2015 Pediatrics Pilot Grant Awardees

Investigator's Name Pediatrics Section Project Title
Ayse Akcan Arikan, MD Critical Care The impact of renal support on nutritional deficiencies
Maria Bettini, PhD Diabetes and Endocrinology TCR Parameters of CD4 T cell Pathogenicity in Type 1 Diabetes
Matthew Bettini Diabetes and Endocrinology The development of autoreactive thymoctyes in type 1 diabetes
Ashley Butler, PhD Psychology Pilot Testing a Novel Intervention to Improve Nutritional Intake Among African American and Hispanic Preschoolers by Targeting Parental Stress and Promoting Mental Well-Being
Ivan Chinn, MD Allergy and Immunology An Emerging Paradigm: Novel Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Caused By Two-Gene Defects
Jimmy Holder, MD, PhD Neurology & Developmental Neuroscience Pre-clinical studies of enzyme inhibition in an autism spectrum disorder
Philip Lupo, PhD Hematology/Oncology The Metabolome and Risk of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Relapse
Shaine Morris, MD, MPH Cardiology The Use of Maternal Hyperoxygenation in Fetal Left Heart Hypoplasia as a Therapeutic and Diagnostic Method
Swati Naik, MD Hematology/Oncology Functional Monitoring of Cellular Immune Responses Post-Transplant
Stephanie Sisley, MD Nutrition Vitamin D Receptor-mediated weight regulation: the importance of the brain
Pilar Ustero Alonso, MD Retrovirology Evaluation of Next Generation TB testing in HIV-infected children and adolescents