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Gurjit Khurana Hershey, MD, PhD

Title

Director, Institute for Personalized and Predictive Medicine

Email

gurjit.hershey@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-7054

Fax

513-636-3310

Bio

Dr. Khurana Hershey is the Director of the Translational Research Program in Allergy and Asthma and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

She graduated with Highest Distinction, Honors in Biochemistry from the University of Iowa. She then matriculated at Washington University School of Medicine in the MD/PhD program. She conducted her PhD research under the mentoring of Dr. Robert D. Shreiber and included studies on the characterization of the interferon-gamma receptor. Her research was recognized and she was given the prestigious honor of being named a Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellow. After completing a three-year residency in pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Hershey went on to complete a fellowship in allergy/immunology at St. Louis Children's Hospital Medical Center. During the fellowship program, Dr. Hershey did post-doctoral research with Dr. Talal Chatila at Washington University School of Medicine. She was awarded a GlaxoWellcome Allergy Research Training Grant for this work.

After completing the fellowship program Dr. Hershey came to the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, one of the largest pediatric medical and research centers in the United States. She is actively involved in directing a funded research program focused on the genetics and genomics of allergic inflammation with a focus on cytokine biology and signal transduction. She is actively involved in clinical care as well.

As part of her role as Director of Center for Translational Research in Asthma and Allergy, Dr. Khurana Hershey has developed a comprehensive database of allergic children seen in allergy and asthma clinics at CCHMC. Extensive phenotypic information including clinical, demographic, and quality of life data is available for nearly 2000 children and has been entered into a comprehensive database. DNA samples are available on over 98% of these children. This registry serves as a basis for multiple projects and grants.

Dr. Khurana Hershey is an elected member of the Society for Pediatric Research and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. She is a recognized leader in the allergy field and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and has been asked to serve on several NIH study sections and focus groups. She was recently named One of the Five Leading Women in Healthcare in the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area by Women's Business Cincinnati Magazine, and nominated Outstanding Woman at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Her other honors include being awarded the Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American Investigator Award. Her research has been supported by numerous sources including the National Institutes of Health, March of Dimes and the American Heart Association.

Credentials

BS: University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA, 1985.

MD, PhD: Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, 1992.

Residency: Pediatrics; St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1992-1995.

Fellowship: Allergy / Immunology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1995-1997.

Awards and Honors

Named One of the Five Leading Women in Healthcare in the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area by Women's Business Cincinnati Magazine, 2005
Nominated Outstanding Woman at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2004
Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation Award, Honourable Mention, 2004.
Nominated Outstanding Woman at CCHMC, 2004.
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award, 2000.
American Heart Association Beginning Grant-in-Aid, 2000.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Investigator Award, 1999.
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award, 1999.
Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation Fellowship, 1999.
GlaxoWellcome Basic / Clinical Research Award, 1998.
GlaxoWellcome Allergy Research Training Grant, 1996.
Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellow, 1992.
Presidential Awards Competition International Leukocyte Biology Meeting (Crete, Greece), 1990.
Recipient, Training Grant, National Eye Institute, 1989.
Honors Certificate of Highest Academic Achievement, University of Iowa, 1985.
University of Iowa President's List, 1985.
Ernest R. Johnson Memorial Prize, 1984-1985.
Student Research Fellowship, University of Iowa, 1984-1985.
Dean's Scholarship, University of Iowa, 1984-1985.
University of Iowa Foundation Tuition Grant, 1984-1985.
University of Iowa Dean's List, 1983-1985.
University Women's Club Scholarship, University of Iowa, 1983-1984.
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Iowa, 1983.
Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honors Society, 1982.

Research

Genetics of allergy and asthma; cytokines; and signaling pathways

Research Grants and Contracts

"Epthelial Genes in Allergic Inflammation," U19AI70235-01, NIH/NIAID, 07/01/06-06/30/2011, PI.

"Biology of IL-13 Receptor Alpha 2," NGA: 1 R01 AI58157-01, NIH/NIAID, 01/01/04-12/31/08, PI.

"Childhood Atopy: Gene-Environment Interactions," R01 ES11170-01, NIH/NIEHS, 10/01/06-09/30/09, Subcontract PI.

"Role of IL-13 Receptor Alpha 2 in Allergic Inflammation," PPG P01HL076383, NIH/NHLBI, 7/1/04-6/31/09, Project 4 Principal Investigator.

