New and Competing Renewal Awards 2023

The following are new and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics. Congratulations to these faculty on their awards and best wishes to them in their investigative work.

December 2023

Corrie Chumpitazi (Emergency Medicine) received an award from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/HRSA for a project entitled Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network. The project period is 09/01/2023-08/31/2026.

Corrie Chumpitazi (Emergency Medicine) received an award from the University of Texas/HRSA for a project entitled Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center.  The project period 08/23/2023/06/30/2024.

Danny Gonzalez and Danny Benjamin (Infectious Diseases) received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled National Career Development Program for Researchers in Pediatrics Clinical Pharmacology. The project period is 09/01/2023-07/31/2024.

Hope Hendricks (Infectious Diseases) received an award from Arkansas Child Research Institute for a project entitled A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial: Short Course Versus Standard Course Antifungal Therapy for Uncomplicated Candidemia in Children and Adolescents. The project period is 12/08/2023-07/31/2029.

Andrew Landstrom (Cardiology) received an award from John Taylor Babbitt Foundation for a project entitled Leveraging DSP-Positive iPSc-Derived Cardiac Myocytes to Test New Therapies for Arrhythmic Cardiomyopathy. The project period is 10/01/2023-09/30/2024.

Andrew Landstrom (Cardiology) received an award from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc., to support his DDF Paragon Award research agreement.  The project period is 01/01/2024-12/31/2024.

Rasheed Gbadegesin (Nephrology) received an award from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc., to support his Molecular Genetics of Nephrotic Syndrome agreement. The project period is 12/15/2023-12/14/2024.

Neeta Sethi received an award from the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital/NIH for a project entitled 1/2 Cord-CHD: Clamp or Delay Among Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease Site.  The project period is 10/01/2023-03/31/2024.

Rebecca Sudan (Rheumatology) received an award from the Rheumatology Research Foundation/Amgen Inc., for a project entitled Duke Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award.  The project period is 07/01/2024-06/30/2027.

Emmanuel Walter (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health) received an award from  Pfizer, Inc. for a project entitled Phase 3 of a Combined Modified RNA Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 and Influenza in Healthy Individuals. The project period is 11/30/2023-11/29/2025.

Muhammad Zafar (Neurology) received an award from Weill Medical College, Cornell University/NIH for a project entitled NS Peace Neonatal Seizures-Predicting Epilepsy and Assessing Comparative Effectiveness. The project period is 11/13/2023-04/30/2028.

Kanecia Zimmerman (Critical Care Medicine) received an award from the Department of Education for a project entitled North Carolina Community Schools Coalition. The project period is 01/01/2024-12/31/2028.

November 2023

Rasheed Gbadegesin (Nephrology) received an award from Genentech Inc. for a project entitled A Phase III, International, Multicenter Randomised Open Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Obinutuzumab vs MMF in Patients with Childhood Onset Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome. The project period is 10/19/2023-04/01/2027.

Corinne Linardic (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from Massachusetts General Hospital/CureSearch for Children’s Cancer for a project entitled Targeting P53 in Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma.  The project period is 11/01/2023-10/31/2024.

Corinne Linardic (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from the Public Health Institute for a project entitled Committee Leadership: COG NCTN Network Group Operations Center. The project period is 03/01/2023-02/2*2024.

Paul Martin (Transplant and Cellular Therapy) received an award from the National Marrow Donor Programs/NIH for a project entitled A Phase III Randomized Trial Comparing Unrelated Donor Bone Marrow Transplantation with Immune Suppressive Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric and Young Adult Patients with Severe Aplastic Anemia (TransIT). The project period is 11/06/2023-11/05/2024.

Lars Wagner (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation for a project entitled NPFC Sunshine Project. The project period is 07/01/2023-06/30/2025.

Muhammad Zafar (Neurology) received an award from Marinus Pharmaceuticals for a project entitled  Marinus 1042 TSC 3002 GNX Treatment. The project period is 11/08/2023-06/01/2025.

