University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics

Mekibib Altaye, PhD

Appointment

Research Assistant Professor

Email

mekibib.altaye@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-5849

Fax

513-636-7509

Credentials

PhD: The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; 1998; Biostatistics.
MSc: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; 1991; Statistics.
BSc: Addis Ababa Universtiy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 1983; Statistics.

Awards and Honors

National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Award, Statistical analysis of neuronal data workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2006

National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Award, ENAR Junior Investigator Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar 2004

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Fellowship for graduate study, 1989-1991

Research

Analysis of correlated and longitudinal data, statistical methods for fMRI data, and inference procedures for reliablity data.

Research Grants and Contracts

NIH R01 HD038578: fMRI of Normal Language Development in Children, 08/01/06 – 06/30/11. Biostatistician.

NIH R01 MH074770: Response Variability in Children with ADHD, 06/01/06 – 3/21/10. Biostatistician.

NIH R40 MC06632: Increasing Retention in Home Visitation, 01/1/06 – 12/31/09. Biostatistician.

NIH R01 DC007186: fMRI, Genes And Outcome For Cochlear Implants In Infants, 12/1/04 – 11/30/09. Biostatistician.

NIH P01 HD 13021: Role of Human Milk in Infant Nutrition and Health, 06/1/03 – 03/31/08. Co-Investigator.

Publications, Most Recent

Difrancesco MW et al. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of cognitive function in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: A pilot study.Arthritis and Rheumatism, in press.

Byars A, et al. Handedness and the development of language lateralization.Neuroimage, in press.

Eghtesady P, et al. Revisiting animal models of aortic stenosis in the early gestation fetus.Ann Thorac Surg, 2007;83(2):631-9. Cited in Pub Med: 17257999

Donovan EF, et al. Intensive home visiting is associated with decreased risk of infant death.Pediatrics, 2007;119(6):1145-51. Cited in Pub Med: 17545382

Yuan W, et al. The impact of early childhood lead exposure on brain organization: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study of language function.Pediatrics, 2006;118(3):971-7. Cited in Pub Med: 16950987

Szaflarski JP, et al. A longitudinal functional magnetic resonance imaging study of language development in children 5 to 11 years old.Ann Neurol, 2006;59(5):796-807. Cited in Pub Med: 16498622

Molloy CA, et al. Elevated cytokine levels in children with autism spectrum disorder.J Neuroimmunol, 2006;172(1-2):198-205. Cited in Pub Med: 16360218

Meinzen-Derr JK, et al. Risk of infant anemia is associated with exclusive breast-feeding and maternal anemia in a Mexican cohort.J Nutr, 2006;136(2):452-8. PMID: 16424127

Martin LJ, et al. Adiponectin is present in human milk and is associated with maternal factors.Am J Clin Nutr, 2006;83(5):1106-11. Cited in Pub Med: 16685053

Ammerman RT, et al. Predictors of Early Engagement in Home Visitation.Journal of Family Violence, 2006;21(2):105-115.

Mari G, et al. Middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity: technique and variability.J Ultrasound Med, 2005;24(4):425-30. Cited in Pub Med: 15784760

Presentations, Most Recent:

Altaye M, Gaser C, Mecoli M, Huie T, Egelhoff J, Wilke M, Holland S: Infant brain probability templates for segmentation and normalization. Presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM); June 10-14, 2007; Chicago, IL.

Eaton K, Ball A, Altaye M, Kissela B, Banks C, Holland SK, Szaflarski JP: Comparison of Reliability Estimates of fMRI Language Localization for Verb Generation and Semantic/Tone Decision Tasks at 4T in Control and Left Middle Cerebral Artery (LMCA) Stroke Subjects. Accepted for the 13th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM); June10-14, 2007; Chicago, IL.

Gaser C, Altaye M, Wilke M, Holland SK: Unified Segmentation Without Tissue Priors. Accepted for the 13th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM); June 10-14, 2007; Chicago, IL.

Karunanayaka PR, Holland SK, Yuan WH, Altaye M, Egelhoff JC, Michaud L, Walz NC, Wade SL: Abnormal language processing following brain injury in young children as measured by fMRI. Accepted for the 13th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM); June 10-14, 2007; Chicago, IL.

Szaflarski JP, Eaton K, Ball A, Altaye M, Kissela B, Banks C, Holland SK: Reliability Estimates of fMRI Language Localization at 4T in Control and Left Middle Cerebral Artery (LMCA) Stroke Subjects. Accepted for the 13th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM); June 10-14, 2007; Chicago, IL.

