Thrasher Research Fund - Medical research grants to improve the lives of children

Grants Awarded

Since the Fund was established, over $100 million has been awarded for over 1000 projects.

Principal InvestigatorSupervising InstitutionProject TitleLocationKeywordsAward Granted
Aaron Chen
MD
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaContrast enhanced ultrasonography for blunt abdominal trauma imaging in childrenPennsylvaniaComputerized Tomography, Diagnosis, Emergency Department, Imaging$241,217
Aditi Apte
MD
KEM Hospital Research CentreMicronutrient fortified oil for prevention of anemia, vitamin B12 and folate deficiency in Indian infantsIndia$26,749
Aditya Sengupta
MD
Boston Children's HospitalNatural History and Consequences of Aortic Dilatation in Children with Conotruncal MalformationsMassachusetts$26,750
Adrian Martineau
MRCP, PhD, FRSB
Queen Mary University of LondonTrial of high-dose vitamin D in the treatment of complicated severe acute malnutrition (ViDiSAM)Pakistan, United Kingdom$538,232
Agostino Pierro
MD
The Hospital for Sick ChildrenRIC-NEC Phase II Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial: Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Necrotizing EnterocolitisCanada, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States$497,546
Ahmad Yatim
MD, PhD
The Rockefeller UniversityImmunological and genetic basis of SARS-CoV-2-related chilblains in childrenNew York$26,750
Ajay Rajaram
PhD
Boston Children's HospitalOptical neuromonitoring for early indication of surgical efficacy in infantile hydrocephalusUganda, United States$26,750
Alba Boix-Amorós
PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiIntestinal Bifidobacteria in infants at high risk of developing allergiesNew York$26,750
Alexander Sandweiss
MD, PhD
Baylor College of MedicineExome sequencing for the discovery of genetic determinants of pediatric anti-NMDAR encephalitisTexas$26,750
Alisa Kachikis
MD
University of WashingtonProtection of high-risk infants via maternal antibody: the impact of fetal growth restrictionWashington$26,750
Alison Crichton
PhD
Monash UniversityAttention management trial for children with FASD – a N-of-1 control trial of prescribed stimulants for ADHD in FASDAustralia$26,750
Alison Nair
MD
University of California, San FranciscoMechanisms and outcomes in children with acute traumatic coagulopathyCalifornia$26,750
Amanda Driscoll
PhD, MHS
University of Maryland School of MedicineThe effect of azithromycin and microbiome composition on infant rotavirus vaccine immunogenicityMali, United States$26,750
Amanda Gwee
MBBS, FRACP, DTM&H
Murdoch Children's Research InstituteITCHY study – Ivermectin Therapy in CHildren Younger than 5 years of ageAustralia, Laos$26,398
Ana Devesa
MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiCHIldren's Lifestyle, Diet, and exERcise InterventioN (CHILDREN’s Project)New York$26,750
Andrea Beaton
MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterReducing New Cases of Rheumatic Heart Disease through a Community Streptococcal Treatment ProgramUganda, United States$450,000
Andrea Beaton
MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterA Long-Term Follow-up Study for Patients Who Participated in the GOAL Trial (GOAL-Post)Uganda, United States$430,000
Andrew DiNardo
MD
Baylor College of MedicineRestoration of BCG immunity after helminth induced epigenetic-mediated immune exhaustionSwaziland, United States$349,088
Andrew Prendergast
MA, DPhil, MRCPCH
Zvitambo Institute for Maternal & Child Health ResearchEffect of early-life nutrition and WASH interventions on the long-term health of Zimbabwean childrenUnited Kingdom, Zimbabwe$374,954
Angelique Boutzoukas
MD
Duke UniversityDuration of Post-Discontinuation Antibiotic Exposures in Premature Infants and Associated OutcomesNorth Carolina$26,750
Anne Chang
MBBS, MPHTM, PhD, FRACP, FASPR
Queensland University of TechnologyImproving outcomes for children with bronchiectasis: a multicenter RCT using a novel mucolyticAustralia, Malaysia, Philippines$367,366
Anneka Hooft
MD, MPH
University of California, San FranciscoEpidemiology and Prevention of Pediatric Post-Discharge Mortality in RwandaRwanda, United States$26,750
Anthony Hsieh
PhD
University of OxfordEstablishing the association between cytomegalovirus viremia and immune aging in Zimbabwean childrenUnited Kingdom, Zimbabwe$26,744
Anthony Sabulski
MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterMechanisms and Consequences of BK Polyomavirus Infection in Immunocompromised PatientsOhio$26,750
Anup Katheria
MD
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns2 year Neurodevelopmental outcomes in Premature Infants receiving Milking or Delayed Cord ClampingCanada, Germany, Ireland, United States$531,788
Ashenafi Bahita
PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillExtending therapeutic efficacy studies to improve surveillance for drug- and diagnostic-resistant malaria in EthiopiaNorth Carolina$26,750