Muhammad Zafar (Neurology) received an award from SK Life Science for a project entitled A Multicenter Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety of Cenobamate Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects with Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures. The project period is 11/15/2023-12/30/2024.

October 2023

Bruno Chumpitazi (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) received an award from Baylor College of Medicine/NIH for a project entitled Advancing Science in Pediatric Gastroparesis.  The project period is 08/23/2023-06/30/2024.

Charles Cotten (Neonatology) received an award from Shionogi, Inc., for a project entitled  A Multicenter, Single-arm, Open-label Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Cefiderocol in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients from Birth to < 3 months of Age with Suspected or Confirmed Aerobic Gran-negative Bacterial Infections.  The project period is 09/25/2023-10/15/2024.

Lindsay Edwards (Cardiology) received an award from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center for a project entitled Machine Learning-Based Identification of Cardiomyopathy Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors.  The project period is 07/31/2023-06/30/2025.

Kris Mahadeo (Transplant and Cellular Therapy) received an award from Children Hospital of Los Angeles for a project entitled Eliminating Total Body Irradiation (TBI) for NGS-MRD Negative Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with B-ALL [The EndRAD Trial]. The project period is 10/13/2023-10/12/2024.

Emmanuel Walter (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health) received an award from Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc./National Institutes of Health for a project entitled Next Generation COVID-19 Vaccine Development Program.  The project period is 08/03/2023-08/02/2024.

Michelle White (Hospital Medicine) received an award from the University of Chapel Hill, NC/NIH for a project entitled Implementation of EMR-Integrated Referrals to Link Clinical and Community Services to Reduce Health Inequity.  The project period is 07/01/2023-12/31/2024.

September 2023

Stephen Balevic (Rheumatology) received an award from the National Institutes of Health/NICHD for a project entitled  BPCA Data Closeout Dissemination and Engagement.  The project period is 09/20/2023-09/19/2024.

Danny Benjamin (Infectious Diseases) and Rachel Greenberg (Neonatology) received an award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for a project entitled HEAL Clinical Coordinating Resource Enter for the Pain Management Effectiveness Research Network.  The project period is 09/15/2023-06/30/2028.

Naomi Duke (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health) received an award from University North Carolina-Chapel Hill/ NIH for a project entitled  Add Health Parent Study: A Biosocial Resource for the Study of Multigenerational Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD).  The project period 08/15/2023-04/30/2028.

Rasheed Gbadegesin (Nephrology) received an award from NIH/Wake Forest University Health System for a project entitled Apol1 Long-Term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network.  The project period is 09/05/2023-05/31/2028.

Rasheed Gbadegesin (Nephrology) received an award from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.,  for a project A Study of the Prevalence of Apolipoprotein L1(APOL1) Alleles Among Individuals with Proteinuric Kidney Disease Who Are of Recent African Ancestry or Geographic Origin. The project period is 09/05/2023-05/28/2024.

Olga Gupta (Endocrinology) received an award from the University of Illinois at Chicago for a project entitled  Depression Prevention in Adolescents Intervention Optimization in Preparation for Implementation Study.   The project period is 11/01/2022-10/31/2023.

Karan Kumar (Critical Care Medicine) received an award from the National Institutes of Health/NICHD for a project entitled BPCA Concept Development , Investigator Development and Clinical Trial Readiness Support.  The project period is 09/20/2023-09/19/2024.

Jason Lang and Danny Gonzales (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine) received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled PRISM.  The project period is 09/15/2023-06/30/2028. 

Kris Mahadeo (Transplant and Cellular Therapy) received an award from Syndax Pharmaceuticals for a project entitled A Phase ½, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation and Dose-Expansion Cohort Study of SNDX-5613 in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Leukemias, including those Harboring an MLL/KMT2a Gene Rearrangement or Nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) Mutation.  The project period 08/25/2023-12/31/2026.

