Research, Education & Innovation Week 2024 delivered on the promise of gene and cell therapy

Basic and Translational Research

Faculty:

Cindy D Colson, D.N.P., C.P.N.P.-A.C./P.C.
“Establishing Best Practice for Procedural Pain Assessment in the Pediatric Burn Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project”

Postdocs/Fellows/Residents:

Kristen Kocher, Ph.D.
“Early epigenetic biomarkers of accelerated aging in extremely versus very preterm infants”

Staff:

Debasish Roy, Ph.D.
“Zebrafish: The Future of Pediatric Brain Cancer Research”Graduate Students:

Zeynep Atak, B.S.
“Neocortical Development in the Novel TcMAC21 Down Syndrome Mouse Model is Associated with Transient Changes in Neurogenesis”

Claire Moran, B.A.
“Abnormal Mechanisms of the Cranial Mesenchyme in Neural Tube Defects”

Jordan Pizzarro, B.S.
“Post-resuscitation epinephrine infusion does not correct cerebral blood flow despite normalizing blood pressure after cardiac arrest in rats”

Shatha Salameh, M.S.
“Age-Dependent Effects of Milrinone May Be Linked to Myocardial Maturity”

High School/Undergraduate Students:

Lillian Marie Schirano
“High-fat diet exposure alters adipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation in early mouse embryos”

Anastasia Fetisova
“Morphological Properties of Tal+ Eurons in the Superior Colliculus of a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome”

Sean Jameson, B.S.
“Kif18a Function in A Genetically Engineering Mouse Model of Glioblastoma with Whole Genome Duplication”

Clinical Research

Faculty:

Maureen E Lyon, Ph.D.
“Effect of FACE®-Rare for Children with Rare Diseases on Families' Meaning/Peace: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial”

Yao Wu, Ph.D.
“Prenatal SSRI exposure is associated with reduced regional fetal brain growth and cortical folding”

Postdocs/Fellows/Residents:

Danielle Sohai, Ph.D.
“Safety and Antiviral Response Monitoring Post Infusion of Autologous HIV-Specific T Cells Targeting Conserved Epitopes in Individuals with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy: A Phase I Clinical Trial (NCT03485963)”

Staff:

Marjorie S Bowen-Kauth, B.S.
“Evaluating Peak Alpha Frequency as an EEG Biomarker for Angelman Syndrome”

Katherine E Lurie, B.A.
“Primary Themes in a Community-Developed Self-Advocacy Tool for Youth with Variations in Sex Traits”

Graduate Students:

Pamela Chansky, B.S.
“A Deep Learning Model to Predict Patient Response to Virus-Specific T-Cell Therapy”

High School/Undergraduate Students:

Hana Zalvan, B.S.
“Pediatric Gun Violence and Social Vulnerability Index in the United States - a Geographic Analysis”

Community-Based Research

Faculty:

Qadira M. Ali, M.D., M.P.H.
“Growing nutrition-related self-efficacy: A mixed methods analysis of a novel family-centered primary care produce prescription initiative”

Postdocs/Fellows/Residents:

Joseph W Graham, Ph.D.
“Exploring Social and Executive Functioning in Adolescents with ADHD”

Staff:

Andy Hindenach, B.A.
“Sociopolitical Factors in the Passage of U.S. Legislation Restricting Transgender Youth Civil Rights”

Graduate Students:

Giuliana Di Bono, B.A.
“Immigrant Families' Understanding and Perception of the Public Charge Policy and Influence on Decisions to Participate in Public Services”

High School/Undergraduate Students:

Clara Abdelmalek
“Building a growing genomic data repository for maternal and fetal health through the PING Consortium”

Education, Training and Program Development

Faculty:

Jessica Weisz, M.D.
“TEACH"ing: Evaluation of a 3-Year Multimodal Child Poverty Curriculum”

Postdocs/Fellows/Residents:

Elizabeth Pettit, M.D.
“Closing the Mental Health Gap for Primary Care Physicians in Pediatric Community Health Centers”

Staff:

Catherine Williams, D.N.P., M.S., B.S.N., R.N., N.E.-B.C.
“Lead for Care: Nursing Mentoring and Leadership Development Program”

Quality and Performance Improvement

Faculty:

Allison Markowsky, M.D., M.S.H.S.
“Improving Newborn Professional Billing”

Faculty:

Syed M Anwar, Ph.D.
“Self-Supervised Machine Learning to Triage Acute Chest Syndrome in Pediatric Patients with SCD”

Postdocs/Fellows/Residents:

Mary S Kim, M.D.
“Development and Validation of a Computer Vision-based Approach for Identifying PPE Nonadherence in a Medical Setting”

Staff:

Lori L Irvin, R.N.
“I Fed the Bed Again: Connector Protectors as a Line Disconnection Solution”

Graduate Students:

Heather Walsh, R.N.
“Racial Microaggressions in Nursing: "We have a long way to go””

Sophia Song, B.A.
“Risk of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Operating Rooms”

High School/Undergraduate Students:

Jane Trainor
“Positive pre-transplant respiratory viral PCR is associated with increased day 100 transplant-related mortality in pediatric HSCT recipients”

Clinical

Khodayar Rais-Bahrami, M.D.
Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program
Professor of Pediatrics, and Physician Assistant Studies, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Jyoti K. Jaiswal, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Director, Cell and Tissue, Microscopy Core, Associate Director, Academics CGMR
Professor of Pediatrics and Genomics and Precision George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Nikki Gillum Posnack, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, SZIPSI
Associate Professor Pediatrics, Pharmacology & Physiology - George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Gabrina L. Dixon, M.D., M.Ed., F.A.A.P.
Attending Physician, Hospital Medicine Division
Associate Medical Education Director, Howard Medical Student Inpatient Rotation Director

Sean A. Tabaie, M.S., M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.O.S.
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon/Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics
Co-Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the JER Center for Surgical Care
Medical Director - Motion Capture and Gait Lab at The Fight for Children Sports Medicine Center

Heather Walsh, Ph.D., R.N., P.C.N.S.-B.C., C.H.S.E.-A.

Jessica D. Thompkins, B.S.N., R.N., C.P.N., Ph.D. Candidate

Laura Welch, B.S.N., R.N., C.W.O.N., N.P.D.-B.C., C.P.N., and Michael Ruiz, M.B.A.

Pamela S. Hinds, Ph.D., F.A.A.N., R.N. and Co-PIs: Anastasia Weber, B.S.N., R.N., C.P.N., C.P.E.N., R.N., Haneesha Wyche, B.S.N., R.N., C.P.N.

2024 Excellence in DEI Award

Naimah Saleem, L.P.C., R.-D.M.T., P.M.H.-C.

LGBTQ+ Subcommittee

Honorable Mention

Tesa White

Safe Kids Worldwide

Faculty Awards 

Leah Arold R.N., M.S.N., Uganda
Simulation Educator Training and Low Fidelity Simulation Education Implementation and Sustainability in a LMIC Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Dr. Mathew Bramble, DRC
Association of Extracellular Glutathione Peroxidase 3 with Clinical Symptoms in Congolese Children Affected with Konzo

Dr. Brianne Kohrt, Guatemala
Utz laj ch’ob’oneem (Healthy Thoughts): Pilot Testing a Culturally-Centered Perinatal Depression Program for Indigenous Mayan Women

Launchpad Award

Kristi Myers, M.S.N., R.N., C.P.N., & Teresa Graves M.S.N., R.N., Lesotho
Bi-Directional Nursing Collaboration in Global Health: A Needs Assessment of Professional Development Needs of Nurses in Lesotho

Fellow/Resident Awards

Dr. Shreya Doshi, US
A Retrospective Review of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria at a Pediatric Hospital in the US

Dr. Omotoke Odimayomi, Ghana
Utilizing Sickle Cell Point-of-Care Testing in Febrile Children to Estimate Disease Burden and Infectious Complications in a Ghanaian Emergency Department

Dr. Sarah Rogal, Uganda
Delineating the Role of Development as a Biological Variable in Kidney Recovery Following Severe Malaria-Associated AKI

Dr. Mrinmayee Takle, Malawi
Using EEG to Assess Coma Etiology in Children with Retinopathy-Negative Cerebral Malaria

Global Health Research Collaboration Award with Laboratory Medicine & Hematology

Jose Carlo Jara Aguirre, M.D., Nigeria
The Acceptability of Early Infant Screening for Sickle Cell Disease by Sickle Cell Carrier Mothers in Anambra State