Hematology/Oncology Research

Fellowship Research

Amy-Lee Bredlau, M.D.

• Oral ketamine for children with chronic and neuropathic pain: a phase II study.
• CREST-E study: co-clinical monitor for phase II study of creatinine for patients with Huntington's disase.
• FS-ZONE study: clinical monitor for phase II study of pioglitazone for patients with Parkinson's disease.

Recipient of Dean's Fellowship Funded by Institutional T32 Research Training Grant 2010

Abstracts:

• "Incidental brain tumors in children: to treat or not to treat?" Bredlau AL, Korones DN. Presented at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Conference. Montreal CN, April 2010.

Oral Presentations:

• "Clinical impact of pioglitazone, importance of monitoring" Bredlau AL, Ravina B. Presented at the Neuroprotection Exploratory Trials in Parkinson's Disease Conference. Dallas, TX, May 2010.

Christina M. Wiedl, D.O.

• Characterizing functional and phenotypic properties of leukemia initiating cells in pediatric acute leukemia. Evaluating novel treatment strategies targeted at leukemia initiating cells and residual or refractory high-risk disease. Poster presentation American Society of Hematology 2009. Awarded Wilmot Research Scholar Award July 2010.

Recipient of NIH Funded Institional T32 Research Training Grant 2009

Awarded funding under a Wilmot Research Fellowship to begin July 2010.

Abstracts

• Wiedl C, Horton M, Rossi R, Neering S, Grose V and Jordan CJ. Heterogeneity in phenotype functional capacity, and drug sensitivity for pediatric acute leukemia. Research abstract/poster presentation American Society of Hematology annual meeting, December 2009 (accepted, travel grant awarded).

Publications

• Wiedl C and Walter A. Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor in Neonatal Alloimmune Neutropenia: A Possible Association with Induced Thrombocytopenia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 54(7), 2010.

Shalu Narang, M.D.

• Neonatal Thrombosis: Case-control studies to identify risk factors that predispose neonates to thrombosis.
• IPSS Stroke Registry: Gathering prospective data on children with stroke for the evaluation of stroke incidence and it’s management in various centers

Recipient of Association of Clinical Research Training/Clinical Research 2006 Travel Award

Abstracts:

• "Risk Factors for Umbilical Venous Catheter-Associated Thrombosis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants." Narang S, MD, Roy J, PhD, Stevens T, MD, MPH, Butler-O'Hara M, RN, MSN, Mullen CA, MD, PhD and D'Angio CT, MD - Presented at the American Society of Hematology Conference