| Principal Investigator |
Supervising Institution |
Project Title |
| Cara B. Ebbeling, Ph.D. |
Children's Hospital Boston |
Low-glycemic load vs. low-fat diet for treating PCOS in obese adolescents |
| Aaron S. Kelly, Ph.D. |
University of Minnesota Medical School |
Vascular consequences of ADHD medication use in children and adolescents |
| Amit M. Mathur, MBBS, M.D. |
Washington University School of Medicine |
A study of the impact of sub clinical seizure treatment in term infants with neonatal encephalopathy |
| David A. Stevenson, M.D. |
University of Utah |
Effects of physical training on bone and muscle quality, muscle strength, and motor coordination in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| James M. Tielsch, Ph.D. |
Johns Hopkins University |
Impact of reducing carbon monoxide exposure from use of biomass fuel sources in the home on prematurity and intrauterine growth restriction in rural Southern Nepal: The Nepal Cookstove Intervention Trial |
| Carol L. Wagner, M.D. |
Medical University of South Carolina |
Three-year follow-up study of a vitamin D supplementation pregnancy cohort in South Carolina |
| Lifeng Yu, Ph.D. |
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |
Radiation dose reduction with novel denoising techniques and lower X-ray tube energies for pediatric CT |
| Fernando P. Polack, M.D. |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
The role of human metapneumovirus infection in asthmatic exacerbations in pediatric patients |
| Ludo Max, Ph.D. |
University of Washington |
Neural maturation in children with persistent developmental stuttering: Electrophysiological studies of central auditory pathway activation from brain stem to cortex |
| Abdullah Baqui, MBBS, MPH, Dr.PH |
Johns Hopkins University |
The effect of antenatal vitamin D supplementation on maternal-fetal vitamin D status and neonatal immune function: a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh |
| Thomas O. Carpenter, M.D. |
Yale University School of Medicine |
Assessing vitamin D requirements: the role of vitamin D binding protein on the biochemical and physiological responses to vitamin D supplementation in infants and toddlers |
| Glenn T. Furuta, M.D. |
University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine |
Novel proteomic analysis of eosinophilic esophagitis |
| Christopher Semsarian, MBBS, Ph.D. |
Centenary Institute |
Prevention of sudden unexplained death in children in Australia |
| Frank T. Wieringa, M.D., Ph.D. |
IHD-Hanoi |
Making maternal post-partum vitamin A supplementation effective: The role of timing and inflammation |
| Michael E. Pichichero, M.D. |
Rochester General Hospital |
The changing epidemiology of pneumococcal otitis media |
| Kenneth H. Brown, M.D. |
University of California, Davis |
Community-based intervention trial to compare the impact of preventive and therapeutic zinc supplementation programs among young children in Burkina Faso |
| Eduard Gratacos, M.D., Ph.D. |
University of Barcelona |
Clinical use of assessing regional brain circulation perfusion to identify long term neurodevelopmental anomalies in small for gestational age fetuses (SGA) |
| Pamela J. Kling, M.D. |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Early screening and interventions for infants at-risk for iron deficiency |
| Jiong-Jiong Wang, Ph.D. |
University of Pennsylvania |
ASL perfusion MRI in pediatric brain tumor |
| Daniel K. Benjamin, Jr., M.D., MPH, Ph.D. |
Duke Clinical Research Institute |
Fluconazole prophylaxis for the prevention of candidiasis in neonates <750 grams birth weight |
| Christopher C. Giza, M.D. |
UCLA School of Medicine |
Early monitoring for seizures and long-term global outcomes following moderate to severe brain injury in children |
| Sheldon L. Kaplan, M.D. |
Texas Children's Hospital |
Randomized trial of bleach baths versus no bleach baths in the prevention of recurrent infections caused by community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus in children |
| Seema Kumar, M.D. |
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |
Significance of vitamin D status in obese adolescents: A pilot study to examine the effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors |
| John J. Lima, Pharm.D. |
Nemours Children's Clinic |
Effect of Gly16Arg polymorphism in ADRB2 gene on asthma control in children receiving long acting beta agonists |