Ashley Stark
MD, MS
Duke UniversityPharmacokinetics of Clonidine Administered in the Infant PopulationNorth Carolina$26,750
Benjamin Watkins
MD
Emory UniversityAcute GVHD Suppression using Costimulation Blockade to Expand Non-malignant Transplant (ASCENT)Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York$336,355
Blake Martin
MD
University of Colorado School of MedicineProspective Evaluation of a Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Absence of Serious Bacterial InfectionColorado$26,748
Brett Manley
MBBS, PhD
Murdoch Children's Research InstituteNeurodevelopment at 2 years of extremely preterm infants who received early intratracheal budesonideAustralia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore$534,370
Brian Kavanaugh
PsyD
E. P. Bradley HospitalrTMS and executive functioning training for working memory deficits in adolescent psychopathologyRhode Island$26,750
Brittany Kmush
PhD
Syracuse UniversityA Phase II, Randomized, Observer-blinded, Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Hecolin® in Healthy Pregnant Women between Gestational Age 14-34 weeks and Non-Pregnant Women of 16-45 years oldPakistan, South Korea, United States$499,992
Bryan Vonasek
MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthNovel Strategies to Improve Tuberculosis Case Finding in Children with Severe Acute MalnutritionMalawi, United States$26,750
Caitlin Williams
PhD
Weill Cornell MedicineMaternal Interference of Infant SARS-CoV-2 mRNA VaccinationNew York$26,750
Cara Ebbeling
PhD
Boston Children's HospitalEffects of Whole vs. Non-fat Milk Consumption on Body Composition in Children: a 1-Year RCTMassachusetts$535,465
Catherine Satzke
PhD
Murdoch Children's Research InstituteOn target, On time: improved diagnostics for childhood complicated pneumonia in AsiaAustralia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand$420,000
Charlene Rodrigues
BSc, MBChB, MRCPCH, PGDip
University of OxfordIntegrating Genomic Epidemiology Into Public Health Microbiology for Meningococcal DiseaseUnited Kingdom$26,750
Christina Hanna
MD, MPH, MSCE
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaEstablishing a Registry & Assessing Treatment Abandonment in South African Pediatric Cancer PatientsSouth Africa, United States$26,750
Christine McDonald
ScD, MSC
University of California, San FranciscoThe effects of multiply-fortified salt on the micronutrient status of preschool-aged children in Punjab, IndiaIndia, United States$474,647
Christine McGrath
PhD, MPH
University of WashingtonDeveloping low-cost universal malnutrition screening for low income countriesKenya, United States$462,983
Cynthia Akagbosu
MD, MA
Children's National HospitalThe Role of Gut Microbiota in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve GastrectomyDistrict of Columbia$26,750
Daniel Erchick
PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins UniversityFortified Balanced Energy Protein Supplementation in Pregnancy & Infant Growth and NeurodevelopmentNepal, United States$399,611
David Blauvelt
MD
Boston Children's HospitalAn Anticoagulation-Free Oxygenator for an Artificial PlacentaMassachusetts$26,750
David Hersh
MD
Connecticut Children's Medical CenterLow-intensity Pulsed Ultrasound to Mitigate Skull Flap Resorption Following CranioplastyConnecticut$26,750
David Mukunya
PhD, MBChB
Busitema UniversityNeurodevelopment and brain volume one-year post-neonatal sepsis: a prospective cohort studyUganda$26,750
Dongqing (DQ) Wang
PhD, MPH
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthPrenatal and Postnatal Vitamin B-12 Supplementation and Breast Milk Status of B-12 in TanzaniaCalifornia, Massachusetts$26,750
Drew Schwartz
MD, PhD
Washington University in St. LouisAntibiotics disrupt the gut microbiome and immune response, and increase vulnerability to bacteremiaMissouri$26,750
Dylan Kain
MD
Oregon Health & Science UniversityMucosal invariant T cells and their memory potential – how they may be crucial in future tuberculosis vaccine developmentOregon$26,750
Edmund Tsui
MD
University of California, Los AngelesDiscovery of Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-associated UveitisCalifornia$26,750
Eileen Birch
PhD
Retina Foundation of the SouthwestImproving Control of Alignment in Intermittent ExotropiaTexas$241,821
Elizabeth Ryan
PhD
Colorado State UniversityRice bran-based supplemental foods for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition in IndonesiaFrance, Indonesia, United States$400,000
Elizabeth Thompson
MD
Duke UniversityOptimizing caffeine exposure to reduce post-cardiopulmonary bypass acute kidney injury in neonatesNorth Carolina$24,453
Emily Bucholz
MD, PhD, MPH
University of Colorado DenverImproving Risk Prediction of Outcomes in Children with Single Ventricle Heart DiseaseColorado$19,795
Emöke Deschmann
MD, MMSc, PhD