"IL-13 Regulation of Mucus Production
PPG PI: Marsha Wills Karp "IL-13 in Experimental Asthma," PPG P01HL076383, NIH/NHLBI, 7/1/04-6/31/09, Project 1 Co-investigator.

"Unique effects of IL-13 in Asthma:Mechanistic Analysis," PPG P01HL076383, NIH/NHLBI, 7/1/04-6/31/09, Project 2 Co-investigator.

Publications, Most Recent

Jesus R. Guajardo, Kathleen W. Schleifer, Richard M. Ruddy, Bruce J. Aronow, Marsha Wills-Karp, and Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. Gene Expression Profiles in Respiratory Epithelium during Stable and Acute Childhood Asthma.J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 115(2):243-251, 2005.

Jesus R. Guajardo, Michael O. Daines, Marsha Wills-Karp, Bruce J. Aronow, and Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. Gene expression profiles in childhood asthma: differentiating between stable and acute asthma.J Allergy Clin Immunol. 116(3): 710-711, 2005.

Michael Daines, Yasuhiro Tabata, Bradley A. Walker, Weiguo Chen, Manoj Warrier, Saswata Basu, and Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. Level of Expression of Iterleukin-13 Receptor Alpha 2 Impacts Receptor Distribution and IL-13 Signaling.J Immunol. 176:7495-7501, 2006.

Jocelyn M. Biagini, Grace K. Lemasters, Patrick H. Ryan, Linda Levin, Tiina Reponen, David I. Bernstein, Manuel Villareal, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Jeffrey Burkle and James Lockey. Environmental risk factors of rhinitis in early infancy.Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.17(4): 278-284, 2006.

Hiroko Saito Akei, Eric B. Brandt, Anil Mishra, Richard T. Strait, Fred D. Finkleman, Manoj R. Warrier, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Carine Blanchard, and Marc E. Rothenberg. Epicutaneous aeroallergen exposure induces systemic Th2 immunity that predisposes to allergic nasal responses.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 118(1):62-69, 2006.

Grace K. Lemasters, Kimberly Wilson, Linda Levin, Jocelyn Biagini, Patrick H. Ryan, James Lockey, MD; Sherry Stanforth, Stephanie Maier, RT; Jun Yang, Jeff Burkle, Manuel Villareal, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, David I Bernstein. High prevalence of aeroallergen sensitization among infants of atopic parents.J Peds 149:505-11. 2006.

Paloma Campo, Harpinder K Kalra, Linda Levin, Tiina Reponen, Rolanda Olds, Zana L Lummus, Seung-Hyun Cho, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, James Lockey, Manuel Villareal, Shelley Stanforth, Grace LeMasters, David I Bernstein. Influence of Dog Ownership and High Endotoxin on Wheezing and Atopy During Infancy.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 118(6): 1271-8, 2006.

Manoj Warrier, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. Genetics of Asthma: Personalizing Health Care. U.S. Respiratory Care 2006.

Stephen J. Vesper, Craig McKinstry, Richard A. Haugland, Yulia Iossifova, Grace LeMasters, Linda Levin, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Manuel Lillareal, David I. Bernstein, James Lockey, and Tiina Reponen. Relative Moldiness Index as a Predicor of Childhood Respiratory Illness.Journal of Exposure Science And Environmental Epidemiology. 17; 88-94, 2007.

Michael O. Daines, Weiguo Chen, Yasuhiro Tabata, Bradley A. Walker, Aaron M. Gibson, J. Alexander Masino, Manoj R. Warrier, Saswata Basu, Cori Daines, Sally E. Wenzel, and Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. Allergen-dependent solubilization of interleukin-13 receptor alpha-2 reveals a novel mechanism to regulate allergy.J. Allergy and Clin Immunol. 119; 375-83, 2007.

Wei Zhong, Linda Levin, Tiina Reponen, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Atin Adhikari, Grace Lemasters, and Rakesh Shukla. Ambient Aeroallergen Concentration and Pediatric Asthma Visits in Cincinnati Area.Science of the Total Environment. 370; 330-336, 2006.

Yasuhiro Tabata, Weiguo Chen, Manoj R. Warrier, Aaron M. Gibson, Michael O. Daines, and Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. Allergen-driven Alternative Splicing of Interleukin-13 Receptor Alpha 2 Yields Distinct Membrane and Soluble Forms.J. Immunol. In Press.