Michael Moody (Infectious Diseases) received his competing award from Boston Children’s Hospital for a project entitled  Structure-Function Analysis of Infection and Vaccine-Iduced B-Cell Repertories.  The project period  is 04/07/2023-03/31/2024.

Vandana Shashi (Medical Genetics) received a supplemental award from National Institute of Health/NINDS for a project entitled  An Integrated and Diverse Genomic Medicine Program for Undiagnosed Diseases.  The project period is 0915/2023-04/30/2024.

Lars Wagner and George Turco (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from Hyundai Hope on Wheels for a project entitled Hyundai Hope on Wheels Impact Grant.  The project period is 01/01/2024-12/31/2024.

Klaus-Georg Werner (Neurology) received an award from the International Headache Society for a project entitled  New Daily Persistent Headache: Biomarker Study in Children and Adolescents.  The project period is 08/01/2023-07/31/2024.

Sarah Young (Medical Genetics) received an award from Children’s Hospital of Orange County/NIH for a project entitled  Combination Gene Therapy for Treatment of Canine Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1.  The project period is 09/15/2023-02/29/2028.

August 2023

Mai ElMallah (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine) received an award from Sarepta Therapeutics for a project entitled A Phase 3, Multinational, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Systemic Gene Transfer Therapy Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of SRP-9001 in Non-Ambulatory and Ambulatory Subjects with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (ENVISION).  The project period is 08/08/2023-03/12/2026.

Kevin Hill (Pediatric Cardiology) received an award from Nationwide Children’s for a project entitled 'CORD-CHD' Clamp or Delay Among Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease.  The project period is 04/01/2023-03/31/2030.

Natalie Katz (Neurology) received an award from the American Academy of Neurology for a project entitled Development of Novel Imaging Biomarkers for use in Pediatrics Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.  The project period is 08/01/2023-07/31/2025.

Priya Kishnani (Medical Genetics) received an award from Amicus Therapeutics for a project entitled Functional Characterization and Reclassification of Pompe disease Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS) in Carefully Phenotyped Patients: An Approach Towards High-throughput Screening.  The project period is 08/01/2023-09/30/2025.

Jason Lang (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine) received an award from CSL Behring, Inc. for a project entitled Global Safety Education.  The project period is 08/31/2023-08/30/2024.

Corinne Linardic (Hematology-Oncology) received a supplemental award from the National Institutes of Health/ NCI for a project entitled Recruiters of PAX3-FOX01 Designed via Sequence-Based Generative Models.  The project period is 07/01/2023-06/30/2024

Ann Reed (Rheumatology) received an award from the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation for the project entitled Duke Children’s Hospital Jump for the Children.  The project period is 08/01/2023-07/31/2024.

Jeffrey Russ (Neurology) received an award from B*Cured for a project entitled A Programmable, Cell Type-Specific, RNA-Based Tool to Treat Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).  The project period is 08/15/2023- 08/15/2024.

Phillip Brian Smith (Neonatology) received a competing award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Coordinating Center.  The project period is 09/01/2023-08/30/2025.

Lars Wagner (Hematology/Oncology) received an award from Amazon/ Children Oncology Group Foundation for a project entitled Amazon High Impact Initiative.  The project period is 08/03/2023-11/30/2023.

Shatha Yousef (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine) received an award from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. for a project entitled A Non-Interventional Study Evaluating the Impact of TRIKAFTA® Initiation on Children and Caregivers of Children with Cystic Fibrosis Aged 2-5 Years in a Real-World Setting.  The project period is 08/14/2023-12/31/2025.

July 2023

Samia Aleem (Neonatology) received an award from Realta Life Science for a  project entitled A PHASE 2, TWO-STAGE, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, MULTIPLE-ASCENDING DOSE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, PHARMACOKINETICS, AND PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF RLS-0071 IN NEWBORNS WITH MODERATE OR SEVERE HYPOXIC-ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY UNDERGOING THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA WITH LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP (STAR).  The project period is 07/20/2023-08/10/2024.

