Neonatology

Kristin R. Melton, MD

Appointment

Associate Professor

Phone

513-803-0022

Credentials

MD: University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, 1995
Fellowship: Neonatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, 1998
BA: English Literature and Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1991

Publications, Most Recent

Melton KR, Iulianella A, Trainor PA. Gene Expression and Regulation of Hindbrain and Spinal Cord Development.Frontiers in Bioscience, 2004; 9:117-138.

Nesslein LL, Melton KR, Ikegami M, NA CL, Wet SE, Rice WR, Whitsett JA, Waver TE. Partial SP-B Deficiency Perturbs Lung Function and Causes Airspace Abnormalities.AM J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 2005; Jun;288(6):L1154-1161. Epub 2005 Feb 18.

Presentations, Most Recent

Melton KR, Trainor PA. Understanding the Cranial Mesoderm: The Role of the Endothelium. Oral presentation for the Midwest Society for Pediatric Research, October 2004.

Melton KR, Holtz A, Trainor PA. Gadd45 alpha – A potential for the cell cycle in somitogenesis? Poster presentation for the Santa Cruz Conference on Developmental Biology, August 2004.

Melton KR, Holtz A, Trainor PA. Gadd45 alpha – A connection between the cell cycle and segmentation clock in somitogenesis. Poster. 44th Annual Midwest Regional Developmental Biology Meeting and Singer Symposium, June 2004. Abstract 2.

Melton, KR, Zueckert-Gaudenz, K, Trainor PA. Gadd45 and somitogenesis. Oral presentation for the 45th Annual Midwest Regional Developmental Biology Meeting, June 24-28, 2005. Chicago, IL. Abstract 3.

Melton, KR and Trainor PA. Gadd45 gamma – Connecting the Cell Cycle and somitogenesis. Poster presentation for the Midwest Society for Pediatric Research, October 2006, Indianapolis, IN.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Midwest Society for Pediatric Research
  • Society for Developmental Biology

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