Karolinska InstitutetNew markers of bleeding risk among thrombocytopenic preterm neonatesNetherlands, Sweden, United States$325,280
Eric McCollum
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineEvaluating novel pediatric pulse oximeters for outpatient child pneumonia care in sub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa, United States$450,000
Erin Delker
PhD, MPH
University of California, San DiegoComparative effectiveness of antihypertensive medication use strategies in pregnancyCalifornia$26,750
Faith Goronga
MD, MPH, MS
University of California, San FranciscoMaternal, perinatal, and neonatal risks for neurodevelopmental impairment in a Zimbabwean cohortUnited States, Zimbabwe$26,750
Felix Oyania
MBChB, MMed
Mbarara University of Science & TechnologyFeasibility of Primary Repair for Anorectal Malformations in UgandaUganda$24,164
Gary Darmstadt
MD, MS
Stanford UniversityEmollient Therapy for Improved Survival and Growth of Very Low Birth Weight Infants in ZimbabweUnited States, Zimbabwe$525,870
Gregory Sokol
MD
Indiana UniversityPhysiological approach to sodium supplementation in preterm infantsIndiana, Texas$386,077
Gregory Valentine
MD, MEd, FAAP
University of WashingtonPrevention of Developmental Delay and Xylitol StudyMalawi, United States$429,451
Gregory Walker
PhD
University of New South WalesViral genetic determinants of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) underlying clinical disease severity in pediatric infectionAustralia$26,750
Hinissan Kohio
PhD
Washington University in St. LouisInhibition of the RalGAP protein complex as a novel approach to broadly block enteric infectionsMissouri$26,750
Holger Unger
MBChB, DTM&H, MSc, PhD
Menzies School of Health ResearchA novel prenatal malaria intervention to prevent malaria and ill-health in infancy (SAPOT-I)Australia, Papua New Guinea$546,285
Hussnain Mirza
MD, FAAP
AdventHealth for ChildrenTreatment of delayed pulmonary transition in extremely preterm infants & broncho-pulmonary dysplasiaFlorida$362,624
Itamar Nitzan
MD
Shaare Zedek Medical CenterSkincubator - A novel preterm infant incubator for prolonged skin to skin contactIsrael$26,750
Jacob Dal-Bianco
MD
Massachusetts General HospitalIdentifying and Preventing Rheumatic Heart Valve Disease ProgressionBrazil, United States$395,992
Jan Hau Lee
MBBS, MRCPCH, MCI
KK Women’s & Children’s HospitalStress Hydrocortisone in Pediatric Septic Shock in Asia (The SHIPSS-Asia trial)China, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Vietnam$399,995
Janice Tijssen
MD, MSc
London Health Sciences Centre Research, Inc.Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: Evaluation of IM Epinephrine (The PRIME Trial)Canada$354,072
Jason Lang
MD, MPH
Duke UniversityGenotype-tailored treatment of symptomatic acid-reflux in children with uncontrolled asthmaFlorida, North Carolina$326,441
Jeffrey Stout
PhD
Boston Children's HospitalHemodynamic MRI Metrics to Assess Ischemic Risk and Predict Surgical Outcome in Moyamoya DiseaseMassachusetts$26,750
Jenny Koo
MD
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & NewbornsHemodynamics of extremely preterm neonates receiving high vs low oxygen during delayed cord clampingCalifornia$26,750
Jessie Oldham
PhD
Boston Children's HospitalA Multifaceted Assessment of Post-Concussion Adolescent Startle Response and InjuryMassachusetts$26,750
Joany Zachariasse
MD, PhD
Erasmus University Medical CenterA pediatric early warning score to recognize serious illness in low- and middle-income countriesNetherlands, Suriname, Tanzania, The Gambia$26,750
John Weaver
MD
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGenetic Analysis of Two Deeply Phenotyped Bladder Exstrophy Populations of South Asian and European OriginPennsylvania$26,750
Jonathan Santoro
MD
Children's Hospital Los AngelesNeurocognitive and Executive Dysfunction in Children with Multiple SclerosisCalifornia$26,736
Jonathan Wagner
DO, FAAP
Children's Mercy Kansas CityEffects of Pediatric Liver Adiposity on Statin Disposition and ResponseMissouri$383,281
Joshua Motelow
MD, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical CenterImproving Diagnostic Yield in Critically Ill Children with Prior Negative Genetic TestingNew York$26,750
Julian Adong
MBChB, MMed
Mbarara University of Science & TechnologyA family-centered social media intervention to promote antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents and young adults with HIV in Uganda (Family U-SMART)Uganda, United States$26,750
Julie Herlihy
MD, MPH
Boston UniversityZambia Infant Cohort Study: Brains Optimized for Surviving and Thriving (ZICS-BOOST)United States, Zambia$523,878
Juliet Edgcomb
MD, PhD
University of California, Los AngelesElectronic Health Record-based Detection of Self-harm and Suicidal Behavior in School-age ChildrenCalifornia$26,750
Karen Jacobson
MD, MPH
Stanford UniversityGestational SARS-CoV-2, inflammation, and impact on infant development in a malaria-endemic settingUganda, United States$26,750
