We are excited to announce our 2024 Atlanta Pediatric Scholars. Congratulations to the following investigators:
Program Planning Pilot (P*3)
Correction of sickle cell disease through gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells in vivo
Awardee: Dmitry Shayakhmetov, PhD
Junior Faculty Focused (JFF)
School-Age Follow-Up of Siblings with Elevated Familial Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder denoted as Broader Autism Phenotype (BAP) in Toddlerhood: Eye-Tracking-Based Predictors of Clinical and Developmental Outcome
Awardee: Laura Edwards, PhD
Mentor: Cheryl Kleiman, PhD
Optimizing Biomarker-Based Innovations for Efficient, Accessible, and High-Quality Autism Diagnostic Services: A Study of Implementation Challenges and Strategies
Awardee: Jocelyn Kuhn, PhD
Mentor: Larry Scahill, PhD
Center for Childhood Vaccines and Infections (CCIV)
Measuring real-time electrophysiological changes in an ex vivo model of human airway epithelia to identify patterns of early trans-cytosolic inflammatory injury upon respiratory viral infection
Awardee: Sujit Sharma, PhD
The Center for Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Nutrition Innovation (GENI)
Immunophenotyping aerodigestive responses to new therapies in children with cystic fibrosis (CF)
Awardee: Benjamin Kopp, MD
The Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airways Disease Research (CF-AIR)
Developing novel, effective, and well-tolerated small molecule inhibitors of RPL12 that rescue disease-causing genetic variants
Awardee: JaNise Jackson, PhD
Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)
Butyrate in Preterm Human Milk and Neonatal Intestinal Inflammation
Awardee: Maria (Stefi) Barbian, MD
Center for Outcomes Research and Public Health (CORPH)
Determining barriers in access to subspecialty care for the greater Atlanta pediatric refugee population
Awardee: Jacob Lepard, MD
Children's Heart Research and Outcomes Center (HeRO)
Determining Cardioprotective Effects of Novel Modulators for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes
Awardee: Xu Liu, PhD
Laser-Assisted Microcatheter Devices for Cardiac Ablation and Perforation: A Novel Approach to Treating Congenital Heart Diseases and Arrhythmias
Awardee: Yusuf Yaras, PhD
Marcus Autism Center (MAC)
AI-powered 3D motion tracking pipeline for motor abnormality detection in rhesus macaques
Awardee: Jessica Raper, PhD