Patrick H. Ryan, Grace K. LeMasters, Pratim Biswas, Linda Levin, Shaohua Hu, Mark Lindsey, David I. Bernstein, James Lockey, Manuel Villareal, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Sergey A. Grinshpun. A comparison proximity and land use regression traffic exposure models and wheezing in infants.Environmental Health Perspectives. 115: 278-284, 2007.

Weiguo Chen, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. STAT Signals in Allergic Disease.J. Allergy and Clin Immunol. 119; 529-41, 2007.

Kwon-Sik Park, Thomas R. Korfhagen, Michael D. Bruno, Joseph A. Kitzmiller, Huajing Wan, Susan E. Wert, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Gang Chen, Jeffrey A. Whitsett. Spdef regulates goblet cell hyperplasia in the airway epithelium.J Clin Invest. 117(4): 978-988, 2007.

Michelle D. Stevenson, Stacey Sellins, Kathy Schroer, Jayanta Gupta, Emilie Grube, and Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. Aeroallergen Sensitization in Healthy Children: Ethnic and Socioeconomic Correlates.J Peds. In Press.

Yulia Iossifova, Tiina Reponen, Michael Daines, C. Crawford, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. Comparison of two analytical methods for detecting (1-3)--D-glucan in pure fungal cultures and in home dust samples.Applied and Environmental Microbiology. In Press.

Yasuhiro Tabata, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey. IL-13 Receptor Isoforms: Breaking Through the Complexity.Current Allergy and Asthma Reports. In Press.

Professional Organization Memberships

American Pediatric Society, 2004 to present
Society for Pediatric Research, 2000 to present
Association of Indian Physicians, 1999 to present
Cincinnati Allergy Society, 1997 to present
Clinical Immunology Society, 1997 to present
American Association of Immunologists, 1997 to present
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 1997 to present
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 1996 to present
American Academy of Pediatrics, 1992 to present
American Medical Association, 1985 to 1992
American Medical Student Association, 1985-1992
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1985

Service

Committee Involvement:

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center:

Chair, Personalized/Predictive Medicine CCHMC Strategic Planning Committee
Software Priority Steering Committee Member
Member, Environmental Health Sciences CCHMC Strategic Planning Committee
Genomic Control Cohort Advisory Committee Meeting
Women's Faculty Association –Immediate Past-President 2002-2003; President 2001-2002; Vice-President 2000-2001; Member of the Executive Committee 1999-2003.
Research Horizons – Editorial Board Member
Immunobiology Graduate Program Executive Committee
Immunobiology Graduate Program Curriculum Committee
Immunobiology Graduate Program Admissions Committee
Allergy and Asthma Clinical Effectiveness Group
Allergy Strategic Planning Committee
Louise Rauh Scholarship Award Committee
Developmental Biology Graduate Program
Academic Family Life Committee
Search for Director of the Division of Nephrology – Committee Member
Search for Director of the Division of Infectious Disease – Committee Member
Search for Director of the Division of Dermatology – Committee Member

University of Cincinnati-

Physician Scientist Training Program Executive Committee, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Physician Scientist Promotion Board, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Physician Scientist Training Recruitment Committee, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati Medical Student Research Committee
University of Cincinnati Graduate Student Research Forum – Judge
University of Cincinnati Women's Leadership Conference Organizing Committee

2. Professional Activities:

NIAID Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers Steering Committee
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
NIH Study Sections *Cell and Molecular Immunology A Study Section, NIAID - Member *Special Emphasis Panel to Review: RFA HL-04-029 (ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS: BIOLOGY AND DISEASE PROGRESSION)
Appointed to the Executive Council of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Program Committee, 2005
Invited member of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Focus Group, March 2004.
Appointed Vice Chair of the Genetics, Molecular Biology & Epidemiology Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology- 2005 *Member since 2000.
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Research Grant Program- Research Advisory Board – Invited Ad-hoc reviewer
Invited Member, Respiratory National Therapeutic Expert Forum, Chicago, June 15-17, 2006
Invited to serve on an NIH/NIAID expert review panel special emphasis group, April 2004.
Invited to participate in "Scientific Concepts Thought Leader Market Research Meeting, Merck", Washington DC, June 2003
Invited Speaker at a National CME conference entitled "Child and Adolescent Asthma: Current and Future", Chicago, IL, September 2003 -Title: "State-of-the-art review of inflammation and asthma".

