March 30 program overview
A full day connecting developmental neuroscience, clinical research, personalized care, and neurodiversity-informed education. Scientific discovery, professional practice, and lived experience meet in one conversation.
March 30 is the central scientific event within the March 22–31 Boston program.
- Date
- March 30, 2027
- Time
- 08:30–17:00
- Venue
- Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
Harvard Medical School, Boston - Course director
- Xue-Jun (June) Kong, MD
- Participation
- In-person program; online option planned
March 30 admission
CME/CE add-on
+$75Included in the CME participation in person totals below.
Early bird
Ends
- Regular in person
- $125
- CME participation in person
- $200
Regular
- Regular in person
- $200
- CME participation in person
- $275
Admission covers the March 30 symposium. Registration for regular in-person admission and CME participation in person is open on this website. CME accreditation, eligibility, and credit details will be published once confirmed.
Who should attend?
Clinicians & healthcare professionals
Connect neuroscience, assessment, clinical research, and individualized care.
Researchers & scholars
Explore emerging methods and share your research in the poster conversation.
Educators & special education professionals
Bring developmental science into learning, professional education, and daily support.
Families & community
Connect lived experience with the questions shaping research and future care.
Students & trainees
Learn across disciplines and meet professionals working on shared questions.
Institutional & community leaders
Explore education, research exchange, and substantive collaboration.
Business & healthcare leaders
Discuss responsible innovation, professional learning, and cross-sector connections.
Symposium faculty
All nine speakers
P. Ellen Grant, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital · Harvard Medical School
Early brain development & imaging
Mriganka Sur, PhD, FRS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Neural circuits & plasticity
Charles A. Nelson III, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital · Harvard Medical School
Developmental cognitive neuroscience
Bruce Rosen, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital · Harvard Medical School
Advanced neuroimaging
Robyn Thom, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital · Harvard Medical School
Clinical trials & psychiatric care
David A. Hirsh, MD, FACP
Harvard Medical School · Cambridge Health Alliance
Health professions education
Scientific topics
- Developmental neuroscience, neuroimaging, genetics, and biomarkers.
- Clinical research, trials, precision care, and mental health.
- Education, neurodiversity, and support across the lifespan.
- Family perspectives, community participation, and international exchange.
- AI and emerging technologies in research and practice.