NICER.
2025 NICER Symposium
Minneapolis, MN
9/18-9/19, 2025
Elliot Park Hotel
Agenda
2 DAY EVENT
** Purple text highlight sessions outside of CME Plenary Sessions
Wednesday, 9/17
6:00p - 8:30p Welcome Reception
Tivola Restaurant, Elliot Park Hotel
Thursday, 9/18
8:00a - 8:45a Breakfast
Morning Session Begins:
8:45a - 8:50a Transition
8:50a - 9:00a NICER Welcome Address, Christen Ebens, MD
9:00a – 9:30a Metabolic Primer, Charles Billington, MD PhD
9:30a - 9:35a Transition
9:35a - 10:20a Keynote, Troy Togerson, MD PhD
10:20a - 11:05a Keynote, Eyal Grunebaum, MD M.Sc.
11:05a - 11:10a Transition
11:10a - 12:00p Stump the Professor, James Connelly, MD and Keynotes
12:00p - 1:00p Lunch
12:15p - 12:45p Product Theatre
Afternoon Session Begins:
1:00p - 2:30p Breakout Sessions
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Immuno-Heme Research: Rapid Fire Prospects for Investigation
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Crowdsourcing Solutions to Accessing High Risk/High Cost Drugs: Identifying Solutions to Institutional and Insurance Barriers
2:30p - 2:35p Transition
2:35p - 4:05p Scientific Spotlight
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Elif Oral, MD
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Craig Byersdorfer, MD PhD
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Peter J. McGuire MS, MBBCh
4:05p - 4:10p Transition
4:10p - 4:50p UNHIDE Program Feature, Saara Kaviany, DO and Xiao P. Peng, MD PhD
4:50p - 5:00p Closing Announcements
Friday 9/19
7:30a - 8:15a Breakfast
Morning Session Begins:
8:15a - 8:20a Transition
8:20a - 8:30a NICER Welcome, Laura Bou-Maroun, MD
8:30a - 9:15a Keynote, Xiao P. Peng, MD PhD
9:15a - 9:20a Transition
9:20a - 10:20a Scientific Spotlight
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Paul Gallo, MD PhD
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Ruben Barricarte, PhD, M.Sc
10:20a - 10:40a PEPI Program Feature, Nick Rider, DO
10:40a - 10:45a Transition
10:45a - 11:30p Oral Abstracts
11:30p - 12:00p Exhibitor Walk
12:00p - 1:00p Lunch
12:15p - 12:45p Product Theatre
Afternoon Session Begins:
1:00p - 2:00p Speed Networking & Poster Hall
2:00p - 2:05p Transition
2:05p - 4:05p Debates
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Santhosh Upadhyaya, MD vs. Ilia Buhtoiarov, MD
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Caitlin Elgarten, MD MSCE vs. Sharat Chandra, MD
4:05p - 4:10p Transition
4:10p - 4:30p Awards & Closing Announcements
Keynote Speakers
03
FEATURED SPEAKERS
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Troy Torgerson, MD, PhD
Director, Experimental Immunology
Allen Institute
Dr. Torgerson’s research is focused on understanding cellular and molecular drivers that mediate autoimmunity and immune dysregulation in humans. To do this, he has focused on defining and therapeutically modulating the immune defects in patients with genetic diseases that are predisposed to immune dysregulation and in patients with complex autoimmune diseases. He is the former president of the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), a Human Immunology Project Consortium (HIPC) investigator, a member of the Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium (PIDTC) steering committee, and co-chair of the ClinGen Immunology Clinical Domain Working Group.
THURSDAY 9/18
Eyal Grunebaum, MD, M.Sc
Co-Director Food & Allergy & Anaphylaxis Program, Division of Immunology & Allergy
SickKids
Dr. Grunebaum is a professor of Pediatric Immunology, focusing on the diagnosis, management and understanding of immune abnormalities in children and adults. Using diverse methods, including population studies, cell and animal models, Dr. Grunebaum has contributed to the identification of novel immune defects, development of novel therapies and better appreciation of the immune system in various health and disease states.
02
THURSDAY 9/18
03
Xiao P. Peng, MD, PhD
Clinical Molecular Genetics & Genomics
Montefiore Einstein
Dr. Peng is Director of the Genetics of Blood and Immunity Clinic and Co-Director of the New York Center for Rare Diseases at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Peng cares for patients with complex, undiagnosed disorders, with unique and specific expertise in the diagnosis and care of genetically-driven disorders of blood and immunity (GBIs). She integrates the tools of molecular medicine and the conceptual understanding of human genetics and pathobiological mechanisms to identify novel disease-causing mechanisms and strategies for helping patients.
FRIDAY 9/19
Elliot Park Hotel
823 5th Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 55404
Elliot Park Hotel is a stylish boutique hotel and restaurant in downtown Minneapolis. NICER has negotiated a Group Rate: Book your group rate for NICER Consortium
All reservations need to be made by August 17th, 2025. Attendees may also book their rooms via phone at 1-888-236-2427.
All Symposium events will take place on-site or within a short walking distance to the hotel.
Supporters & Exhibitors
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For any questions, please contact Evelyn at argiroke@umich.edu