Minu-Tshyeto K. Bidzimou received an award from Paces Research Grant for a project entitled Determining the Role of ATP1A3-D801N in Short QT Mediated Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  The project period is 08/01/2023-07/31/2025.

Rasheed Gbadegesin (Nephrology) received an award from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. for a project entitled A Phase 2/3 Adaptive, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VX-147in Subjects Aged 12 Years and Older with APOL1-Mediated Proteinuric Kidney Disease.   The project period is 07/07/2023-12/31/2024.

Jillian Hurst (Infectious Diseases) received an award from the National Institute of Health/NIAID for a project entitled Clinical and Host Microbiome Features in the Development of Acute Otitis Media.  The project period 07/10/2023-06/30/2028.

Matthew Kelly (Infectious Diseases) received an award from the National Institute of Health/NIAID for a project entitled Host-Microbe Interactions and SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility and Symptoms in a Novel Human Challenge Model.  The project period is 07/19/2023-06/30/2025.

Andrew Landstrom (Cardiology) received an award from the National Institutes of Health/NHLBI for a project entitled Determining the Genetic and Social Determinants of Heart Failure and Mortality in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease.  The project period 07/01/2023-06/30/2028.

Lars Wagner (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from Public Health Institute Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for a project entitled APAL2020SC LLS PedAL.  The project period is 12/22/22022-12/21/2023.

Anna Williams received an award from Cornell University for a project entitled Improving Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes Among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.  The project period is 07/01/2023-06/30/2025.

June 2023

Debra Best (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health) received an award from Durham Children’s Initiative/Silicon Valley Community Foundation for a project entitled Pediatrics Supporting Parents.  The project period is 04/01/2023-12/31/2025.

Rushina Cholera (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health) received an award from Share our Strength for a project entitled Meeting NC Families Where They are Achieving Family-Center SNAP Enrollment Support.  The project period is 06/01/2023-05/31/2025.

Rushina Cholera (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health) received an award from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for project entitled Cross-Enrollment in WIC and FNS to Increase Nutritional Security: An Evaluation of Tailored Outreach Based on Cross-Linked Data.  The project period is 01/01/2023-12/31/2024.

Matthew Kelly (Infectious Diseases) received an award from the American Lung Association for a project entitled Host-Microbe Interactions in a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Human Challenge Model.  The project period is 07/01/2023-06/30/2025.

Jennifer Li (Cardiology) received an award from New England Research Institutes, Inc./ NIH for a project entitled Pediatrics Heart Network CHILD-DS Study.  The project period is 06/14/2023-06/13/2024.

Marie McDonald (Medical Genetics) received an award from Pfizer for a project entitled Medical Education and Awareness Program for Lysosomal Storage Disorders.  The project period is 01/01/2023-12/31/2025.

Michael Moody (Infectious Diseases) received an award from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill/NIH for a project entitled A Biorepository of Specimen for Syphilis Diagnostics (Bio4S) Collected from Well-Characterized Syphilis Patients.  The project period is 09/15/2022-01/14/2024.

Caroline Ozment (Critical Care Medicine) received an award from Yale University/NIH for a project entitled ECMO Hemostatic Transfusions in Children (ECSTATIC).  The project period is 09/01/2022-08/31/2025.

Rebecca Sadun (Rheumatology) received an award from the Arthritis Foundation for a project entitled Arthritis Foundation Clinical Rheumatology Fellowship.  The project period is 07/01/2023-06/30/2026.

May 2023

Andrea Bauchat (Transplant and Cellular Therapy) received an award from Bluebird Bio for a project entitled Long-term Follow-up of Subjects with Sickle Cell Disease Treated with Ex Vivo Gene Therapy Using Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transduced with a Lentiviral Vector.  The project period is 05/09/2023-12/01/2025.

Danny Benjamin (Infectious Diseases) and Rachel Greenberg (Neonatology) received an award from National Institute of Health/NICH for a project entitled HHSN275201800003I 75N94023F00001 Task Order 14 Core Function Activities 2.0.  The project period is 06/04/2023-06/03/2024.