3. National/International Distinguished Activities

Invited Speaker -Gordon Conference on "Genetics of Asthma", Cold Spring Harbor, March 30, 1998. -Title: Biology of the R576 IL-4 receptor allele: a gain-of-function variant.
Invited Speaker -American Association of Immunologists meeting (1998). -Title: Association of Atopy with a Novel IL-4 Receptor Alpha Chain Allele.
Invited Speaker -Aspen Allergy Conference, July 22-August 1, 1998. -Title: Biology of the R576 IL-4R Allele and its Role in the Development of Atopy.
Moderator - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (1999) -Workshop Title: Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
Moderator - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2000) - Workshop Title: Systems to Down Regulate Inflammatory Responses
Chair/Co-presenter - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2000) - Session Title: Polymorphisms of Cytokine Receptors
Chair/Co-presenter - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2001) - Session Title: IL-4 Receptors as Targets for Modulation of Atopy"
Chair/Co-presenter - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2001) - Session Title: Functional Effects of IL-4 Receptor Polymorphisms
Invited Speaker -American Thoracic SocietyMeeting (2001) -Title: Advanced Research Seminar: Functional Effects of IL-4 Receptor Polymorphisms
Invited Speaker -American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2002) - Title: The Life Cycle of a STAT
Organized a session for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2002) - Title: IL-13: Bench to Bedside
Chair/Co-presenter - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2002) - Title: IL-13 Receptors and Signaling Pathways
Chair/Co-presenter - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2003) - Title: The Regulation of Cytokine Signaling
Invited Speaker - National CME conference entitled "Child and Adolescent Asthma: Current and Future" - Title: State-of-the-art review of inflammation and asthma
Invited Speaker - Little Rock, Arkansas Allergy Society Meeting (Feb. 2004) - Title: Asthma Risk Factors: Is it all in our genes? The mite-y truth
Invited Speaker - St. Louis Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Grand Rounds (Feb. 2004) - Title: Asthma: Lessons Learned and New Directions
Chair/Co-presenter - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2004) - Title: The Regulation of Cytokine Signaling
Invited Speaker - Merck Peer Discussion Group, San Francisco (March 2004) - Title: State of the Science: Emerging Issues in Airway Inflammation
Invited Speaker - Allergy Grand Rounds, National Jewish Medical and Research Center (April 2004) - Title: IL-4 and IL-13 Signals on the Road to Asthma
Invited Member - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Focus Group Meeting, San Francisco, March 2004.
Invited Speaker - Symposium, Cincinnati, September 2004 - Title: The Allergic Component of Asthma: Clinical Insights
Invited Speaker - Environmental Health Seminar Series, University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental Health, September 2004 - Title: IL-4 and IL-13 Signals on the Road to Asthma
Invited Speaker - Benjamin Burrows Lung Immunology Seminar Series, Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, October 2004 - Title: Signals on the Road to Asthma
Invited Speaker - MCV Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Dept., December 2004 - Title: State of the Science: Emerging Issues in Basic Asthma Research
Invited Speaker -AAAAI Training Program Directors' Winter Meeting, Dallas TX -Title: Translational Research: Nuts and Bolts
Invited Speaker - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2005) - Title: The Science of Genetics Made Simple
Invited Speaker - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2005) - Title: The Application of Genetics in the Clinical Practice
Moderator - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2005) - Title: Adaptive Immunity
Invited Speaker -University of Iowa Pulmonary Conference (April 2005) -Title: Signals on the Road to Asthma
Invited Speaker -Boston Children's Hospital Allergy Conference (May 2005) -Title: Signals on the Road to Asthma
Invited Speaker -Affymetrix User's Group Meeting (May 2005) -Title: Profiling Asthma Phenotypes: Evidence for distinct asthma gene portraits
Invited Speaker -Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (October 2005) -Title: Genetics of Asthma
Invited Guest Speaker -University of Iowa Regional Conference "Current Topics in Allergy & Clinical Immunology" (October 2005) -Title #1: Update on the Genetics of Atopy -Title #2: Personalized Medicine
Invited Speaker -Dallas Children's Hospital, University of Texas Southwestern, Research Conference (February 2006) -Title: Regulating Allergic Responses: Making the Cut
Invited Speaker -John Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center (April 2006) -Title #1: Allergic Inflammation: Gene or Environment -Title #2: IL-13R2: Modulating the Allergic Response
Invited Speaker -University of Virginia, Charlottesville (April 2006) -Title: Gene:Environment Interactions in Allergic Disease
Invited Speaker - Brigham and Women's Hospital (October 2006) - Title: Interluekin-13 receptor alpha-2: Novel mechanisms to regulate allergy
Invited Speaker - Vanderbilt University Allergy/Pulmonary/Critical Care Seminar Series (January 2007) - Title: Interluekin-13 receptor alpha-2: Novel mechanisms to regulate allergy
Co-Moderator: Postgraduate Course -American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2007) -Title: Understanding the Genetic Basis of Asthma and Allergy Susceptibility and Treatment MM. Invited Speaker -American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2007) -Title: Gene-Environment Interactions – Specific Lessons from the Cincinnati Childhood Asthma and Air Pollution Birth Cohort Study
Invited Speaker -American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting (2007) -Title: Overview DNA/RNA arrays: What, How and Why?
Moderator -American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting S*TAR Program (2007) -Title: Career Opportunities for PhDs in Allergy/Asthma
Invited Speaker - American Thoracic Society Postgraduate Course: Therapeutic Targets of Airway Inflammation (May 2007) - Title: Epithelial Genes in Allergic Inflammation

