Cynthia A. Molloy, MD, MS
Appointment
Assistant Professor
Email
cynthia.molloy@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7301
Fax
513-636-7509
Credentials
MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1983
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 1983-86
Fellowships: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1986-88
Research Fellowship in Developmental Disabilities, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1999 - 2001
Molecular Epidemiology of Children's Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Environmental Health, 2001-2003
MS: Epidemiology ; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 2001
Awards and Honors
2005: Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Women Scholars Award
1982: Alpha Omega Alpha University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
1979: Summa cum Laude Xavier University
1976: Merck Chemistry Award, Xavier University
Research Grants and Contracts
Clinical Research Grant – 07/07-06/10. Autism Speaks: Genome-wide Association Study of Autism Characterized by Developmental Regression. Principal Investigator.
Pilot Project Grant (Wills-Karp) – 07/06-06/08. Autism Speaks: Does Immune Function Play a Role in Autism? Principal Investigator.
Women Scholar Award (Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Foundation) – 01/06-12/07. Blood Expression Arrays in Children with Down Syndrome with and without Autism. Principal Investigator.
Publications, Most Recent
Mills JL, Hediger ML, Molloy CA, Chrousos GP, Manning-Courtney P, Yu KF, Brasington M, England LJ. Elevated Levels of Growth-Related Hormones in Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder.Clinical Endocrinology, 2007 (in press - online early June 4).
Hediger ML, England LJ, Molloy CA, Yu KF, Manning-Courtney P, Mills JL. Reduced bone cortical thickness in boys with autism or autism spectrum disorder.Am J Hum Biol, 2007;19(2):259-60.
Molloy CA, Morrow AL, Meinzen-Derr J, Dawson G, Bernier R, Dunn M, Hyman SL, McMahon WM, Goudie J, Minshew N, Rogers S, Sigman M, Spence MA, Tager-Flusberg H, Volkmar FR, Lord C. Familial Autoimmune Thyroid Disease as a Risk Factor for Regression in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A CPEA Study.J Aut Dev Disord, 2006;36(3):317-24.
Molloy CA, Morrow AL, Meinzen-Derr J, Schleifer K, Dienger K, Manning-Courtney P, Altaye M, Wills-Karp M. Elevated cytokine levels in children with autism spectrum disorder.J Neuroimmunol, 2006;172(1-2):198-205.
Reinhold JA, Molloy CA, Manning-Courtney P. Electroencephalogram Abnormalities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.J Neurosci Nurs, 2005;37(3):136-138.
Molloy CA, Keddache M, Martin LJ. Evidence for linkage on 21q and 7q in a subset of autism characterized by developmental regression.Mole Psych, 2005;10(8): 741-746.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Immune Phenotypes in Autism
Contribution of genes on chromosome 21 to autism
Related Areas
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