C. Michael Cotten (Neonatology) received an award from Research Triangle Institute for a project entitled Neonatal Research Network/ Duke/UNCCH/ECU.  The project period is 04/01/2023-03/31/2030.

Michael Deel (Hematology-Oncology) and Reima Bash received an award from Alex Lemonade for a project entitled A Novel and Rationale Drug Combination in Preclinical Models of Rhabdomyosarcoma.  The project period is 05/20/2023-07/15/2023.

Karl-Dimiter Bissig (Medical Genetics) received an award from Baylor College of Medicine/NIH for a project entitled Mechanisms of Liver Toxicity of Anit-Depressant Duloxetine.  The project period is 01/01/2023-12/31/2023.

Jennifer Cohen (Medical Genetics) received an award from Lilly USA LLC for a project entitled An Open-label, Dose-Finding, Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of a Single Intravenous Dose of LY3884961 in Patients with Peripheral Manifestations of Gaucher Disease.  The project period 05/02/2023-09/01/2025.

Jillian Hurst (Infectious Diseases) received an award from Biomeme, Inc. for a project entitled A Pilot Evaluation of the Hr-B/V Test Among Young Children with Acute Otitis Media.  The project period is 05/02/2023-05/31/2027.

Kimberley Fisher received an award from Radiometer Medical for a project entitled ABL90 FLEX PLUS Method Comparison Study for Neonatal Total Bilirubin Concentration (ctBil) and Fraction of Fetal Hemoglobin (FHbF) in Neonatal arterial, venous, and capillary whole blood”.  The project period is 05/24/2023-03/29/2024.

Ibukun Kalu (Infectious Diseases) received an award from Johns Hopkins University for an award entitled Improving Birth Weight Adjustments for Hospital -Onset Bacteremia (HOB) Reporting in the NICU.  The project period is 06/01/2022-05/31/2023.

Martha Ann Keels received the competing award from the University of Michigan for an project entitled RISK-Predicting Caries Risk in Underserved Toddlers in Primary Healthcare Settings.  The project period is 04/01/2023-03/31/2028.

Jason Lang (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine) and Rachel Greenberg (Neonatology) received an award from Roche Diagnostics for a project entitled Reference Range and Clinical Performance Evaluation of Elecys IL-6 Assay in Neonatal Sepsis (US).  The project period is 05/21/2023-05/20/2028.

Andrew Landstrom (Cardiology) received an award from the National Institute of Health/NHLBI for a project entitled Determining the Genetic and Social Determinants of Heart Failure and Mortality in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease.   The project period is 07/01/2023-06/030/2028.

Vandana Shashi (Medical Genetics) received an award from the National Institute of Health/NINDS for a project entitled An Integrated and Diverse Genomic Medicine Program for Undiagnosed Diseases.  The project period is 05/01/2023-04/30/2024.

John Sleasman received an award from the Jeffrey Modell Foundation for a project entitled The Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies.  The project period is 06/01/2023-06/30/2025.

Neil Surana (Allergy and Immunology) received an award from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill/NIH for a project entitled Microbial Determinants of HIV- Broadly-Neutralizing Antibody Precursor Induction in Infants.  The project period is 06/01/2023-03/31/2028.

Muhammad Zafar (Neurology) received an award from SK Life Science for a project entitled A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Carisbamate (Ykp509) as Adjunctive Treatment for Seizures Associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome in Children and Adults, with Optional Open-Label Extension.  The project period is 05/01/2023-11/28/2025.

Adrian Hernandez (Cardiology) and Micky Cohen-Wolkowiez (Infectious Diseases) received an award from Pfizer for a project entitled Health and Wellness Information Project.   The project period is 03/15/2023-06/30/2023.

