Investigators by Category
- General Pediatrics and Health Services Policy
- Hematology/Oncology—Bone Marrow Transplant
- Cardiovascular/Renal
- Neuro- and Behavioral Medicine
- Metabolic Disease, Obesity and Eating Disorders, and Nutrition
- Inflammation, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases
- Disease of the Lungs
- Nanotechnology
- Regenerative Medicine and Stem and Precursor Cells
- Genetics and Pharmacogenomics
- Educational Research
* Denotes Faculty who are accepting students in the SCRC Summer Program.
General Pediatrics and Health Services Policy
(See also Center for Child Health Research and Pediatric Clinical Research Office and CTSA website)
- James R. Campbell, M.D., M.P.H.
- The effects of lead exposure on developing bone
- Stephen R. Cook, M.D.
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- Obesity research, focusing on BMI, screening, prevention, treatment, counseling, community, nutrition, and physical activity
- Daniel J. DeMarle, Ph.D.
- Learning disabilities, ADHD, special education, racism, education
- Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H.
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- Childhood asthma, health services research, community based research, delivery of care
- Neil E. Herendeen, M.D.
- Telemedicine in pediatric care
- Cindy R. Howard, M.D., M.P.H.
- Breastfeeding promotion; children's nutrition; circumcision pain
- Sandra H. Jee, M.D., M.P.H.*
- Foster care; health disparities; mental health
- Jeffrey M. Kaczorowski, M.D.
- Jonathan D. Klein, M.D., M.P.H.
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- Primary care organization and effectiveness; tobacco control and secondhand smoke; health services research; obesity and quality improvement; survey methodology; adolescent preventive services
- Cheryl Kodjo, M.D., M.P.H.
- Cultural competency; mental health utilization; health disparities
- Kenneth M. McConnochie, M.D., M.P.H.
- Health services research; telemedicine; clinical epidemiology; disparities; health information technology
- Cynthia M. Rand, M.D.
- Adolescent immunization; delivery and preventive services for adolescents
- David M. Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
- Adolescent fibromyalia; adolescent high risk sexual behavior
- Stanley J. Schaffer, M.D., M.S.
- Immunization delivery with emphasis on new childhood vaccines
- Laura P. Shone, M.S.W., Dr.PH.*
- Organization, financing, and delivery of child and adolescent health care; child health policy and systems; health insurance; health literacy; disparities; patient navigation through health systems; adolescent transitions; health services research methods
- Peter G. Szilagyi, M.D., M.P.H.
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- Delivery of primary care; immunizations; care of children with chronic conditions; health care financing
- Susan M. Yussman, M.D., M.P.H.
- Adolescence; complementary and alternative medicine; children with special health care needs
Hematology/Oncology—Bone Marrow Transplant
- Barbara L. Asselin, M.D.
- Clinical trials in pediatric malignancy
- Lauren Bruckner, M.D., Ph.D.
- Blood and marrow transplantation; post-transplant Obstructive Pulmonary Syndrome; and infections of the immunocompromised host
- Michael Bulger, Ph.D.
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- Transcription factors involved in beta-globin gene switching
- Paul Kingsley, Ph.D.
- Embryonic hematopoiesis; erythroid differentiation
- Norma B. Lerner, M.D., M.P.H.
- Cerebrovascular complications of sickle cell disease; hemoglobinopathies; coagulopathies
- Kathleen E. McGrath, Ph.D.
- Embryonic hematopoiesis; erythroid differentiation
- Zhiping Mi, M.D.
- Neoplasma/cancer chemotherapy; drug resistance; glutathione; Bcl-2 gene/protein
- Laurie A. Milner, M.D.
- Stem cells; hematopoiesis; transplantation
- Craig Mullen, M.D., Ph.D.
- James Palis, M.D.
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- Embryonic hematopoiesis; erythroid differentiation
- Olle Jane Z. Sahler, M.D.
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- Chronic illness; palliative care; long term survivors; bereavement
- Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D.
- Neuroblastoma; Bcl-2; neural crest tumors; apoptosis
Cardiovascular/Renal
- Jill Cholette, M.D.
- Marc Lande, M.D.
- Hypertensive end-organ damage
- Daniel E. Miga, M.D.
- Ampiatzer Duct Occluder post-marketing surveillance study; trial- prospective study evaluating closure of PFO in stroke patients using Amplatzer PFO Occuluder
- Jeffrey M. Purkerson, Ph.D.
- Renal acid-base transport mechanisms
- George J. Schwartz, M.D.
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- GJS-Basic Science: acid-base, kidney function, microperfusion; GJS-Clinical: glomerular filtration rate, iohexol, chronic kidney disease in children
- Soundarapandian Vijayakumar, Ph.D.