| Jose Luis Millan, Ph.D. |
Burnham Institute for Medical Research |
Enzyme replacement therapy for infantile hypophosphatasia |
| Eric I. Felner, M.D. |
Emory University School of Medicine |
Insulin delivery using microneedles in type 1 diabetes |
| Ian Mackenzie, M.D. |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
Randomized trial of treatment of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) in Kenyan children |
| Luke C. Mullany, Ph.D. |
Johns Hopkins University |
Bacterial colonization of the neonatal umbilical cord and impact of 4.0% chlorhexidine cleansing on bacteriological profile of the umbilical cord of newborns in Sylhet District, Bangladesh |
| Charles A. Nelson, III, Ph.D. |
Harvard Medical School |
Predicting neurocognitive outcome following perinatal hypoxic-ischemic injury |
| Scott A. Rivkees, M.D. |
Yale School of Medicine |
Identification and treatment of biological clock dysfunction in optic nerve hypoplasia |
| Patricia Zuk, Ph.D. |
UCLA School of Medicine |
Use of adipose-derived stem cells in the healing of cleft defects |
| Stefan Bluml, Ph.D. |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles |
Metabolic profiling of diffuse intrinsic brain stem glioma in pediatrics |
| Laura Gibson, M.D. |
UMass Medical School |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific cell-mediated immunity in infants with congenital CMV infection |
| K. Michael Hambidge, M.D., Sc.D. |
University of Colorado Denver |
Development and health of rural Chinese children fed meat as a daily complementary food from 6-18 months of age |
| Tor A. Strand, M.D., Ph.D. |
University of Bergen |
Supplementation of folic acid and vitamin B12 for prevention of childhood infections in young Indian children |
| Nicholas J. White, M.D. |
Mahidol University |
A post mortem study of fatal P. falciparum malaria in Mozambique |
| Yvonne Wu, M.D., MPH |
UCSF School of Medicine |
Phase I multicenter clinical trial of early high-dose erythropoietin in term infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy |
| Adekunle Dawodu, M.D. |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Ctr. |
High prevalence of rickets and subclinical maternal and childhood vitamin D deficiency in the Middle East: A randomized controlled trial of prenatal vitamin D supplementation to prevent vitamin D deficiency in mothers and their infants |
| Jennifer F. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., MPH |
Brown University |
Infant hemoglobin, nutritional status and neuro-cognitive development following maternal treatment for S. japonicum during pregnancy |
| Wilfried Karmaus, M.D., MPH |
University of South Carolina |
The immune constituents and fatty acids in breast milk and their association with childhood infections and allergies |
| Michael A. Portman, M.D. |
Seattle Children's |
Role of FcGamma receptor polymorphisms in determining IVIG response in Kawasaki Disease |
| Michael R. Pranzatelli, M.D. |
Southern Illinois School of Medicine |
Cytokines as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in Paraneoplastic Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS) |
| Suzanne Schuh, M.D. |
The Hospital for Sick Children |
Impact of oximetry on disposition in acute bronchiolitis |
| Susan Wu, M.D. |
USC School of Medicine |
Nebulized hypertonic saline for treatment of viral bronchiolitis |
| Theoklis Zaoutis, M.D. |
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
The impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on the development of antimicrobial resistance |
| Caroline J. Chantry, M.D. |
UC Davis Medical Center |
Feasibility and pilot efficacy of flash-heated breast milk for reduction of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV in Tanzania |
| Andrew M. Gordon, Ph.D. |
Teachers College, Columbia University |
Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) in children with Cerebral Palsy |
| Anna M. Mandalakas, M.D. |
Case School of Medicine |
Diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in HIV co-infected children |
| David S. Millington, Ph.D. |
Duke University Medical Center |
Investigating the clinical variability of creatine pathway and molybdenum cofactor disorders |
| Fernando Sempertegui, M.D. |
Corporacion Ecuatoriana de Biotecnologia |
Effects of zinc as an adjunct to treatment of pneumonia in young children |
| Elizabeth A. Szalay, M.D. |
UNM School of Medicine |
