breakfast*
8:00 AM – 9:00 AMBuilding Your Portfolio Outside the NIH
Moderator: Catherine Chu, MD, MMSc | Johns Hopkins University 
Panelist: Justin McArthur, MBBS, MPH, FAAN, FANA | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Panelist: Audrey Brumback, MD, PhD | UT Health Austin
Panelist: Kevin Sheth, MD | Yale School of Medicine 
9:00 AM – 9:15 AMCoffee Break*
9:15 AM – 11:30 AMBreakout Session 1
11:30 AM – 12:30 PMWhy Be a Clinician-Scientist in 2025?
Moderator: Lauren Sansing, MD, MS , FANA | Yale University School of Medicine
Panelist: Karunesh Ganguly, MD, PhD, FANA | University of California, San Francisco
Panelist: Frances Jensen, MD, FACP, FANA, FAAN, FAES | University of Pennsylvania
Panelist: Henry L. Paulson, MD, PhD, FANA | University of Michigan
12:30 PM – 1:15 PMLunch*
1:15 PM – 2:15 PMBuilding Collaborations and Sustaining Productive Relationships
Moderator: Eric Lansdness, MD, PhD | Washington University in St. Louis
Panelist: David Greer, MD, MA, FANA | Boston University
Panelist: Anli Liu, MD, MA | New York University Langone Health
Panelist: Romergryko Geocadin, MD, FANA | Johns Hopkins University
2:15 PM – 2:30 PMCoffee Break* 
2:30 PM – 4:15 PMBreakout Session 2
4:15 PM – 5:45 PMPoster Session/Cocktail Hour*
5:45 PMAdjourn – ANA2025 Opening Plenary Session

CME INFORMATION

The American Neurological Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Neurological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditsᵀᴹ. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Completion of this accredited CME activity meets the expectations of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program (IA_PSPA_28) for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING CME

All attendees will receive an email after the Annual Meeting ends with a link and instructions on how to download the Certificate of Attendance. Individuals who obtain the Certificate of Attendance/CME certificate on or before November 7, 2025, will be entered into a drawing for a $100 Starbucks card! Attendees may claim the Certificate of Attendance/CME certificate through December 31, 2025. If you have questions or would like additional information about claiming CME, please email Jen Hurley at [email protected].

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS

There are no relevant relationships for this activity.

Target Audience

Neurologists and neurological researchers 

Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Neurological Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Neurological Association designates this Live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 12.75 Participation
Activity opens: 
08/11/2025
Activity expires: 
12/31/2025
Rating: 
0

There are no relevant relationships for this activity.

 

Available Credit

  • 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Neurological Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Neurological Association designates this Live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 12.75 Participation
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