Internal Funding
Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST) Program Awards
Cincinnati Children’s partners with the University of Cincinnati and other institutions to support programs funded through the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST). This list shows faculty who received grants to support translational research, build core capabilities, develop innovative research methods, or collaborate with community partners.
| PI | PI Division | Co-I | Co-I Division | Title |
| Audrey Crowther, BS | Office of Graduate Education |
2021 Graduate Student Research Forum |
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| Alexander Meithke, MD | Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition | 5th Pediatric Autoimmune Liver Disease Symposium and Family Day | ||
| Lisa Shook, DHPE, HCHES | Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute | Russell Ware, MD, PhD | Hematology | 19th Virtual/Drive-Thru Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Education Day |
| Rick Ittenbach, PhD, Med, MHS | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | Jeremy Corsmo, MPH | Division of Patient Services | uConsent: Participant Understanding in Clinical Research |
| Sang Lee, MD, MEd | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Gary Geis, MD | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Evaluating Remote Training and Assessment via Video |
| Elizabeth Bien, PhD, MSN | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | Maurizio Macaluso, PhD, MD | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | Robot-driven hazard monitoring in the home environment |
| Elanchezhian Somasundaram, PhD | Radiology | Jonathan Dillman, MD | Radiology | Optimizing the use of chest radiographs for pediatric pneumonia in the emergency department using natural language processing and deep learning |
| Christina Gross, PhD | Pediatrics | Cell type-specific effects of miR-324-5p in the brain | ||
| Juan Sanchez Gurmanches, PhD | Endocrinology | Hee-Woong Lim, PhD | Biomedical Informatics | Development of a validated mouse model of brown fat targeting |
| Nicholas Nassar, PhD | Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute | Jose Cancelas, MD, PhD | Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute | Pharmacogenomic Analysis of a Novel Inhibitor of RAC Activation in Pediatric AML |
| Daniel Starczynowski, PhD | Experimental Hematology | Determine the oncogenic potential of a novel MYC protein modification | ||
| Elaine Urbina, MD | Preventitive Cardiology | Lisa Martin, PhD | Human Genetics | Epigenetics, Diet & Vascular Dysfunction in T1DM |
| Shari Wade, PhD | Pediatrics Rehab Medicine | Building Better Brains and Behavior in Preterm Children (B4 Preterm) | ||
| Chunyue Yin, PhD | Gastroenterology | Kenneth Setchell, MD | Gastroenterology | The roles of MRP9 in bile homeostasis essential for cholangiocyte integrity |
| Marat Khodoun, PhD, DVM | Internal Medicine | Pharmacological targeting of Cdc42 for cancer immunotherapy | ||
| Dao Pan, PhD | Experimental Hematology & Cancer Biology | Tissue Factor as a Biomarker for COVID-19 Severity | ||
| Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, PhD | Hematology/Oncology | Kelsey Dilehay, PhD | Pathology | Re-pirpose of Sirolimus for treatment of neuronopathic Gaucher Disease |
| Elisa Boscolo, PhD | Experimental Hematology & Cancer Biology | Pathogenesis of Vascular Anomalies with GNAQ mutations | ||
| Yaping Liu, PhD | Pediatrics | Cell-free DNA fragmentation hotspots for cancer early detection | ||
| Tomoyuki Mizuno, PhD | Clinical Pharmacology | Alexander Vinks, PhD, PharmD, FCP | Clinical Pharmacology | Buprenorphine PK/PD in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome |
| Natalja Stanski, MD | Nephrology | K Scholars and they do not have co-investigators but rather mentors as this is a Career Development Award | ||
| Ashley Devonshire, MD, MPH | Allergy and Immunology | K Scholars and they do not have co-investigators but rather mentors as this is a Career Development Award | ||
| Patricia Vega Fernandez, MD, MSc, RhMSUS | Rheumatology | K Scholars and they do not have co-investigators but rather mentors as this is a Career Development Award | ||
| Tim Dribin, MD | Emergency Medicine | K Scholars and they do not have co-investigators but rather mentors as this is a Career Development Award | ||
| Alexandra Corley, MD, MPH, FAAP | Pediatrics | K Scholars and they do not have co-investigators but rather mentors as this is a Career Development Award | ||
