2014 Emory+Children’s Pediatric Center Seed Grant Program Awardees (formerly EECRC)
Congratulations to the following awardees:
Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease
“Pediatric HIV Cure: A Rhesus Macaque Model”
Kristen Criado, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Marcus Autism Center
“Development of a Manual-based, Interdisciplinary Intervention for Youth with ASD and Obesity”
Allison Eckard, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease
“Neurocognitive Dysfunction in HIV-Infected Youth: Investigating the Relationship to Chronic Inflammation and Immune Activation”
Hyunmi Kim, MD, PhD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology
“NMDA Receptor Mutations in Childhood Idiopathic Focal Epilepsy (IFE) with Centrotemporal Spikes and Electrical Status Epilepticus in Sleep (ESES)”
Alex Kuan, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology
“Experimental Therapy of Creatinine Transporter (CrT) Deficiency”
Longchuan Li, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Marcus Autism Center
“Acquiring High-Quality Magnetic Resonance Data for Understanding the Brain Connectivity of Infants At-Risk for Autisms”
Nancy Louis, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
“Lewis Antigen Mediated Regulation of Neutrophil Function and Interactions with Intestinal Epithelium”
Soumitri Sil, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology
“Psychosocial Mechanisms of Pain and Disability in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease”