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.
| Title | PI | PI Division | Co-I | Co-I Division |
| Olfactomedin 4 Marks a Unique Subset of Neutrophils | Matthew Alder, MD, PhD | Critical Care | ||
| "Using tears for biomarker discovery in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis" | Sheila Angeles-Han, MD, MSc | Rheumatology | ||
| Manipulating a Rho GTPase for cancer immunotherapy modulation | Fukun Guo, PhD | Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology | ||
| Genetically-encoded nuclear imaging of genome edited cells | Kotagiri Nalinikanth, MD, PhD | Pharmacy | Hu Yueh-Chiang, PhD | Developmental Biology |
| Molecular Insights into Patient-Derived MED1 Mutant in Breast Cancer Therapy Resistance | Xiaoting Zhang, PhD | Cancer Biology | ||
| A nanoparticle-based vaccine against influenza virus | Ming Tan, PhD | Infectious Diseases | Xi Jiang, PhD | Infectious Diseases |
| Pharmacological Inhibition of Vav3 in TKI-Resistant Ph+ B-ALL | Nicolas Nassar, PhD | Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute | Jose Cancelas MD, PhD | Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology |
| Investigating the role of exosomes as therapeutic targets/biomarkers for NASH | Takahisa Nakamura, PhD | Endocrinology | Takanori Takebe, MD | Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| FMR1 Gene Therapy for Fragile X Syndrome | Christina Gross, PhD | Neurology | Ernest Pedapati MD, MS | Psychiatry and Neurology |
| Secreted phosphor-Hsp70 is a biomarker and therapeutic target in brain metastases | Xiaoyang Qi, PhD | Hematology and Oncology | ||
| From Electronic Health Records to Research Quality Data | Eric Hall, PhD | Biomedical Informatics | ||
| Teen substance use in the electronic medical record | Sarah Beal, PhD | Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology | ||
| Advance Casual Inference Methods for Data-powered Health | Bin Huang, PhD | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | ||
| Developing an Informatics Solution to Collect EHR for Clinical Research | Tzu-Yu (Danny) Wu, PhD, MSI | Biomedical Informatics | Brett Kissela, MD, MS | Neurology |
| "Harnessing Purchasing Data for Dietary Interventions and Health Outcome Measures" | Dylan Steen, MD, MS | Cardiovascular Health and Disease | Sarah Couch, PhD | Nutritional Sciences |
| Fuzzy Bolt AI to Predict Recovery from PTSD After 12 Weeks of Therapy | David Fleck, PhD, MA, BA | Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience | Kelly Cohen, PhD | Aerospace Engineering |
| Improving cohort identification and IRB chart review protocol process for research | Brett Harnett, MS | Biomedical Informatics | ||
| Predicting Patient Outcomes using Advances in Smartphone Sensing | Todd Kelley, MD | Orthopedic Surgery | ||
| Predicting Individual SES for Improved EHR research | Cole Brokamp, PhD | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | ||
| Use of Design and Innovation to Prevent Cardiac Arrest in Critically Ill Children | Maya Dewan, MD, MPH | Critical Care | ||
| Reducing Barriers to Early Intervention for At-Risk Preschoolers | Karen Burkett, PhD | Patient Services - Nursing | ||
| Developing Sustainable Arts & Music Programs in Carthage & Roselawn | Carthage Christian Church | |||
| The Cincinnati Asthma Friendly Environments Partnership (CAFE) | People Working Cooperatively | |||
| A Needs Assessment of African American Women Living in Poverty | Community Engagement Collective |
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 |
| Michael Sherenian, MD, MS | Asthma Research | Hemostasis in Atopic Dermatitis |
| Anna Peters, MD, PhD | Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition | Transcriptional characterization of pathogenic B cells in pediatric liver transplant rejection |
| Meredith Schuh, MD | Nephrology and Hypertension | Molecular Analysis of Third Trimester Renal Progenitor Cells in the Primate Model |
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 |