4. Manuscripts Review:

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of Immunology
European Journal of Immunology
Journal of Pediatrics
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

5. Departmental Administrative Activities:

Director, Center for Translational Research in Allergy and Asthma – 2001-current
Director, Personalized Medicine, 2006-current
Acting Division Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology – 2003-2004 (Division Director on sabbatical)
Developed and executing a formal plan for mentoring and career development of junior Allergy/Immunology faculty
Allergy/Immunology Fellow Recruitment and Fellow Oversight Committee
Interview faculty candidates in Divisions of Allergy and Immunology, Immunobiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Nephrology, Critical Care, and ENT.
Organized a Panel Discussion entitled "How to Manage People Effectively: Maximizing Output and Job Satisfaction" for faculty and fellows on December 7, 1999 (approximately 50 faculty attended).
Organized a Panel Discussion entitled "Time Management for Success in Academia" for faculty and fellows on May 23, 2000 (approximately 50 faculty attended).
Organized and presented at a CME Saturday Seminar Series on May 20, 2000 entitled "Overview of Allergy: Sneezing, Wheezing, and Bees".
Presented a CME session for community physicians on Sept. 20, 2000 entitled "Contemporary Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Asthma in Children and Adolescents".
Residency candidate interviewing
Organized a workshop entitled "Building a Research Division from the Ground Up" for faculty and fellows on April 10, 2001(approximately 50 faculty attended).
Search for Director of the Division of Infectious Disease (2001) – Committee Member
Search for Director of the Division of Nephrology (2001-2002) – Committee Member O. Search for Director of the Division of Dermatology (Ongoing) – Committee Member

6. Community Activities:

Invited speaker at community meeting of Parents of Children with Food Allergies, on May 8, 1998.
Organized and presented at a CME Saturday Seminar Series on May 20, 2000 entitled "Overview of Allergy: Sneezing, Wheezing, and Bees".
Presented a CME session for community physicians on Sept. 20, 2000 entitled "Contemporary Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Asthma in Children and Adolescents".
Association of Indian Physicians –Member

Teaching

1. 5-10% of my time per year is spent in teaching activities.

2. Lectures and Grand Rounds:
Course Lectures:

Section Coordinator for Foundations of Immunology II course –5 lectures on Cytokines, Receptors and Signal Transduction
Course Director, Topics in Immunology course, Winter quarter 2006, Topic: "Cytokine Receptors and Signaling Mechanisms"
2 lectures on "The Genetics of Asthma" in the Genetics of Complex Diseases graduate course at the University of Cincinnati (Course Director – Ranjan Deka, Ph.D.)
2 lectures on Cytokine/Chemokine/Receptors in the Introductory Immunology Course at the University of Cincinnati (Course Directors– Joan Cook-Mills, Ph.D. and John Monaco, Ph.D.)

