October 8, 2026 | Basic and Preclinical Science Pillar

Trainee Research Advancements, Insights, and Learning Seminars 

Join Us on October 19 for a New Seminar Series

Presenter: Muhammad Awais Khan, MBBS

Postdoctoral Associate (Bornhorst Lab), Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Presentation Title: Modeling the Developmental Origin of Group 3/4 Medulloblastoma

Presentation Description: Interpretation of a minimal methylation-based machine learning classifier for group 3/4 medulloblastoma identify subgroup-specific signatures of cells from early cerebellar development. 

Date and Time: October 19, 11:00 a.m.–noon

In-Person Location: McGaw Pavilion, Kellerman Classroom (2-322), 240 East Huron St.

Virtual Information: via MS Teams

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Lunch will be served. To assist us in our planning efforts, please RSVP by clicking the button below.

Monica Laronda, PhD

Scientific Director, Basic and Preclinical Sciences

Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute

George M. Eisenberg Chair in Developmental Biology,

Director of Basic and Translational Research, Fertility and Hormone Preservation and Restoration Program, 

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

225 E. Chicago Avenue, Box 205, Chicago, Illinois 60611

mlaronda@luriechildrens.org| research.luriechildrens.org

Pronouns: She/Her

Lucia Maria De Almeida, PhD  

Director, Research Support Facilities 

Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute  

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago  

225 E. Chicago Avenue, Box 205, Chicago, Illinois 60611  

ldealmeida@luriechildrens.org | research.luriechildrens.org

Binita Saha, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate, Sharma Lab

Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

225 E. Chicago Avenue, Box 205, Chicago, Illinois 60611

bsaha@luriechildrens.org

Rach Washart, MD/PhD Student

Laronda Lab

Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute  

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago  

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

225 E. Chicago Avenue, Box 205, Chicago, Illinois 60611  

rwashart@luriechildrens.org