Katherine Bline
MD
Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalDefine myeloid-derived suppressor cells and immune profiles in children with respiratory infectionsOhio$26,634
Katherine Lawrence
PhD
University of Southern CaliforniaPredicting ADHD and Depressive Symptom Severity in Youth with ADHD using Reward Brain ActivityCalifornia$26,602
Kevin Kobylinski
MS, PhD
MORU Tropical Health NetworkEvaluating Pediatric Ivermectin in Children Under 15 kilograms (EPIC-15)Brazil, Switzerland, Thailand$521,256
Kirsten Perrett
MD
Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCan early introduction of tree nuts prevent tree nut allergy? TreEat: a randomized controlled trialAustralia$274,905
Kristin Banek
PhD, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUsing Cascade Analysis to Improve Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment in Congolese ChildrenDemocratic Republic of Congo, United States$26,750
Krysten North
MD, MPH
Brigham & Women's HospitalHuman milk composition and infant neurodevelopment in rural BangladeshBangladesh, United States$26,750
Kunmi Sobowale
MD
University of California, Los AngelesMobile Device Assessment of Perinatal Depression's Effect on Dyadic Interaction and Child DevelopmentCalifornia$26,750
Lakshmi Ganapathi
MBBS
Boston Children's HospitalYouth Life-Steps: a mobile-phone delivered problem-solving intervention for improving engagement in substance use treatment among young people who inject drugs in IndiaIndia, United States$26,750
Laura Malone
MD, PhD
Kennedy Krieger InstituteAnalysis of Psychometric Properties of a Novel Pediatric Stroke Motor Impairment Measure (PSMIM)Maryland$26,750
Lauren Cohee
MD, MS
University of Maryland School of MedicinePreventing malaria in school children to protect the whole communityMalawi, United States$543,272
Lauren Frazer
MD, PhD
UNC School of MedicineThe role of Interleukin-22 signaling and goblet cells during experimental necrotizing enterocolitisNorth Carolina$26,750
Lindsay Huffhines
PhD
E. P. Bradley HospitalHow and For Whom Does Adversity Lead to Childhood Obesity: A Mediated Moderation AnalysisRhode Island$26,750
Lindsey Locks
ScD, MPH
Boston UniversityIron-deficiency and non-iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy and infant health in IndiaIndia, United States$26,750
Lindsey Reif
DrPH
Weill Cornell MedicineMAISHA-Youth!: Gender equity and empowerment to prevent violence among adolescentsTanzania, United States$26,750
Mahendiran Dharmasivam
BSc, BEd, MSc, PhD
Griffith UniversityOvercoming the "Triad-of-Death" by Developing Frontier Anti-Cancer Drugs for Childhood NeuroblastomaAustralia$26,750
Manimaran Ramani
MD, MPH, MSHA, MSHQS
University of Alabama at BirminghamRepurposing Intrapartum Azithromycin as a Neuroprotector in Birth AsphyxiaDemocratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, India, Pakistan, United States, Zambia$495,075
Marc Rothenberg
MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterEosinophil progenitor level as a biomarker for disease activity in eosinophilic esophagitisOhio$395,900
Maribeth Nicholson
MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterThe Impact of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor on Nutrition, the Gut Microbiome, and Gut InflammationTennessee$26,750
Marie-Coralie Cornet
MD
University of California, San FranciscoNeonatal Encephalopathy following SSRI exposure in utero: The NESSRI studyCalifornia$26,750
Mark Manary
MD
Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisEggs to Eradicate Environmental Enteric DysfunctionSierra Leone, Switzerland, United States$349,522
Mark Murphy
DO
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterOptimizing Voriconazole Therapy Using Model-Informed Precision DosingOhio$14,101
Martin Chebet
MBChB
University of BergenThe role of infections in the aetiology of stillbirths in UgandaUganda$26,744
Matthew Vogt
MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe role of human antibody in enterovirus D68 associated acute flaccid myelitisNorth Carolina$26,750
Matthew Wiens
BSc, PharmD, PhD
BC Children’s HospitalSmart Discharges to improve post-discharge survival following admission for infection in young infantsCanada, Uganda$550,094
Matthew Wong
BSc, MBBS
The University of QueenslandIdentifying wheezy preschool children at risk of developing asthma using intra-breath oscillometryAustralia$26,750
Melisa Carrasco McCaul
MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin-MadisonPredictors of Cognitive Disability and Executive Dysfunction After Acute Symptomatic Neonatal SeizuresWisconsin$26,750
Meredith Hickson
MD
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUsing implementation science to reduce pediatric mortality at Botswana’s national referral hospitalBotswana, United States$26,750
Michael Weiss
MD
