At #JointMeeting2026, alongside Dr. Claire Pomeroy & Marzieh Ghiasi, MD PhD, Brown University's Mukesh Jain said that early in his med career, he had an advisor tell him, “I think you can be really great. I think your impatience can be your own worst enemy. Remember, it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”🧪
“I think it’s important for everybody to say, ‘By the end of my career, what would I have liked to accomplish?’ Lasker's Dr. Claire Pomeroy said at #JointMeeting2026. “Grants & papers are surrogate markers. They aren’t why you’re doing what you’re doing. They allow you to do what you want to do.” 🧪
Session moderator Marzieh Ghiasi presenting at podium during AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting for physician-scientists with seated speaker Dr. Claire Pomeroy on stage.
🧪 From #JointMeeting2026: As my career advanced, I realized there are different opportunities at different points in your career. You try to match up your goals with the ability to achieve those goals. Sometimes it means you have to change institutions, change jobs. Be open to those opportunities.
Two women, Drs. Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Claire Pomeroy, standing on a stage holding a Lasker Foundation honorary plaque, with ASCI and APSA banners behind them.
In science, we’re constantly searching for truth. During this pursuit, it’s important to work with, not on, communities, Lasker Laureate Quarraisha Abdool Karim said during
The American Academy of Pediatrics/ASCI/American Physician Scientists Association #JointMeeting2026. 🧪
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Microscopic view of lung tissue showing alveolar structures stained in purple and pink hues.
🌟“If you understand the cause of the disease, you can design an assay that’s physiologically relevant to treat that condition,” says Paul Negulescu, who won a Lasker Award for the development of a triple-drug therapy for cystic fibrosis. “You’ll be surprised at what you’ll find.” #JointMeeting2026 🧪
Four women, including Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim, engaged in a discussion on a stage with a blue backdrop featuring medical association logos and the Lasker Foundation emblem.
“Our biggest investment at CAPRISA—the thing that makes me the most happy—is our investment in the next generation of science leaders,” Lasker Laureate Quarraisha Abdool Karim said during #JointMeeting2026. 🧪
On her team’s 18-year journey to develop HIV prevention technologies for women in sub-Saharan Africa, “they acquired the moniker of ‘experts in failure,’” Quarraisha said. “But we persisted.” #JointMeeting2026 @the-asci.org @a-p-s-a.bsky.social
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Bar chart on African countries showing HIV/AIDS prevalence with red bars for women and blue bars for men, highlighting gender differences. Courtesy of Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Caprisa.
In the 90s, Lasker Laureate Quarraisha Abdool Karim & colleagues found that a disproportionate number of young women in rural S. Africa were contracting HIV. More recent data show that in high schools in 1 of the high burden districts, high rates of HIV in young women persist. #JointMeeting2026 🧪
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Close-up of a blue and green cell infected with HIV, depicted in yellow, against a dark red background.
During the AIDS pandemic in the mid-1990s, we saw science bring hope and transform AIDS from an inevitably fatal condition to one that is chronic and manageable for industrialized countries, Lasker Laureate Quarraisha Abdool Karim said at #JointMeeting2026. ❤️🩹 🧪
A fluorescent image in yellow and blue of the CFTR protein, which is responsible for cystic fibrosis.
“I was 35 years old when we started this. There were no thoughts of “Oh, we’re going to cure CF at the end of this.” It was just “Let’s get started,” says Lasker Award winner Paul Negulescu. #JointMeeting2026
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Showcasing their close partnership, Paul joked about Michael’s choice of an animal model to study cystic fibrosis. “He’s from Iowa, so I think that inspired him to start a pig model.” A pig model manipulates the human lung & gut better than any other, Paul adds. 🐖🧪 #JointMeeting2026
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Lasker Award recipients Michael Welsh and Paul Negulescu above a detailed image of a diseased lung with multiple holes and lesions.
At #JointMeeting2026, Paul Negulescu shared the importance of collaboration & physician-scientist perspectives on drug development. “He’s just a lovely person,” Paul said of Michael Welsh, his 2025 Lasker Award co-recipient. “Very humble, & very sharing. It’s clear he does the work for others.” 🧪
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Event flyer for April 19, 2026, at Swissôtel Chicago featuring speakers Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA, and Mukesh K. Jain, MD, for the AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting.
I'm thrilled to be in Chicago for #JointMeeting2026! Join me on Sunday for a candid conversation with Drs. Mukesh Jain & Marzieh Ghiasi, MD PhD on pivots, setbacks & redefining success in academic medicine. The American Society for Clinical Investigation American Physician Scientists Association🧪
🧪❤️🩹 “When I think about what it means to be a physician-scientist, I think of my grandfather... At his core, he believed doctors transcend social order,” says American Physician Scientists Association President Rohini Guin. #JointMeeting2026
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Plenary Session I: The relationship between academia-federal government-industry: current trends and future directions—happening now!
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What was your experience as an undergraduate? Did science naturally click for you, or did you first consider other paths? Let us know in the comments. ⬇️
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Two professionals (Lasker Laureate Paul Negulescu and APSA President Rohini Guin) engaged in a discussion on stage with blue curtains and the Lasker Foundation logo in the background.
“I wasn’t very good at science in college,” Lasker Laureate Paul Negulescu shared with American Physician Scientists Association President Rohini Guin and #JointMeeting2026 attendees. But then, he took a course and learned how the kidneys work. 🧪
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Lasker Laureate Paul Negulescu has powerful advice for early-career physician-scientists: “Try to write down your own story in a page or two. That can really open up avenues of introspection and reflection.” ✍️🧪
“Go with your strengths, not your weaknesses.” #JointMeeting2026 @a-p-s-a.bsky.social
Kicking off the 2026 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting!!
Meeting Agenda: buff.ly/n8ZJMXj
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We're proud to sponsor the AAP/The American Society for Clinical Investigation/American Physician Scientists Association #JointMeeting2026. Looking forward to some inspiring sessions tomorrow and this weekend in Chicago!
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