April 2023

Jeffrey Dvergsten (Rheumatology) received an award from the University of Michigan for a project entitled Toward Precision Medicine for Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Development of a Cross-Tissue Single-Cell Atlas.  The project period 12/01/2022-11/30/2026.

Rachel Greenberg (Neonatology) received an award from Technical Resources International/NCATS for a project entitled ACTIV-1 Time-limited Biospecimen Storage and Related Services (COVID-19). The project period is 09/23/2022-09/21/2025.

Kris Mahadeo (Transplant & Cellular Therapy) received an award from Jazz Pharmaceuticals for project entitled Prospective Multicenter Study of Pediatrics Cellular Therapy Patients at Risk for Endothelial Dysfunction, Sinusoidal Obstruction.  The project period is 03/24/2023-01/30/2025.

Jennifer Rothman (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for a project entitled Pediatric State Contract-Sickle Cell.  The project period is 06/01/2023-05/31/2025.

Neil Surana (Infectious Diseases) received an award from the Weill Medical College Cornell /Gilead Sciences Inc. for a project entitled Gastrointestinal Microbiome Interventions to Reduce Infant HIV Acquisition via Breastfeeding.  The project period is 02/07/2023-02/06/2025.

Emmanuel Walter (Emergency Medicine) received an award from Moderna Therapeutics, Inc. for a project entitled A Phase 1, Randomized, Observer-blind, Placebo-controlled, Age De-escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of mRNA-1345 and mRNA-1365 in Participants Aged 5 months to < 24 months.  The project period is 05/01/2023-04/30/2025.

March 2023

C. Michael Cotten (Neonatology) received an award from the National Institutes of Health/NICHD entitled North Carolina Clinical Center. The project period is 04/01/2023-03/31/2030.

Michael Deel  (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from the Department of Defense entitled Vulnerabilities in the Transcriptional Program of Fusion-Positive Rhabdomyosarcoma. The project period is 04/01/2023-03/31/2026.

Priya Kishnani (Medical Genetics) received an award from Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc entitled Duke University Fellowship in Genetics with Emphasis on Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD). The project period is 07/01/2023-06/30/2024.

Lars Wagner (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from Public Health Institute/AstraZeneca entitled A Phase 3 Randomized Study of Selumetinib versus Carboplatin/Vincristine in Children with Newly Diagnosed or Previously Untreated Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF!) Associated with Low-Grade Glioma (LGG) (CRADA 02172. The project period is 07/15/2022-07/14/2024.

Emmanuel Walter (Infectious Diseases) received an award from Leidos Biomedical Research  Inc./ NIH entitled A Phase 2 Randomized, Open-Label, Multisite Trial to Inform Public Health Strategies Involving the Use of MVABN Vaccine for Mpox. The project period is 04/01/2023-10/31/2024.

Muhammad Zafar (Neurology) received an award from Marinus Pharmaceutical entitled A Phase 3, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Adjunctive Ganaxolone (GNX) Treatment in Children and Adults with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) related Epilepsy. The project period is 03/04/2023-11/01/2023.

Sarah Young (Medical Genetics) received an award from Brigham and Women’s Hospital entitled Biochemical Studies in CNS-ERT Treated Pompe Mice”. The project period is 02/08/2023-02/07/2024.

Noelle Younge (Neonatology) received an award from Abbott Laboratories entitled Growth and Tolerance of Preterm Infants Fed an Experimental Human Milk Fortifier. The project period is 03/20/2023-05/01/2024.

February 2023

Jennifer Cohen (Medical Genetics) received an award from the University of California San Francisco/NIH entitled Phase 1 Study of in Utero Enzyme Replacement Therapy for the Treatment of Lysosomal Storage Diseases. The project period is 07/01/2022-06/30/2027.

Rasheed Gbadegesin (Nephrology) received an award from the National Institutes of Health/NIDDK entitled Regulators of Calcineurin Pathways as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets for Nephrotic Syndrome. The project period is 02/01/2023-12/31/2026.