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- Extracellular matrix protein and galectin-3; developmental biology
Neuro- and Behavioral Medicine
- Sanjiv B. Amin, M.D.
- Mary T. Caserta, M.D.
- Effects of psychosocial factors on susceptibility to infectious diseases
- Heidi V. Connolly, M.D.
- Neurobehavioral consequences of obstructive sleep apnea
- Philip Davidson, Ph.D.
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- Developmental neurotoxicology; methylmercury; child development; developmental disabilities
- Harris A. Gelbard, M.D., Ph.D.
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- HIV neurologic disease
- Barbara L. Gracious, M.D.
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- Mental disorders and their treatments can cause systemic changes that promote comorbid physical illness
- Ronnie Guillet, M.D., Ph.D.
- Neonatal brain injury; neonatal seizures; neonatal brain development
- Susan Hyman, M.D.
- Autism spectrum disorders; Down syndrome; treatment of autism; diagnosis of autism
- Nirupama Laroia, M.D.
- Caroline Magyar, Ph.D.
- Special education program development and evaluation; psychometrics
- Zhiping Mi, M.D.
- Neuronal cell death; NGF receptor; protien-protien interaction
- Jonathan W. Mink, M.D., Ph.D.
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- Neurophysiology of movement disorders
- Gary J. Myers, M.D.
- Methyl Mercury exposure; fish consumption; developmental delays
- David Pearce,
- Olle Jane Z. Sahler, Ph.D.
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- Complementary/integrative medicine; medicine; biofeedback; chronic pain
- Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D.
- Neurodegenerative disease; Alzheimer’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; nerve growth; factor receptors
- Tristram Smith, Ph.D. *
- Autism; developmental disabilities; behavior therapy
- Jennifer Zarcone, Ph.D.
- Prader-Willi Syndrome; autism spectrum disorders; applied behavior analysis; pyschopharmacology
Metabolic Disease, Obesity and Eating Disorders, and Nutrition
- Georgianne L. Arnold, M.D.
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- James R. Campbell, M.D.
- The association between lead exposure and developing bone; lead toxicity
- Stephen R. Cook, M.D.
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- Obesity; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; abdominal obesity; atheroscierosis; antecedents of adult cardiovascular disease; tobacco exposure
- Heidi V. Connolly, M.D.
- Metabolic and cardiovascular sequelae of obstructive sleep apnea in obese children/adolescents
- Susan Hyman, M.D.
- Dietary treatment of autism; diet and behavior
- Nicholas Jospe, M.D.
- Clinical trials for treatment of Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Jonathan D. Klein, M.D., M.P.H. *
- Primary care organization and effectiveness; Tobacco control and secondhand smoke; health services research; obesity and quality improvement; survey methodology; adolescent preventive services
- Richard E. Kreipe, M.D.
- Jeffrey M. Kaczorowski, M.D.
- Elizabeth McAnarney, M.D., Chair Emerita
- Adolescent pregnancy; eating disorders; obesity
- Olle Jane Z. Sahler, Ph.D.
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- Obesity; eating disorders
- Peter G. Szilagyi, M.D., M.P.H. *
- Delivery of primary care; immunizations; care of children with chronic conditions; health care financing
- Jennifer Zarcone, Ph.D.
- Prader-Willi syndrome; obesity; hyperphagia
- Ruth Lawrence, M.D.
- Breastfeeding; human lactation
Inflammation, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases
(See also Program in Lung Biology and Disease)
- Samir Bhagwat, Ph.D.
- Caroline B. Hall, M.D.
- Human herpes viruses 6 and 7 (HHV6) and (HHV7); respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); vaccines; epidemiology
- Lauren Bruckner, M.D., Ph.D.
- Blood and marrow transplantation; post-transplant obstructive pulmonary syndrome; infections of the immunocompromised host
- Mary T. Caserta, M.D.
- Epidemiology and clinical cnsequences of infection with human herpesvirus-6 and Humanvirus-7
- Patricia R. Chess, M.D.
- Mechanical strain; ventilator-induced injury; pneumocystis
- Carl T. D’Angio, M.D.
- Neonatal infection; immunity
- Fabeha, Fazal, Ph.D.
- Cytoskeletal remolding; endothelial ICAM, acute lung injury
- Jacob N. Finkelstein, Ph.D.
- Toxicological properties of engineered nanomaterials
- Harris A. Gelbard, M.D., Ph.D.
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- HIV neurologic disease
- Francis Gigliotti, M.D.
- Opportunistic infections; P. carinii pneumonia; inflammatory lung injury
- Carl J. Johnston, PhD
- Oxidative damage in the newborn lung
- Damian J. Krysan, M.D., Ph.D.