University of FloridaMelatonin as a neuroprotective therapy in neonates with HIE undergoing hypothermiaFloridaDrug Therapy, Human, Neonatal, Treatment$296,741
Michael Zimmermann
MD
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)A novel stable iron isotope method to define iron needs and improve iron nutrition in HIV+ childrenSouth Africa, Switzerland$420,559
Michael Zimmermann
MD
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)Effects of iron and prebiotic supplementation on pediatric vaccine responseKenya, Switzerland$545,101
Michelle Yang
MD
University of UtahA trial of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor in neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia (TOP-CDH)Utah$23,107
Minh Pham
MD, MPH, PhD
Burnet InstituteNovel Point-of-care Testing for Diagnosis of Active Syphilis in Pregnant Women and Infants in FijiAustralia, Fiji$304,981
Nandita Perumal
PhD MPH
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthPrenatal antiretroviral therapy initiation and school readiness among HIV-exposed, uninfected children in TanzaniaTanzania, United States$26,750
Ngu Abanda
PhD
Centre Pasteur in CameroonAn assessment of humoral and cellular immunity against yellow fever in HIV+ and HIV- children vaccinated during infancyCameroon, United States$25,000
Nicklas Brustad
MD, PhD
Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC)The Effect of Early Life Vitamin D on Child Bone Health – A Personalized ApproachDenmark$26,750
Nicolas Abreu
MD
NYU Grossman School of MedicineDevelopment of a tool harnessing single-view video for computational gait analysis in toddlersNew York$26,750
Nuttada Panpradist
PhD
University of WashingtonDevelopment of a point-of-care wearable device for congenital cytomegalovirus screening in newbornsKenya, United States$26,750
Paul Alain Tagnouokam Ngoupo
PhD
Centre Pasteur in CameroonAlternative diagnostic markers for HIV in persistently seronegative HIV-infected children put early on cARTCameroon, United States$26,750
Pearl Houghteling
MD
Stanford UniversityEsophageal atresia: a natural experiment of the effects of oral inoculation on the gut microbiomeCalifornia$26,750
Porter Hunt
PhD
University of UtahOptimal Antibiotic Dosing for Pediatric Bacterial MeningitisUtah$26,733
Rachel Randell
MD
Duke UniversityOptimizing Hydroxychloroquine to Reduce Disease Activity in Pediatric LupusNorth Carolina$26,750
Rehnuma Haque
MBBS, MPH, PhD
ICDDR,BThe pivotal relationship between heavy metal exposures and tuberculosis in Bangladeshi childrenBangladesh$26,750
Richard Derman
MD, MPH
Thomas Jefferson UniversityNeurodevelopmental Follow-up of Children whose Mothers Participated in the ASPIRIN StudyDemocratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, India, Pakistan, United States, Zambia$480,000
Robinder Khemani
MD
Children's Hospital Los AngelesThe Effect of Intensive Care unit therapies on long-term outcome for children with Pediatric ARDSCalifornia$272,526
Rose McGready
MD, PhD
University of OxfordNeonatal and infant exposures to tafenoquine and primaquine during treatment in lactating womenThailand, United Kingdom$245,791
Rupsa Boelig
MD
Thomas Jefferson UniversityAzithromycin Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Pregnancy and Preterm Birth Prevention: Optimizing dosing to improve maternal and neonatal outcomesPennsylvania$26,750
Sarah de Loizaga
MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCase Managers and Peer Support Groups (CAMPS) for Prophylaxis Adherence in Rheumatic Heart DiseaseUganda, United States$26,750
Sarah Mulkey
MD, PhD
Children's National HospitalDevelopmental Outcome After In Utero ZIKV Exposure in Children Without Congenital Zika SyndromeColombia, United States$429,786
Sarah Stenton
MBChB, PhD
Boston Children's HospitalReanalyzing genomic sequencing in pediatric rare disease through the lens of digenic inheritanceMassachusetts$26,750
Shane George
PhD
The University of QueenslandNasal High Flow Apnoeic Oxygenation during Paediatric Emergency Intubation: A Randomized Controlled TrialAustralia, New Zealand$368,290
Simon Warfield
PhD
Boston Children's HospitalHigh Resolution Quantitative MR Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia in Pediatric EpilepsyMassachusetts$321,000
Sonia Bonifacio
MD, FAAP
Stanford University School of MedicineTIME Study: An RCT of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Infants with Mild Encephalopathy in CaliforniaCalifornia$372,711
Stephan Ehrhardt
MD, MPH, DTMPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthTenofovir in early pregnancy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virusThailand, United States$416,189
Stephen John
MD, BSE
Hennepin Healthcare Research InstituteBubble NCPAP vs. Bubble NIPPV for Preterm Infants in Respiratory DistressIndia, United States$26,750
Stephen Luby
MD
Stanford UniversityIdentifying the most significant contributors to child blood lead levels in Dhaka, BangladeshBangladesh, United States$348,273