Priya Kishnani (Medical Genetics) received an award from Kriya Therapeutics entitled Transfer of AAV-HPHKG2 Materials for Bridging Study. The project period is 02/19/2023-01/31/2024.

Edward Smith (Neurology) received an award from Pfizer entitled, Long-Term Follow-Up Safety and Efficacy Study in Participants with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who have received  Fordadistrogene Movaparvovec in a Preceding Clinical Trial. The project period is 02/09/2023-12/31/2032.

Michael Smith (Infectious Diseases) received an award from Marshall University entitled Development and Validation of a Statewide Medicaid Provider Feedback Dashboard for Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Children. The project period is 09/30/2022-12/31/2024.

Shatha Yousef (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine) and Jennifer Edelschick (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine) received an award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation entitled Award for a Physical Therapist 2022.  The project dates are 07/01/2022-06/30/2023.

Muhammad Zafar (Neurology) received an award from SK Life Science entitled A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Cenobamate Adjunctive Therapy in Subject’s with Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures. The project period is 12/12/2022-09/12/2024.

January 2023

Karl-Dimiter Bissig (Medical Genetics) and Aravind Asokan (Biomedical Engineering) received an award from the National Institutes of Health/NIDDK entitled Dissecting AAV Silencing in Humanized Mice. The project period 02/01/2023-01/31/2027.

Jeffrey Dvergsten (Rheumatology) received an award from Cure JM Foundation entitled Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA Induces Type 1 Interferon Production in an Experimental Myobundle Model of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). The project period is 12/01/2022-11/30/2023.

Areeg El-Gharbawy (Medical Genetics) received an award from Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. entitled Medical Education and Awareness Program for Lysosomal Storage Disorders. The project period 01/23/2023-01/31/2025.

Rachel Greenberg (Neonatology) received an award from Central Michigan University entitled Model for Extubation Readiness Timing Amount Preterm Infants: MERIT Preterm study. The project period is 01/22/2023-09/30/2024.

Priya Kishnani (Medical Genetics) received an award from Kriya Therapeutics for a project entitled Transfer of Livers from WT Mice in Study 1: MED Investigation. The project period is 01/04/2023-11/30/2023.

Priya Kishnani (Medical Genetics) received an award from Sanofi US for a project entitled A Prospective Observational Study to Describe Outcomes of Alglucosidase Alfa Treatment in Patients <6 months of age with Infantile-Onset Pompe Disease (IOPD). The project period is 12/07/2022-04/01/2024.

Corinne Linardic (Hematology-Oncology) received an award from Public Health Institute for a project entitled COG NCTN Year 9 BIQSFP Supplement& Progress Report. The project period is 12/08/2022-02/28/2023.

Mohamad Mikati (Neurology) received an award from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center entitled Gene Therapy of ATP1A3 Related Disease. The project period is 01/16/2023-01/15/2025.

John Sleasman (Allergy/Immunology) received an award from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill/NIH for a project entitled Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Specific T Cell Responses in Patients with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia. The project period is 01/09/2023-12/31/2024.

John Sleasman (Allergy/Immunology) received an award from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill/NIH for a project entitled Research Training in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The project period is 08/19/2022-07/31/2027.

Edward Smith (Neurology) received an award from Biohaven Pharmaceuticals for a project entitled A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled, Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Taldefgrobep Alfa in Ambulatory and Non-Ambulatory Participants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Open Lab. The project period is 01/12/2023-04/28/23.

Betty Staples (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health) received an award from Josiah Macy Jr Foundation for a project entitled Duke Civility Champions. The project period is 02/01/2023-01/31/2024.

Rebecca Sudan (Rheumatology) received an award from The Research Foundation/Amgen, Inc. for a project entitled Amgen Fellowship Training Award. The project period is 07/001/2023-06/30/2024.

Noelle Younge (Neonatology) received an award from the National Institutes of Health/NIDDK for a project entitled Bacterial Mediators of Postnatal Growth in Preterm Infants. The project period is 01/01/2023-12/31/2024.

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