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Congratulations to our 2019 Atlanta Pediatric Scholars!

The Atlanta Pediatric Scholars Program, (K12HD072245; PI, Lucky Jain, MD), is funded by The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and is administered and supported by Emory University Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This program is a mentored institutional career development program for senior fellows and junior faculty who have recently completed postgraduate clinical training in Pediatrics, and are committed to launching an independent research career in basic laboratory science.

Meet our 2019 Scholars!

Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Interventional Cardiologist, Sibley Heart Center

Project: 3D Printed In Vitro Model for Investigation of Mechanisms of Pulmonary Artery Conduit Stenosis

Mentors: Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD & William Mahle, MD

 

Satheesh Chonat, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Hematologist, Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center

Project: Modeling Acute Lung Injury in Sickle Cell Mice

Mentors: Sean Stowell, MD, PhD & Clint Joiner, MD, PhD

 

Loretta Reyes, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Nephrologist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Project: Role of Increased Arginase Activity in the Development of Cardiovascular Disease in a Murine Model of Chronic Kidney Disease

Mentors: Claudia Morris, MD & Roy Sutliff, PhD

 

Link to K12-Atlanta Pediatric Scholars Program