We are excited to announce our 2026 Pediatric Research Alliance Pilot Awardees. Congratulations to the following investigators: 

Center Awards

CF-AIR

New Approach Methodology to Investigate Human Cystic Fibrosis Gut Disease

PI: Rabin Tirouvanziam

Co-I's: Rheinallt Jones, Joshua Chandler and Lokesh Guglani

CF-AIR

Molecular mechanism of two translational readthrough inducing drugs

PI: Christine Dunham

Co-I: Kathryn Oliver

HeRO

Defining Conserved Citrate-Responsive Cardiac Programs Underlying Congenital Heart Disease

PI: Jennifer Kwong

Co-I: Victor Faundez

CCIV

Effect of circadian rhythm disruption on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced asthma exacerbation

PI: Eleftherios Michailidis

Co-I: Sujin Lee

GENI​

Elucidating mechanisms and potential treatments for effects of hyperglycemia on airway disease pathogenesis in cystic fibrosis related diabetes

PI: Kathryn Oliver

Co-I's: Tanicia Daley and Jessica Alvarez

 

Junior Faculty Focused Awards

Early Immunologic Determinants of Disease Chronicity in Immune Thrombocytopenia

PI: Deepak Kumar

Mentor: Shan Chandrakasan

Decoding CD8+ T cell hyperactivation in HLH and MAS: Molecular drivers and plasma biomarkers of hyperinflammation

PI: Sakshi Malik

Mentor: Shan Chandrakasan

Standardizing and automating food allergy outcome capture using EHR data and natural language processing

PI: Idil Ezhuthachan

Mentor: Evan Orenstein

Cellular mechanisms of doxorubicin induced cardiotoxicity in human heart models

PI: Hananeh Fonoudi

Mentor: Mike Davis

Effect of circadian rhythm disruption on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced asthma exacerbation

PI: Chrystian Junqueria

Mentor: Tobey MacDonald

Neurodevelopmental Disruption of Corticostriatal Circuits in Schizophrenia-Related Cognition

PI: Deborah Luessen

Mentor: Shannon Gourley