Prevention of immobilization-induced osteoporosis in children |
| Richard H. Haas, M.D. |
UCSD School of Medicine |
Intravenous levetiracetam for the treatment of neonatal seizures: A pharmacokinetic and preliminary efficacy and safety study |
| Wei-Chiang Lin, Ph.D. |
Florida International University |
Optimizing pediatric brain tumor surgery through optical spectroscopy to enhance survival and quality of life |
| Alexandre E. Medina, Ph.D. |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Restoring plasticity in fetal anticonvulsant syndrome using a phosphodiesterase inhibitor |
| William C. Mobley, M.D., Ph.D. |
Stanford University School of Medicine |
Targeting APP gene expression to improve and maintain cognition in children and adults with Down Syndrome |
| John A. Widness, M.D. |
University of Iowa College of Medicine |
Red blood cell recovery and survival following transfusion in infants |
| Luis E. Cuevas, M.D. |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
Towards new diagnostic approaches for active and latent TB infections using IFN-y assays in African children |
| Sherwin J. Isenberg, M.D. |
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
A clinical trial of the treatment of fungal corneal ulcers with povidone-iodine |
| Marcel Reyners, M.D. |
International Centre for Reproductive Health |
Impact of highly active anti retroviral therapy during pregnancy and breastfeeding on mother-to-child-transmission of HIV and mother's health: The Kesho Bora Study |
| Fernando P. Polack, M.D. |
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
The role of human metapneumovirus infection in asthmatic exacerbations in pediatric patients |
| Afzal A. Siddiqui, Ph.D. |
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center |
Schistosomiasis vaccine |
| Eduardo Villamor, M.D., Dr.PH |
Harvard School of Public Health |
Trial of zinc and HIV progression in children |
| Steven H. Abman, M.D. |
UCHSC |
Novel strategies for the prevention and treatment of chronic lung disease in premature newborns |
| Geoffrey P. Davidson, M.D. |
Children, Youth & Women's Health Service |
A new diagnostic standard for the assessment of swallowing disorders in children |
| Eileen J. Klein, M.D., MPH |
University of Washington School of Medicine |
Improving sedation of children undergoing procedures in the Emergency Department: Evaluation of different dosages and routes of administration of the sedative Midazolam |
| Evelyn A. Paysse, M.D. |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) for ametropia in children: A prospective study |
| Sriram Ramaswamy, M.D. |
Creighton University |
Bone mineral content and bone metabolism in adolescents on antipsychotic therapy |
| Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, M.D. |
University of Illinois Medical Center |
The effect of captopril on experimental meconium aspiration |
| Lydia Aguilar-Bryan, M.D., Ph.D. |
Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute |
Molecular basis for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia and permanent diabetes in newborns and infants |
| Robin K. Ohls, M.D. |
UNM School of Medicine |
A randomized, masked, placebo controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of darbepoetin alfa administered to preterm infants |
| Jeanette C. Ramer, M.D. |
Penn State College of Medicine |
Assessment and treatment of copper/zinc imbalance in children with autism |
| Carl L. Bose, M.D. |
UNC School of Medicine |
The role of inflammation in infant chronic lung disease and related outcomes |
| Johanna Goldfarb, M.D. |
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital |
Are the betaherpesviruses important pathogens in immunocompromised children? |
| Friedhelm Hildebrandt, M.D. |
University of Michigan Medical School |
Molecular genetics of focal-segmentalglomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in African American children: Mutational analysis and gene identification to establish diagnosis and response to treatment |
| Gail M. Seigel, Ph.D. |
SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine |
Retinal autofluorescence as a diagnostic tool in Batten disease |
| Daniel K. Benjamin, Jr., M.D., MPH, Ph.D. |
Duke Clinical Research Institute |
Early diagnosis of neonatal candidiasis |
| Claudia B. Holzman, DVM, MPH, Ph.D. |
Michigan State University |
Assessing antenatal biomarkers of preterm delivery |