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- Fungal cell wall biology; high throughput screening for antifungal drugs
- Craig Mullen, M.D., Ph.D.
- Robert Notter M.D., Ph.D.
- Lung surfactant; lung injury; surfactant dysfunction; surfactant therapy
- Michael A. O’Reilly, Ph.D.
- Oxidative stress; lung alveolar progenitor cells; regulation of cell survival and death
- Gloria S. Pryhuber, M.D.
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- Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha); TNF receptor signal transduction; NFkB
- Arshad Rahman, Ph.D.
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- Regulation of endothelial ICAM-1 and neutrophil-mediated lung injury
- Clement Ren., M.D.
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- Cystic fibrosis; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); bronchiolitis
- Timothy P. Stevens, M.D.
- Geoffrey A. Weinberg, M.D.
- HIV/AIDS; vaccines; clinical trials; antimicrobials
- Melanie Wellington, M.D., Ph.D.
- Fungal infections; host response
- Terry Wright, Ph.D.
- Immune cell recruitment; epithelial cells as immune modulators; pulmonary host denfense; Pneumocystis Carinii
Disease of the Lungs
- Kate Ackerman, M.D.
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- Deophragmatic hernia; developmental biology; lung development
- Samir Bhagwat, Ph.D.
- Lauren Bruckner, M.D., Ph.D.
- Blood and marrow transplantation; post-transplant obstructive pulmonary syndrome; infections of the immunocompromised host
- Patricia R. Chess, M.D.
- Mechanical strain; ventilator-induced injury; hyperoxia; bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Heidi V. Connolly, M.D.
- Sleep apnea in children with cleft lip/palate
- David Dean, Ph.D.
- Mechanisms of nuclear transport of plasmids; development of nuclear trageting plasmid vectors for gene therapy of the lung, eye and vasculature; effects of cyclic stretch on gene transfer and expression in cultured cells and tissues
- Fabeha, Fazal, Ph.D.
- Cytoskeletal remolding; endothelial ICAM; acute lung injury
- Jacob N. Finkelstein, Ph.D.
- Toxicological properties of engineered nanomaterials
- Francis Gigliotti, M.D.
- Opportunistic infections; P. carinii pneumonia; inflammatory lung injury
- Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H.
- Childhood asthma; delivery of care
- Carl J. Johnston, PhD
- Oxidative damage in the newborn lung
- William M. Maniscalco, M.D.
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; angiogenesis; lung development
- Robert Notter M.D., Ph.D.
- Lung surfactant; lung injury; surfactant dysfunction; surfactant therapy
- Michael A. O’Reilly, Ph.D.
- Oxidative stress; lung alveolar progenitor cells; regulation of cell survival and death
- N. William Parilla, M.D.
- CpG ODN augmentation of TNF alph-induced IL – 8 expression in aleolar epithelial cells
- Dale Phelps, M.D.
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; clinical trials
- Gloria S. Pryhuber, M.D.
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- Inflammatory lung disease; interstitial fibrosis; silicosis; bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Arshad Rahman, Ph.D.
- Regulation of endothelial ICAM-1 and neutrophil-mediated lung injury
- Clement Ren., M.D.
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- Cystic fibrosis; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); bronchiolitis; lung function testing; pulmonary function testing
- Timothy P. Stevens, M.D.
- Terry Wright, Ph.D.
Nanotechnology
- Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D.
- Nanotube- linked chemotherapy; targeted therapy for nervous system tumors
- Jacob N. Finkelstein, Ph.D.
- Toxicological properties of engineered nanomaterials
Regenerative Medicine and Stem and Precursor Cells
(See also Center for Pediatric Biomedical Research)
- Michael Bulger, Ph.D.
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- Role of histone modifications in erythroid-specific gene activation during differentiation
- Paul Kingsley, Ph.D.
- Ontogeny of hematopoietic progenitors; erythroid precursor self renewal
- Kathleen E. McGrath, Ph.D.
- Ontogeny of hematopoietic progenitors; erythroid precursor self renewal
- Laurie A. Milner, M.D.
- Stem cells; hematopoiesis; transplantation
- Craig Mullen, M.D., Ph.D.
- Michael A. O’Reilly, Ph.D.
- Oxidative stress; lung alveolar progenitor cells; regulation of cell survival and death
- James Palis, M.D. *
- Ontogeny of hematopoietic progenitors; erythroid precursor self renewal
Genetics and Pharmacogenomics
- Georgianne L. Arnold, M.D.
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Chin-To Fong, M.D.
- Genetics of preterm delivery
- Norma B. Lerner, M.D., M.P.H.
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Jennifer Zarcone, Ph.D.
- Prader-Willi syndrome