Stephen Tukwasibwe
PhD
Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)Malaria drug and diagnostic resistance in refugee children in UgandaUganda, United States$26,750
Sudhin Thayyil
MD, DCH, FRCPCH, PhD
Imperial College LondonErythropoietin Monotherapy for Brain Regeneration After Neonatal Encephalopathy in Low and Middle-income Countries (EMBRACE Trial)Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States$349,500
Susan Humphreys
MB ChB, FFARCSI, FANZCA
The University of QueenslandHigh-flow for Children's Airway Surgery: a Randomized Controlled TrialAustralia$319,458
Susannah Colt
PhD
Rhode Island HospitalImpact of Vitamin A Status on Environmental Enteric Dysfunction in Children with SchistosomiasisRhode Island$26,579
Susanne Martin Herz
MD, PhD
University of California, San FranciscoValidation of Neurodevelopmental Assessments for Early Identification of High Risk Infants in LMICUnited States, Zimbabwe$479,960
Sweta Patel
MD
Duke UniversityThe effect of household air pollution on the health outcomes of infants in BotswanaBotswana, United States$26,750
Tara Ness
MD, MPH
Baylor College of MedicineInvestigating the use of next generation sequencing on stool to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis heterogeneity in children with pulmonary tuberculosisSwaziland, United States$26,750
Thomas Hays
MD, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical CenterThe genetic basis of neonatal diseaseNew York$26,750
Tobias Strunk
MD, PhD, FRACP
University of Western AustraliaTopical coconut oil to prevent late-onset sepsis in extremely preterm infants: a cluster-randomized clinical trialAustralia$363,010
Walter Chen
MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical CenterInvestigation of uncharacterized human proteins associated with metabolic organellesTexas$26,750
William Johnston
MD
University of PennsylvaniaIn utero gene editing in a murine model of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosaPennsylvania$26,750
Zannatun Noor
PhD
ICDDR,BDevelopment of an effective treatment of Cryptosporidiosis in Bangladeshi ChildrenBangladesh$26,750
Aaron Chen, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Keywords: Computerized Tomography, Diagnosis, Emergency Department, Imaging
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$241,217
Aditya Sengupta, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
Massachusetts
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Adrian Martineau, MRCP, PhD, FRSB
Queen Mary University of London
Pakistan, United Kingdom
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$538,232
Agostino Pierro, MD
The Hospital for Sick Children
Canada, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$497,546
Ahmad Yatim, MD, PhD
The Rockefeller University
New York
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Ajay Rajaram, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Uganda, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Alba Boix-Amorós, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Alexander Sandweiss, MD, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Alisa Kachikis, MD
University of Washington
Washington
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Alison Nair, MD
University of California, San Francisco
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Amanda Driscoll, PhD, MHS
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mali, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Amanda Gwee, MBBS, FRACP, DTM&H
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia, Laos
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,398
Ana Devesa, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Andrea Beaton, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Uganda, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$450,000
Andrea Beaton, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Uganda, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$430,000
Andrew DiNardo, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Swaziland, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$349,088
Andrew Prendergast, MA, DPhil, MRCPCH
Zvitambo Institute for Maternal & Child Health Research
United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$374,954
Angelique Boutzoukas, MD
Duke University
North Carolina
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Anne Chang, MBBS, MPHTM, PhD, FRACP, FASPR
Queensland University of Technology
Australia, Malaysia, Philippines
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$367,366
Anneka Hooft, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco
Rwanda, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Anthony Hsieh, PhD
University of Oxford
United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,744
Anthony Sabulski, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ohio
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Anup Katheria, MD