Grand Rounds:

Pediatric Grand Rounds entitled "Risk Factors and Primary Prevention of Allergic Diseases", on June 27, 2000 at CCHMC.
Pediatric Grand Rounds entitled "Genetics of Asthma", on October 20, 1998 at CCHMC.
Fellows Grand Rounds entitled "Role of the IL-4 Receptor in the Development Allergic Disease" on June 16, 1998.
Pulmonary Grand Rounds at the University of Cincinnati entitled "IL-4 Receptor Alpha Polymorphisms: Genetics and Biology" on June 4, 2001.
Pediatric Grand Rounds at St. Louis Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital entitled "Asthma: Lessons Learned and New Directions" on February 11, 2004.
Pediatric Grand Rounds – Title: "Food Allergy: An Art to a Science" CCHMC, May 4, 2004.
Allergy Grand Rounds, National Jewish Medical and Research Center (April 2004); Title: "IL-4 and IL-13 Signals on the Road to Asthma"

Other lectures:

Presented Hematology/Oncology Conference, CHMC entitled "Role of the IL-4 Receptor in the Development Allergic Disease", on January 12, 1998.
Presented Cystic Fibrosis Conference – CHMC, January 14, 1998.
Title: Identification of a Novel IL-4 Receptor Alpha Allele and its Role in the Development of Atopy.
Presented a CME session for community physicians on Sept. 20, 2000 entitled "Contemporary Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Asthma in Children and Adolescents".
Organized and presented at a CME Saturday Seminar Series on May 20, 2000 entitled "Overview of Allergy: Sneezing, Wheezing, and Bees".
Presented Molecular Medicine Seminar entitled "IL-4 and IL-13 Signaling Pathways on the Road to Asthma" on November 8, 1999.
Presented the Combined Research Conference Rheumatology/Immunology on November 3, 1999.
Presented Combined University of Cincinnati Immunology Lab meeting on July 7, 1999.
Presented Molecular and Developmental Research Seminar on "IL-4 Signaling and Stat regulation" on February 20, 2002.
Invited Guest Speaker University of Iowa Regional CME Conference "Current Topics in Allergy & Clinical Immunology" (October 2005)
-Title #1: Update on the Genetics of Atopy
-Title #2: Personalized Medicine
- Presented at John Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center (April 2006)
-Title #1: Allergic Inflammation: Gene or Environment
-Title #2: IL-13R2: Modulating the Allergic Response

3. Preceptorships: 10% of time

*Erik D. White, M.D. - CHMCC Postdoctoral Fellow
*Kim Risma, M.D., Ph.D. - CHMCC Resident; currently an A/I fellow
Doug McDonald, M.D., Ph.D. - CHMCC Resident
*Lesley Burrell - UC Medical Student – Her research was presented at the U.C. Medical Student Research Poster Session 10/99, and her poster won first prize and was selected to be presented at a National Medical Student Forum.
Mark Schroeder - UC Medical Student – His research was presented at the U.C. Medical Student Research Poster Session in 10/00 and his poster won 3rd prize.
*Shady El-Zayaty - UC Medical Student – His research was presented at the U.C. Medical Student Research Poster Session in October 2000 and his poster won 2nd prize.
Steve Sutton, M.D. - CHMCC Resident/ Fellow
Clinical Research Coordinator: Tia Patterson, Emilie Grube (past)
*§Michael Daines, M.D. - Instructor in Allergy/Immunology
*Research Assistants – Lillian Rosa-Rosa (past), Ryan Andrews (past), Christie Cunningham (past), Angela Chrisman (past), Megan Mehicic (past), Mark Ericksen (present), Peter Zornes (past), Nanette Huey (past), Aaron Gibson (present), and Greg Stroup (past).
Theresa Bacigalupo – 2001 Summer research fellow student through the Developmental Biology Program at CHMC
Maryse Amin – 2001 summer research student from Miami University, Oxford, OH
David Bargnesi – UC Medical Student
*Lynnette Mendoza – Developmental Biology Graduate Student
*Jesus Guajardo, M.D. – CHMCC Postdoctoral
*Weiguo Chen, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow
Louis Acero – Developmental Biology Graduate Student (rotating)
*Jessica Woo – Epidemiology PhD Student.
§Michelle Stevenson – Emergency Dept. Fellow and Epidemiology M.S. student (thesis work)
*Saswata Basu, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow
*Jayanta Gupta – Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics Ph.D. student (thesis work)
Scott Nash, M.D. – CHMCC Resident Research Project
Mandeep Gupta – 2003 Summer research fellow, UC Medical Student
*Alexander Masino, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow
Kathy Schroer – Developmental Biology Graduate Student (PhD candidate)
Stacey Sellins – 2003 Midwestern University Physician Assistant Program Student (rotating)
Salma Musaad - Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics Ph.D. student (thesis work)
§*Manoj Warrier : Instructor in Allergy/Immunology
Andrew Smith – Allergy and Immunology Fellow
*Yasuhiro Tabata, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow
Kelly Brauer- CCHMC Allergy/Immunology Fellow
Berkeley Bennett - Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine
Summer Students - *Brad Walker, Sarah Potts, Allyson Hamlin, Navpreet Lehki, Pratima Shanbhag
Co-op Students – Mark Lindsey
(*Research activities in my laboratory under my guidance have resulted in > 1 publication. § Research activities in my laboratory under my guidance have resulted in an external grant award.)

