Awards and Appointments
Clinical Awards and Appointments
Lane Donnelly, MD, radiologist-in-chief, is the recipient of the 2009 Singleton-Taybi Award from the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR). The Singleton-Taybi Award is given in honor of Edward Singleton, MD and Hooshang Taybi, MD, in recognition of their personal commitment to the education goals of the SPR.
Mitchell B. Cohen, MD, has been appointed vice chair for clinical affairs at Cincinnati Children’s. This new position is designed to facilitate dialogue and improvement related to models of care, integration of clinical and research priorities, strategic growth of clinical services, faculty recruitment and retention and measurement and assessment of outcomes.
Kathleen Campbell, MD has accepted the position of medical director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program. Campbell assumes the role July 1, 2009 from William Balistreri, MD, who will remain active in the program. She will work closely with Greg Tiao, MD, who recently succeeded Frederick Ryckman, MD, as the surgical director for Liver and Intestinal Transplantation, and John Bucuvalas, MD, who will continue as associate medical director of the Liver Transplant Program.
William Balistreri, MD, medical director of the Pediatric Liver Care Center, is the recipient of the 2009 American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Educator Award. The award honors his outstanding contributions and achievements as an educator over a lifelong career.
Research Awards
Christopher Wylie, PhD, Director of the Division of Developmental Biology, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant titled, “Cadherin-Based Actin Assemble in the Xenopus Embryo.” It includes funding of $1,037,500 over five years.
Suhas Kallapur, MD, of the Division of Neonatology, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant titled, “Mechanisms of Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome Induced by Chorioamnionitis.” It includes funding of $1,249,399 over five years.
Aaron Korn, PhD, of the Division of Developmental Biology, has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant, titled, “Mammalian Foregut Liver Development,” includes funding of $996,988 over four years.
Yi Zhen, PhD, Director of the Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant titled, “Rac GTPASE-Specific Small Molecule Inhibitors.” It includes funding of $817,982 over five years.
