2026 ANA-NINDS Career Development Symposium (NINDS2026)

ANA-NINDS Career Development Symposium

2026 AGENDA

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 Pacific Time (PT). CME is available for sessions with an asterisk (*).

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 | 2:30 PM – 8:45 PM PT

2:00 PM – 2:30 PMRegistration | Seascape Foyer
2:30 PM – 2:45 PMWelcome and Goals of the Meeting
Speaker: Alexandra Nelson, MD, PhD | University of California, San Francisco
2:45 PM – 3:15 PMView of NINDS Leadership 2026*
Speaker: Amy Adams, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
3:15 PM – 4:00 PMSetting Yourself Up for Success*
Speaker: Letitia Weigand, PhD | National Institutes of Health
Speaker: K Paul Rezaizadeh, PhD | National Institutes of Health
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: Dimitri Krainc, MD, PhD, FANA | Northwestern University
5:00 PM – 6:00 PMK to Independence – How I Did It*
Moderator: Ethan Goldberg, MD, PhD, FANA | The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Panelist: Sattar Khoshkoo, MD | Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School
Panelist: Rujuta Wilson, MD | University of California, Los Angeles
Panelist: Katy Cross, MD, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles
Panelist: Joanna Mattis, MD, PhD | University of Michigan
6:00 PM – 6:30 PMLeadership: Lessons from Academia and Life*
Speaker: Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH, FANA | Boston Children’s Hospital
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: Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD, FANA | UC Davis School of Medicine
Panelist: Thabele Lesli-Mazwi, MD, FANA | University of Washington
8:45 PMEvening Wrap Up

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 | 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT

7:00 AM – 8:00 AMPoster Set Up | Silver Pearl Ballroom 2
7:00 AM – 8:00 AMBreakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AMBuilding Your Portfolio and Collaborations*
Moderator: Sami Barmada, MD, PhD, FANA | University of Michigan
Panelist: Aimee Kao, MD, PhD | University of California, San Francisco
Panelist: Anita Koshy, MD, FANA | University of Arizona, College of Medicine Tucson
Panelist: Timothy Miller, MD, PhD, FANA | Washington University in St. Louis
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 2026?*
Moderator: Catherine Chu, MD, MMSc, FANA | Johns Hopkins University
Panelist: Henry Paulson, MD, PhD, FANA | University of Michigan
Panelist: Alice Chen-Plotkin, MD, FANA | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Panelist: Jaishri Blakeley, MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Panelist: Aaron Boes, MD, PhD | University of Iowa
12:30 PM – 1:15 PMLunch
1:15 PM – 2:15 PMChallenges and Problem Solving*
Moderator: William Zeiger, MD, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles
Panelist: Nicole Coufal, MD, PhD, FANA | University of California, San Diego
Panelist: Anli Liu, MD, MA, FANA | New York University Langone Health
Panelist: Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD, FANA | University of California, San Francisco
Panelist: Peyman Golshani, MD, PhD, FANA | University of California, Los Angeles
2:15 PM – 2:30 PMCoffee Break 
2:30 PM – 4:00 PMBreakout Session 2
4:00 PM – 5:00 PMPoster Session/Cocktail Hour
5:00 PMAdjourn – ANA2026 Opening Plenary Session

Target Audience

Neurologists and neurological researchers 

Activity summary

Available credit: 
  • 11.50 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 11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 11.50 Participation
Activity opens: 
10/16/2026
Activity expires: 
12/31/2026
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Available Credit

  • 11.50 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 11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 11.50 Participation
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