Vannest J, Karunanayaka P, Altaye M, Schmithorst V, Plante E, Eaton K, Holland SK: Comparison between event-related and block-periodic fMRI data from a story processing task in children. Accepted for the 13th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM); June 10-14, 2007; Chicago, IL.

Mecoli M, Karunanayaka P, Altaye M, Huei T, Choo D, Arjmand E, Egelhoff J, Schmithorst V, Holland S: fMRI of Deaf Infants Under Sedation Prior to Cochlear Implantation. Presented at ASNR 45th Annual Meeting; June 9 - 14, 2007; Chicago, IL.

Ammerman RT, Donovan EF, Besl J, Atherton H, Khoury JC, Altaye M, Putnam FW, Van Ginkel JB: Intensive home visiting is associated with decreased risk of infant death. (Paper) Presented at the annual conference of the Pediatric Academic Society; May 5-8, 2007; Toronto.

Szaflarski JP, Eaton K, Ball A, Holland SK, Altaye M, Kissela B, Banks C: Reliability Estimates of fMRI LanguageLocalization at 4T in Healthy and Left Middle Cerebral Artery (LMCA) Stroke Subjects. Accepted for poster presentation at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology; April 28 – May 5, 2007; Boston, MA.

Karunanayaka P, Holland S, Mecoli M, Egelhoff J, Schmithorst V, Altaye M, Brown D, Choo D: Fmri shows differences in auditory activation between infants with normal hearing and bilateral sensorineural deafness. (Poster) Presented at the 11th International Conference on Cochlear Implants in Children; April 11-14, 2007; Charlotte, NC.

Mecoli M, Holland S, Karunanayaka P, Egelhoff J, Schmithorst V, Altaye M, Cahill L, Brown D, Choo D: Correlations of fmri activation in auditory cortex and hearing levels in infants with congenital hearing impairment prior to cochlear implantation. Presented at the 11th International Conference on Cochlear Implants in Children; April 11-14, 2007; Charlotte, NC.

Szaflarski J, Schmithorst VJ, Altaye M, Byars AW, Ret J, Plante E, Holland SK: Longitudinal fMRI study of narrative comprehension in children ages 5-11. (Poster) Presentated at the 2006 Human Brain Mapping Meeting; June11-15, 2006; Florence, Italy.

Szaflarski J, Schmithorst VJ, Altaye M, Byars AW, Ret J, Plante E, Holland SK: Longitudinal fMRI study of narrative comprehension in children ages 5-11. (Submitted to the Human Brain Mapping meeting, June 2006).

Holland SK Choo D, Schmithorst VJ, Altaye M, Karunanayaka P, Patel A, Brown D, Eads E, Hilbert L, Cahill L: Auditory Activation in Sedated Hearing Impaired Infants. (Submitted to the Human Brain Mapping meeting, June 2006).

Martin LJ, Woo JG, Geraghty SR, Davidson BS, Altaye M, Morrow AL: Adiponectin in Human Milk is Associated with Infant Weight. Pediatric Academic Societies 2006 Conference; April 29-May 2, 2006; San Francisco, CA.

Woo JG, Martin LJ, Geraghty SR, Altaye M, Davidson BS, Banach W, Ruiz-Palacios GM, Morrow AL: Maternal Factors are Associated with Human Milk Adiponectin Concentrations. Pediatric Academic Societies 2006 Conference; April 29-May 2, 2006; San Francisco, CA.

Szaflarski J, Schmithorst VJ, Altaye M, Byars AW, Ret J, Plante E, Holland SK: A longitudinal fMRI study of language development in children. Presented at the American Academy of Neurology meeting; April 1-8, 2006. San Diego, CA.

Altaye M: Measurement issues related to quantifying oligosaccharides in human milk to determine their association with infant diarrhea. Invited Scientific Program, International Biometric Society: Eastern North American Region; March 26-29, 2006; Tampa Bay, FL.

Altaye M: Selected issues in reliability study. (Abstract) Presented at the Joint Statistical Meeting; August 8, 2005; Minneapolis, MN.

Morrow AL , Guerrero ML, Meinzen-Derr J, Gallegos, HO, Altaye M, Ruiz-Palacios G: Exclusive Breastfeeding in the First 6 Months in Relations to Diarrhea in a Cohort of Mexican Children 0-24 Months of Age. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2005 Annual Meeting; May 14 - 17, 2005; Washington, D.C.