IDWeek 2026 IDCRC Presenters
IDWeek 2026 will be held in Washington, D.C., from Wednesday, October 21-Saturday, October 24, 2026. See below for presentations conducted by IDCRC members.
PRESENTATION TITLE | SCHEDULE TIME AND LOCATION | PRESENTER NAME | INSTITUTION | PRESENTATION TYPE | PRESENTATION LINK |
| A Day in the Life: Recognizing RSV Risk and Applying Vaccination Strategies in High-Risk Adults | Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET; Independence Salon E+F+G+H | Ann R. Falsey, MD | University of Rochester | Industry Educational Event, Sponsored Speaker | Link |
| Building Equitable Research and Education Partnerships in Infectious Diseases | Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 1:30-3:15 p.m. ET; 147 AB | Paulina A. Rebolledo, MD | Emory University | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Old Parts, New Starts, Transplantation in the Golden Years; Cracks in the Armor: Immune Senescence and Vulnerability to Infection in Transplant Recipients | Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 1:30-2:05 p.m. ET; 145 AB | Anoma Nellore, MD | NYU Langone Health | Symposium, Speaker | Link |
| Influenza Prevention: Rethinking the Paradigm of Vaccinating Children and Pregnant Women | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 8:00-9:00 a.m. ET; 204 ABC | Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc | Baylor College of Medicine | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Modern A+ Management of HIV Comorbidities | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 8:00-9:00 a.m. ET; 150 AB | Valeria D. Cantos, MD | Emory University | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Pediatric Immunizations | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:00-11:45 a.m. ET; 103 AB | Paul Spearman, MD | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Pediatric Immunizations | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:00-11:45 a.m. ET; 103 AB | Cristina Tomatis Souverbielle, MD | Nationwide Children’s Hospital | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Evolution of Humoral Coronavirus Immunity in Families with Children during a Dynamic Phase of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Jennifer L. Nayak, MD | University of Rochester | Poster | Link |
| Opportunities in Vaccine Advocacy and Communication: How to Work Together in Today's World | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 1:45-3:00 p.m. ET; 146 ABC | Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc | Baylor College of Medicine | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Challenging HIV Treatment and Prevention Clinical Cases Challenging HIV Treatment and Prevention Clinical Cases: Case 2 | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 2:10-2:35 p.m. ET; BALLROOM ABC | Valeria D. Cantos, MD | Emory University | Symposium, Speaker | Link |
| Adjuvanted RSVPreF3 vaccine effectiveness against RSV-related hospitalization among US adults aged ≥60 years: Results from the CLEAR-VE RSV study over two RSV seasons | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 3:51-4:03 p.m. ET; 102 AB | Ann R. Falsey, MD | University of Rochester | Poster | Link |
| Vax to the Future: The Leading Role of ID Specialists in a Time of Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation | Thursday, October 22, 2026, 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET; Marquis Salon 5 | Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc | Baylor College of Medicine | Symposium, Speaker | Link |
| Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy and Other Issues Related to Implementation in the Era of Multiple Seasonal Respiratory Virus Vaccines | Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:30-10:55 a.m. ET; 207 AB | Wilbur Chen, MD, MS | University of Maryland | Symposium, Speaker | Link |
| What's New in Respiratory Viruses? | Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:30-11:45 a.m. ET; 207 AB | Angela R. Branche, MD | University of Rochester | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| What's New in Respiratory Viruses? | Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:30-11:45 a.m. ET; 207 AB | Jennifer Whitaker, MD | Baylor College of Medicine | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| What's New in Respiratory Viruses? | Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:30-11:45 a.m. ET; 207 AB | Daniel S. Graciaa, MD, MPH, MSc | Emory University | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| What's New in Respiratory Viruses? | Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:30-11:45 a.m. ET; 207 AB | Ann R. Falsey, MD | University of Rochester | Symposium, Speaker | Link |
| What's New in Respiratory Viruses? | Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:30-11:45 a.m. ET; 207 AB | Wilbur Chen, MD, MS | University of Maryland | Symposium, Speaker | Link |
| Stewardship of New Host Response Platforms and Traditional Methods for Respiratory Pathogen Diagnosis | Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:20-11:45 a.m. ET; 207 AB | Ann R. Falsey, MD | University of Rochester | Symposium, Speaker | Link |
| Allergic Disease Alters Antiviral Memory CD4 T Cell Responses | Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Jennifer L. Nayak, MD | University of Rochester | Poster | Link |
| Prior Dengue Virus Exposure is Associated with Enhanced Zika Virus-Specific ADCC Activity in a Longitudinal Human Cohort | Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Jessica N. McCaffery, PhD | Emory University | Poster | Link |
| The Future of Vaccines in the Current World | Friday, October 23, 2026, 1:45-3:00 p.m. ET; 145 AB | Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc | Baylor College of Medicine | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Emerging and Reemerging Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Special Populations | Friday, October 23, 2026, 3:15-4:30 p.m. ET; 144 ABC | Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc | Baylor College of Medicine | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Breaking News: Scaling Up HIV Prevention | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:30-11:45 a.m. ET; 102 AB | Valeria D. Cantos, MD | Emory University | Oral Abstract, Moderator | Link |
| Maternal/Infant RSV Immunization | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:30-11:45 a.m. ET; 201 | Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH | Kaiser Permanente | Symposium, Moderator | Link |
| Assessing Study Complexity as A Predictor of Errors in Vaccine Clinical Research | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Angelica C. Kottkamp, MD | NYU Grossman School of Medicine | Poster | Link |
| Breadth of neutralizing antibodies elicited by an inactivated rotavirus vaccine CDC-9 in healthy adults | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Lauren Nolan, PA-C | Emory University | Poster | Link |
| Genomic Characterization of Repeat Nasopharyngeal Rhinovirus/Enterovirus PCR Detection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Janelle Spencer-Ramirez | Emory University | Poster | Link |
| Strengthening Vaccine Trial Engagement Through Community Partnerships, Community Level Messaging and Education: A Public Health Approach | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Angelica C. Kottkamp, MD | NYU Grossman School of Medicine | Poster | Link |
| The Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Adults with RSV and other Respiratory Viral Infections | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Paulina Y. Sudnik, MD | University of Rochester | Poster | Link |
| Comparative Analysis of Clinical Severity in Rhinovirus and Seasonal Coronavirus Infection to Influenza in Hospitalized Adults: From the EPI-CARES Multicenter Surveillance Study | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Amanuel A. Kisho, MD MPH/ Paulina A. Rebolledo, MD | Emory University | Poster | Link |
| Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis Among Highly Vaccinated University Students: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Interim Analysis | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Amber N. Britton, MPH/Paulina A. Rebolledo, MD | Emory University | Poster | Link |
| Safety and Immunogenicity of a Campylobacter jejuni Capsule Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine Delivered with and without Army Liposome Formulation Adjuvant Containing QS-21 in a Randomized, Double-blind, Dose-escalating, Outpatient Phase-1 Trial | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:15-1:30 p.m. ET; Poster Hall B-C | Robert W. Frenck, Jr., MD | Cincinnati Children's Hospital | Poster | Link |
| Evaluating an Informatics-enabled, Low-Barrier and Demedicalized PrEP Care Delivery System in Atlanta using the RE-AIM Framework | Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:15-3:27 p.m. ET; 102 AB | Valeria D. Cantos, MD | Emory University | Poster | Link |