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
Canada, Germany, Ireland, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$531,788
Ashenafi Bahita, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Ashley Stark, MD, MS
Duke University
North Carolina
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Benjamin Watkins, MD
Emory University
Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$336,355
Blake Martin, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Colorado
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,748
Brett Manley, MBBS, PhD
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$534,370
Brian Kavanaugh, PsyD
E. P. Bradley Hospital
Rhode Island
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Bryan Vonasek, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
Malawi, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Caitlin Williams, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Cara Ebbeling, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Massachusetts
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$535,465
Catherine Satzke, PhD
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$420,000
Charlene Rodrigues, BSc, MBChB, MRCPCH, PGDip
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Christina Hanna, MD, MPH, MSCE
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
South Africa, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Christine McDonald, ScD, MSC
University of California, San Francisco
India, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$474,647
Christine McGrath, PhD, MPH
University of Washington
Kenya, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$462,983
Cynthia Akagbosu, MD, MA
Children's National Hospital
District of Columbia
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Daniel Erchick, PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University
Nepal, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$399,611
David Blauvelt, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
Massachusetts
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
David Hersh, MD
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Connecticut
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
David Mukunya, PhD, MBChB
Busitema University
Uganda
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Dongqing (DQ) Wang, PhD, MPH
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
California, Massachusetts
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Drew Schwartz, MD, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
Missouri
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Edmund Tsui, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Eileen Birch, PhD
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Texas
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$241,821
Elizabeth Ryan, PhD
Colorado State University
France, Indonesia, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$400,000
Emily Bucholz, MD, PhD, MPH
University of Colorado Denver
Colorado
Award Granted:
Early Career
$19,795
Emöke Deschmann, MD, MMSc, PhD
Karolinska Institutet
Netherlands, Sweden, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$325,280
Eric McCollum, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
South Africa, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$450,000
Erin Delker, PhD, MPH
University of California, San Diego
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Faith Goronga, MD, MPH, MS
University of California, San Francisco
United States, Zimbabwe
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Felix Oyania, MBChB, MMed
Mbarara University of Science & Technology
Uganda
Award Granted:
Early Career
$24,164
Gary Darmstadt, MD, MS
Stanford University
United States, Zimbabwe
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$525,870
Gregory Sokol, MD
Indiana University
Indiana, Texas
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$386,077
Gregory Valentine, MD, MEd, FAAP
University of Washington
Malawi, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$429,451
Hinissan Kohio, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
Missouri
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Holger Unger, MBChB, DTM&H, MSc, PhD
Menzies School of Health Research
Australia, Papua New Guinea
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$546,285
Itamar Nitzan, MD
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Israel
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Jacob Dal-Bianco, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brazil, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$395,992
Jan Hau Lee, MBBS, MRCPCH, MCI
KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
China, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Vietnam
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$399,995
Janice Tijssen, MD, MSc
London Health Sciences Centre Research, Inc.