4. Other Teaching Responsibilities:

University of Cincinnati Medical Students: Allergy/Immunology clinic rotation.
Resident/Fellows: I am involved in Resident/Fellow teaching, both in the Allergy/Immunology clinic, and during my month as Allergy Attending. During my month of service, I provide teaching to the House Staff on Allergy/Immunology problems individually and in small groups. In addition, several of the pediatric residents have rotated through my laboratory.
Post-doctoral Research Fellows: I have three post-doctoral fellows working in my laboratory on a basic science projects under my supervision.
Other Health Professionals: Nurse Education in our clinic and CME activities for community health professionals
- Presented a CME session for community physicians on Sept. 20, 2000 entitled "Contemporary Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Asthma in Children and Adolescents".
- Organized and presented at a CME Saturday Seminar Series on May 20, 2000 entitled "Overview of Allergy: Sneezing, Wheezing, and Bees".
- Invited Speaker at a National CME conference entitled "Child and Adolescent Asthma: Current and Future"
- Title of my presentation: State-of-the-art review of inflammation and asthma

5. Mentoring/Advising:

Medical students – Kathryn Kermode, Lesley Burrell, Mark Schroeder, Shady El-Zayaty, Saulius Girnius
A/I Fellow – Andrew Smith
Resident s – Doug McDonald, Scott Nash
Past A/I Fellow – Erik White, Kim Risma, Steve Sutton, Jesus Guajardo
Past Research Assistants – Lillian Rosa-Rosa, Ryan Andrews, Christie Cunningham , Angela Chrisman, Nanette Huey and Peter Zornes
Current Research Assistants –Mark Ericksen and Aaron Gibson
Past Clinical Research Coordinators – Emilie Grube
Clinical Research Coordinator – Tia Patterson
Michael Daines, M.D. - Instructor in Allergy/Immunology
Post-doctoral Fellows-Weiguo Chen, Ph.D., Yasuhiro Tabata, PhD
Past Post-doctoral Fellow – Alex Masino, PhD
Past Epidemiology Graduate Student- Jessica Woo
Current Epidemiology Graduate Student- Jayanta Gupta, Salma Musaad, Jocelyn Biagnini
CHMC Emergency Dept. junior faculty- Michelle Stevenson, M.D., Berkeley Bennett, M.D.
Developmental Biology Graduate Student- Kathy Schroer

6. Thesis Committees:

Patricia Fulkerson – PSTP (Physician Scientist Training Program) M.D., Ph.D. Student (defense 5/05)
Wei Zhong – Molecular Epidemiology and Biostatistics M.S. student
Jayanta Gupta – Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics Ph.D. student
Michelle Stevenson, M.D. – Molecular Epidemiology M.S. student
Steve Sutton, M.D. – Molecular Epidemiology M.S. student
Andrew Smith, M.D. – Molecular Epidemiology M.S. student
Salma Musaad M.D. - Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics Ph.D. student
Yulia Iossifova - Ph.D. student
Kathy Schroer – Molecular Developmental Biology Program, Ph.D. student
Gang Chen – Molecular Developmental Biology Program, Ph.D. student

7. Training Programs: I am on the executive faculty of the following training programs

Physician Scientist Training Program – recently awarded NIH funding and recognized as an MSTP program
ImmunobiologyGraduate Training Program
Molecular Developmental Biology Graduate Training Program
Molecular Epidemiology in Children's Environmental Health Training Program