News in Brief
The Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's was ranked third in the nation in the newly released U.S.News & World Report survey of best graduate schools. The department, a teaching affiliate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, was ranked fourth in last year's survey. Pediatric departments were ranked based on ratings by medical school deans and senior faculty from 128 schools. Said Jim Anderson, president and CEO at Cincinnati Children's, "Our growing reputation is a tribute to Tom Boat's leadership as chairman of Pediatrics since 1993. I congratulate Tom and the entire Department of Pediatrics on this well-deserved recognition of their outstanding work."
An invesigational clinical trial is showing positive preliminary results for a typhoid fever vaccine candidate. Researchers have found the oral vaccine Ty800 to be well tolerated and immunogenic, with over 90 percent of vaccinated subjects generating immune responses. "Typhoid fever remains endemic in many developing areas of the world, as well as being an important potential health threat for travelers and military personnel in areas affected by the disease," said Mitchell Cohen, MD, principal investigator of the study and director of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Cincinnati Children's. "The development of an effective and practical vaccine for all ages will provide an important tool for controlling this disease."
Kris Steinbrecher, PhD, assistant professor, Gastroenterology, was one of eight gastroenterologists to receive the 2007 Research Scholars Award from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation. The award recognizes outstanding gastroenterologists who promise to make significant strides in the field of gastrointestinal research. Steinbrecher received a total award of $225,000 to help support his research over a three-year period. The awards are given based on the qualifications of the candidate, the quality of the candidate's research proposal and the commitment of the candidate's institution to protect 70 percent of his time for research.
Cincinnati Children's researcher Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD, has received the E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics at the 2007 annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Toronto. The award honors clinical and laboratory research achievements in pediatrics and is considered the most prestigious award in pediatric research. "Dr. Rothenberg has keenly bridged fundamental laboratory investigation with innovative clinical research that has propelled laboratory findings to clinical utility," says Thomas Boat, MD, outgoing chairman of pediatrics. Dr. Rothenberg, professor of pediatrics and director of Allergy and Immunology, is one of the world's foremost authorities on eosinophilic disorders.