Canada
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$354,072
Jason Lang, MD, MPH
Duke University
Florida, North Carolina
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$326,441
Jeffrey Stout, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Massachusetts
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Jenny Koo, MD
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Jessie Oldham, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Massachusetts
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Joany Zachariasse, MD, PhD
Erasmus University Medical Center
Netherlands, Suriname, Tanzania, The Gambia
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
John Weaver, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Jonathan Santoro, MD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,736
Jonathan Wagner, DO, FAAP
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Missouri
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$383,281
Joshua Motelow, MD, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Julie Herlihy, MD, MPH
Boston University
United States, Zambia
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$523,878
Juliet Edgcomb, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Karen Jacobson, MD, MPH
Stanford University
Uganda, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Katherine Bline, MD
Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Ohio
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,634
Katherine Lawrence, PhD
University of Southern California
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,602
Kevin Kobylinski, MS, PhD
MORU Tropical Health Network
Brazil, Switzerland, Thailand
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$521,256
Kirsten Perrett, MD
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$274,905
Kristin Banek, PhD, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Democratic Republic of Congo, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Krysten North, MD, MPH
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Bangladesh, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Kunmi Sobowale, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Laura Malone, MD, PhD
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Maryland
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Lauren Cohee, MD, MS
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Malawi, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$543,272
Lauren Frazer, MD, PhD
UNC School of Medicine
North Carolina
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Lindsay Huffhines, PhD
E. P. Bradley Hospital
Rhode Island
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Lindsey Locks, ScD, MPH
Boston University
India, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Lindsey Reif, DrPH
Weill Cornell Medicine
Tanzania, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Mahendiran Dharmasivam, BSc, BEd, MSc, PhD
Griffith University
Australia
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Manimaran Ramani, MD, MPH, MSHA, MSHQS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, India, Pakistan, United States, Zambia
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$495,075
Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ohio
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$395,900
Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Tennessee
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Marie-Coralie Cornet, MD
University of California, San Francisco
California
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Mark Manary, MD
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Sierra Leone, Switzerland, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$349,522
Mark Murphy, DO
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ohio
Award Granted:
Early Career
$14,101
Martin Chebet, MBChB
University of Bergen
Uganda
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,744
Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Matthew Wiens, BSc, PharmD, PhD
BC Children’s Hospital
Canada, Uganda
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$550,094
Matthew Wong, BSc, MBBS
The University of Queensland
Australia
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Melisa Carrasco McCaul, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Meredith Hickson, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Botswana, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Michael Weiss, MD
University of Florida
Florida
Keywords: Drug Therapy, Human, Neonatal, Treatment
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$296,741
Michael Zimmermann, MD
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
South Africa, Switzerland
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$420,559
Michael Zimmermann, MD
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
Kenya, Switzerland
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$545,101
Nandita Perumal, PhD MPH
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Tanzania, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Nicklas Brustad, MD, PhD
Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC)
Denmark
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Nicolas Abreu, MD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Nuttada Panpradist, PhD
University of Washington
Kenya, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Paul Alain Tagnouokam Ngoupo, PhD
Centre Pasteur in Cameroon
Cameroon, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Porter Hunt, PhD
University of Utah
Utah
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,733
Rachel Randell, MD
Duke University
North Carolina
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Richard Derman, MD, MPH
Thomas Jefferson University
Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, India, Pakistan, United States, Zambia
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$480,000
Robinder Khemani, MD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
California
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$272,526
Rose McGready, MD, PhD
University of Oxford
Thailand, United Kingdom
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$245,791
Sarah de Loizaga, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Uganda, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Sarah Mulkey, MD, PhD
Children's National Hospital
Colombia, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$429,786
Sarah Stenton, MBChB, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Massachusetts
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Shane George, PhD
The University of Queensland
Australia, New Zealand
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$368,290
Simon Warfield, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Massachusetts
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$321,000
Sonia Bonifacio, MD, FAAP
Stanford University School of Medicine
California
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$372,711
Stephan Ehrhardt, MD, MPH, DTMPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Thailand, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$416,189
Stephen John, MD, BSE
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
India, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Stephen Luby, MD
Stanford University
Bangladesh, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$348,273
Stephen Tukwasibwe, PhD
Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)
Uganda, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Sudhin Thayyil, MD, DCH, FRCPCH, PhD
Imperial College London
Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$349,500
Susan Humphreys, MB ChB, FFARCSI, FANZCA
The University of Queensland
Australia
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$319,458
Susannah Colt, PhD
Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,579
Susanne Martin Herz, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
United States, Zimbabwe
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$479,960
Sweta Patel, MD
Duke University
Botswana, United States
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Thomas Hays, MD, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
Tobias Strunk, MD, PhD, FRACP
University of Western Australia
Australia
Award Granted:
E.W. "Al" Thrasher
$363,010
Walter Chen, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Texas
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750
William Johnston, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Award Granted:
Early Career
$26,750