Current Pilot and Feasibility Recipients
2011 Awards
Senad Divanovic, PhD, MS
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Molecular Immunology
Role of IL-17 in NAFLD Development & Progression
Jason Spence, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Development of the Human Intestinal Stem Cell Niche
Amit Tevar, MD
Department of Surgery
The Role of B Cells in the Progression of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Previous Pilot and Feasibility Recipients
2010 Awards
Jason Blackard, PhD
Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Digestive Diseases
Functional Analysis of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Mutations
Brian Gebelein, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Developmental Biology
Organismal Growth Control in Drosophila
Pranavkumar Shivakumar, MPharm, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Role of Complement in the Pathogenesis of Biliary Atresia
Yui-Hsi Wang, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Allergy and Immunology
Role of IL-25 in Food-Induced Gastrointestinal Allergic Inflammation
Stavra Xanthakos, MD, MSc
Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS
CCHMC Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Coenzyme Q as a Novel Biomarker for the Severity of Steatohepatitis
2009 Awards
Kasper Hoebe, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Molecular Immunology
Role of Gut Flora in Regenerative Liver Disease in GIMAP5sphnix Mutant Mice
Kevin Hommel, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Individualized Management of Adherence in Crohn's and Colitits (IMACC)
Alexander Meithke, MD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Regulatory T Cells and Pathogenesis of Biliary Atresia
2008 Awards
Carine Blanchard, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Allergy and Immunology
Role of TSG6 in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Christopher Karp, MD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Molecular Immunology
Role of RP105 in Diet-Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance
Jochen Mattner, MD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Immunobiology
The Role of Antigen Presenting Cells in the Induction of Liver Specific Autoimmunity
Ardythe Morrow, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Measurement of Gastrointestinal Glycosylation in IBD Patients and Controls
Noah Shroyer, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Role of Atoh1 and γ-secretase Inhibitors in Protection from Intestinal Epithelial Injury and Colitis
Yana Zavros, PhD
Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Role of Inflammation and Sonic Hedgehog in the Development of Gastric Cancer
2007 Awards
Xiaonan Han, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
STAT5b Regulation of Gut Epithelial Barrier Integrity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Jeffrey A. Rudolph, MD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
cAMP Mediated Survival Signaling in the Intestinal Crypt
Richard T. Strait, MD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Emergency Medicine
IgA and Intestinal Anaphylaxis
Bruce C. Trapnell MD, MS
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Pulmonary Biology
Role of GM-CSF Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Crohn's Disease
2005 Awards
Lee (Ted) A. Denson, MD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Immunomodulatory Effects of Growth Hormone in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Simon P. Hogan, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Allergy and Immunology
Eosinophils and Nitric oxide Metabolism in Ulcerative Colitis
Mike A. Leonis, MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Gene Expression Profiling of Pediatric Hepatoblastoma: Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance
Kris A. Steinbrecher, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Role of GC-C in Intestinal Epithelial Cell Proliferation
Gregory M. Tiao, MD
Department of Pediatrics; Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Pathogenic Mechanisms of Virus-Induced Biliary Atresia