| Bob Shapiro, MD | Mayerson Center | Julie Hermann | St. Joseph Orphanage | Messages of Hope/Hamilton County Head Start |
| Julie Ware, MD, MPH | Pediatrics | Tricia Cruse | Healthy Moms & Babes | Breastfeeding Empowerment Success through Texting |
| Carley Riley, MD, MPH | Emergency | Michael Truitt | Freestore Foodbank | Data for Action on Population Food Insecurity |
| Laura Ward, MD | Neonatology & Pulmonary Biology | Rylee Stephenson/Olga Tamayo |
Healthy Moms & Babes/LECHE | Breastfeeding in Latina Mothers in Cincinnati |
Children’s Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA)
This NICHD-funded program provides grants to support training physician-scientists to stimulate pediatric research across a variety of disciplines. This year’s awardees are:
| Name | Division | Title of Research |
| John Erickson, MD, PhD |
Neonatology | Maternal microchimerism transfers cellular immunity to offspring |
| Laura Peterson, MD |
Neonatology, Perinatal, and Pulmonary Biology | Reprogramming of Early Life Immunity in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia |
Fifth Third Bank/Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Women Scholars Awards
This program provides grants to support the academic career development of women faculty who have demonstrated academic potential and leadership skills as they progress toward the ranks of associate and full professor. This year’s awardees are:
| Name | Division | Year |
| K. Nicole Weaver, MD |
Human Genetics |
2022 |
| Meghan McGrady, PhD | Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology | 2021-2022 |
Place Outcome Awards
This program, administered by the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, provides grants to stimulate the development of health services and quality improvement research at Cincinnati Children’s and to ensure optimal implementation of clinical and operational innovations in the care delivery system. Awardees receiving funding are:
| PI Name | Division | Award Title |
| Andrea Beaton, MD, MS | Cardiology | American Indian Structural Heart Disease Partnership (IN-STEP) |
| Brittany Rosen, PhD, MEd |
Adolescent & Transition Medicine |
Adapting VICTORI to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy |
| Robert Siegel, MD | Cardiology |
A Pilot of Loss and Gain Incentives to Improve Adherence in Youths with Obesity |
| Katherine Auger, MD, MSc | Hospital Medicine |
Supporting Families with Food Insecurity After Hospital Discharge |
| John Hutton, MD, MS | Reading & Literacy Discovery Center |
The Reading House Measure of Emergent Literacy Skills in Three-Year-Old
Children: Testing Screening and Guidance in Clinic, Preschool and
Community Settings |
Procter Scholar Grant
The Procter Scholar Program supports faculty members from the Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery, Radiology, Patient Services, and Anesthesia who are committed to pursuing academic research careers.
| PI | Division | Grant Title |
| LaQuita Jones, DO |
Pediatrics/Oncology |
Kinase-independent resistant to FLT3 inhibitors in relapsed/refractory AML |
| Jasbir Dhaliwal, MBBS |
Pediatrics/Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition |
Leveraging deep learning to delineate histologic features predictive of pediatric ulcerative colitis disease course |
| Justin Schwartz, MD, PhD |
Pediatrics/Allergy & Immunology |
Characterization of Eosinophil Progenitor Subsets in Eosinophilic Esophagitis |
Trustee Grant Awards
This program provides research funds for junior faculty to support rapid achievement of independent, sustained extramural funding for their research. This year’s awardees are:
| PI | Division | Grant Title |
| Timothy Chlon, PhD |
Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, CBDI |
Human Models of DDX41-Mutant Myelodysplastic Syndrome |
| Benjamin Tourdot, PhD |
Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology |
Selective removal of antiplatelet antibodies with IgG-degrading enzymes |
| Patricia Vega Fernandez, MD, MSc, RhMSUS |
Rheumatology |
Validation of a Novel Ultrasound Score to Improve the Assessment of Joint Inflammation in Children with Juvenile Arthritis |
| Mayur Sarangdhar, PhD, MRes |
Biomedical Informatics and Oncology |
Predicting polypharmacy and comorbidity mediators of real-world drug toxicity |
| Hisako Fujiwara, PhD |
Neurology |
Epilepsy prediction using neurophysiology and computational modeling |
| Alister Bates, BA, MEng, PhD |
Pulmonary Medicine |
Calculating the Work of Breathing in Neonates with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia |
