Since 1988, the Dixon Foundation has endowed a fellowship training program in Pediatrics expressly aimed at supporting postdoctoral training and research in Pediatric subspecialties. The selection committee met on Tuesday, May 16, and selected three fellows for 2017. Candidates were selected on a competitive basis. These awards will provide funds for tuition, and an educational stipend.
Please join us in congratulating the Dixon Fellow recipients for the 2017-2018 academic year:
Jamie Aye, M.D., Pediatric Hematology & Oncology.
Project: “Investigation of Focal Adhesion Kinase and the Kinome in Metastatic Wilms Tumor.” Her Mentor is Dr. Elizabeth Beierle.
Miranda L. Curtiss, M.D., Ph.D., Pediatric Allergy & Immunology.
Project: “Location Dependent Signals Fine Tune Dendritic Cell Control of TH2 Responses.”
Her Mentor is Dr. Fran Lund.
Corey Falcon, M.D., Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Project: “Generation of novel suicide gene modified anti-CD19 CAR redirected T cells.”
His Mentor is Dr. Fred Goldman.
Current Dixon Fellow, Claudette Poole, MD, Infectious Diseases, will continue the second year of her award.
Please join us in congratulating the Dixon Fellow recipients for the 2017-2018 academic year:
Jamie Aye, M.D., Pediatric Hematology & Oncology.
Project: “Investigation of Focal Adhesion Kinase and the Kinome in Metastatic Wilms Tumor.” Her Mentor is Dr. Elizabeth Beierle.
Miranda L. Curtiss, M.D., Ph.D., Pediatric Allergy & Immunology.
Project: “Location Dependent Signals Fine Tune Dendritic Cell Control of TH2 Responses.”
Her Mentor is Dr. Fran Lund.
Corey Falcon, M.D., Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Project: “Generation of novel suicide gene modified anti-CD19 CAR redirected T cells.”
His Mentor is Dr. Fred Goldman.
Current Dixon Fellow, Claudette Poole, MD, Infectious Diseases, will continue the second year of her award.
If you were not able to attend last week’s CHRU open house, you missed some great cookies and a wonderful new child-friendly facility. The Unit is officially open and several researchers are already scheduling patients. If you are interested in using the Unit or would like to set up a tour, please contact Cheryl Perry. Click here to see photos from the event. For more information, visit www.uab.edu/chru.
Traveling with children can be stressful, but preparation can significantly improve the situation, according to Candice Dye, M.D., General Pediatrics.
“First and foremost, be safe and think safe,” said Dye, assistant director of the UAB Department of Pediatrics Residency Program. “Plan ahead for the needs of your infant. Think ahead for how you will keep your infant safe. Go ahead and enjoy traveling with your child.”
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“First and foremost, be safe and think safe,” said Dye, assistant director of the UAB Department of Pediatrics Residency Program. “Plan ahead for the needs of your infant. Think ahead for how you will keep your infant safe. Go ahead and enjoy traveling with your child.”
Read the UAB News story.
Watch the segment on WBRC Fox 6
Regions Bank recently announced efforts to make its 1,500 branches autism friendly. Justin Schwartz, M.D., Developmental Pediatrics, worked with Regions Bank in this effort. In addition this story features KultureCity, and its focus on accessibility for those with autism.
Listen to the story on WBHM.
Listen to the story on WBHM.
The Department of Pediatrics elects members to the Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (APTC). This year, 118 faculty participated in the vote for a new faculty representative on our APTC. Smita Bhatia, M.D., MPH, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Professor/Director, Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship and Vice Chair for Outcomes in the Department of Pediatrics was elected by a vote of the faculty. Ambika Ashraf, M.D., Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was appointed to the Committee. Each will serve a three-year term. Many thanks to Drs. Michele Nichols and Randy Cron, for their long-standing commitment to the success of the faculty. Michele and Randy are completing their terms of appointment and will rotate off the committee.
Mitchell Cohen, M.D., Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, has been elected to serve as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Executive Committee. His 3-year term will begin on November 1, 2017. Dr. Cohen was also appointed to the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC) Education Committee and New Chairs Program Committee, each for a two-year term, effective April 2017.
Join us in welcoming Erik Westin, Ph.D., to the Department of Pediatrics!
Erik Westin, Ph.D., Instructor, in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, earned his Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Iowa. Dr. Westin recently completed his postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistry and molecular genetics at UAB. His clinical and research interests include studying the mechanisms related to blood and bone marrow failure disorders such as Dyskeratosis Congenita and Diamond Blackfan anemia in addition to research that utilizes CRISPR to correct underlying genetic mutations in patients’ cells.
Erik Westin, Ph.D., Instructor, in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, earned his Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Iowa. Dr. Westin recently completed his postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistry and molecular genetics at UAB. His clinical and research interests include studying the mechanisms related to blood and bone marrow failure disorders such as Dyskeratosis Congenita and Diamond Blackfan anemia in addition to research that utilizes CRISPR to correct underlying genetic mutations in patients’ cells.
Chang L. Wu, M.D., Pediatric Hospital Medicine, has been selected for the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Region VIII Co-Chair position. He will be officially recognized at the national APA meeting at the upcoming Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) conference in San Francisco, CA.
He wishes to express his sincerest gratitude for all the support he received during the election.
He wishes to express his sincerest gratitude for all the support he received during the election.
The ImproveCareNow quality improvement leadership team has invited Children’s of Alabama to join the Trailblazers Learning Lab. This selected group of teams includes those who have several years of experience in ImproveCareNow, in addition to impressive results in process and outcome measures. Responsibilities will include testing innovations ahead of the spread across the network and teaching and mentoring other groups within the network. Our division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition ImproveCareNow team's focus is on quality care and improvement efforts for our pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients and to participate in research through ImproveCareNow.
For more information on ImproveCareNow, click here.
For more information on ImproveCareNow, click here.
Children’s and the UAB Department of Pediatrics announce the opening of the new Child Health Research Unit (CHRU) on the third floor of Dearth Tower at Children’s. The CHRU is a partnership between Children’s, the UAB Department of Pediatrics and the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) to meet the growing needs of pediatric researchers. The expanded unit will reduce barriers for Children’s and UAB researchers to conduct rigorous clinical and translational research in childhood diseases.
“The CHRU is a crucial tool that enables pediatric investigators to improve our understanding of childhood diseases and bring new therapies to children. I am proud of the role that Children’s of Alabama plays in child health in this state, the region and beyond,” said Mitchell B. Cohen, M.D., Chair, UAB Department of Pediatrics and Physician-In-Chief, Children’s of Alabama.
The facility has more than 2,500 square feet of space and includes a reception area, triage room, six exam rooms, office and conference space, workspace with monitors, a lab with centrifuge and freezer, and a storage room for equipment.
The CHRU will host an open house on Friday, May 12 from 1 - 3 p.m. to celebrate the opening of the unit. For more information on the CHRU, visit www.uab.edu/chru.
Read the story at Childrensal.org
“The CHRU is a crucial tool that enables pediatric investigators to improve our understanding of childhood diseases and bring new therapies to children. I am proud of the role that Children’s of Alabama plays in child health in this state, the region and beyond,” said Mitchell B. Cohen, M.D., Chair, UAB Department of Pediatrics and Physician-In-Chief, Children’s of Alabama.
The facility has more than 2,500 square feet of space and includes a reception area, triage room, six exam rooms, office and conference space, workspace with monitors, a lab with centrifuge and freezer, and a storage room for equipment.
The CHRU will host an open house on Friday, May 12 from 1 - 3 p.m. to celebrate the opening of the unit. For more information on the CHRU, visit www.uab.edu/chru.
Read the story at Childrensal.org
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