| Vidya Chidambaran, MD | Anesthesia | 2019-2020 |
| Elisa Boscolo, PhD | Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology | 2020-2021 |
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 | Co PI Name | Award Title |
| Meera Kotagal, MD, MPH | General and Community Pediatrics | Richard Falcone, MD, MPH; Andrew Beck, MD, MPH; Cole Brokamp, PhD | Using place-based indicators to identify potential targets for injury prevention |
| Patrick Brady, MD, MSc | Hospital Medicine and Anderson Center | Katherine Auger, MD, MSc; Barbara Giambra, PhD, RN, CPNP; Samir Shah, MD, MSCE; Lisa Loechtenfeldt | Improving Hospital to Home Transitions for Children with Medical Complexity |
| Sarah Corathers, MD | Endocrinology | Patrick Brady, MD, MSc; Nancy Daraiseh, PhD; Amanda Sylvester, MSN, APRN, CNP | Artificial Intelligence Decision Support to Enhance Care for Type 1 Diabetes |
| Mark Paterno, PT, PhD, MBA, SCS, ATC | Sports Medicine | Bin Huang, BS, MS, PhD | Alternative Models of Care to Improve Outcome After ACL Reconstruction |
| Ellen Lipstein, MD, MPH | Anderson Center | Lisa Vaughn, PhD; Lee Ann Conrad, DO, MPH | A Comprehensive Assessment of Transgender-Related Decision Support Needs |
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 |
| Akihiro Asai, MD, PhD | Gastroenterology | Modeling inherited cholestasis with patient-specific mutations |
| Nathan Evanson, MD, PhD | Anesthesia | Indirect traumatic optic neuropathy in a murine model of traumatic brain injury |
| Elizabeth Kramer, MD, PhD | Pulmonary Medicine | TGFβ Enhances Airway Smooth Muscle Dysfunction in Cystic Fibrosis via P13K |
| Ravindra Arya, MD, DM | Neurology | Development and validation of methodology for pre-surgical language mapping with stereo-EEG |
| Nicole Weaver, MD | Human Genetics | Understanding allelic and phenotypic heterogeneity in POLR1A phenotypes |
| Daniel Swarr, MD | Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology | Chromatin State Dynamics in SOX9+ Lung Epithelial Progenitor Cells |
| Matthew Alder, MD, PhD | Critical Care | Mechanism for Olfactomedin 4 in shock |
| Francis Real, MD, Med | General Pediatrics | Promoting Resilience and Emotional Health through Virtual Education Training |
| Omar Niss, MD | Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute/Hematology | Losartan for Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in Sickle Cell Disease |
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 |
| Paritha Arumugam, PhD | Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology | Macrophage engraftment/maintenance and the durability of PMT therapeutic efficacy |
| Yueh-Chiang Hu, PhD | Developmental Biology | Differentiation of primordial germ cells by the genital ridge via BMP signaling |
| Yizhao Ni, PhD | Biomedical Informatics | BRIDGE: A Brain Image-Descriptor Generation Model to assist brain tumor evaluation |
| Rachelle Ramsey, PhD | Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology | Using technology-assisted stepped care intervention to improve adherence in adolescents with asthma |
| Lili He, PhD | Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology | Early Prediction of neurodevelopmental Deficits in Very Preterm Infants |
| Massashi Yamaji, PhD | Reproductive Sciences | Deciphering a micro environmental signaling network underlying proliferation and maintenance of spermatogonial stem/progenirot cells. |
| Marina Lopez-Sola, PhD | Anesthesiology | Discovering a nerual signature specific for juvenile fibromyalgia vs. juvenile idiopathic arthritis |
| Natoshia Cunningham, PhD | Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology | Brain Mechanisms of Attention and Pain in Youth with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders and Comorbid Anxiety |
| Alonzo Folger PhD, MS | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Linking Adversity, DNA Methylation, and Early Development in Home Visiting PU |
| Makiko Iwafuchi-Doi, PhD | Developmental Biology | Elucidating the pioneering mechanisms of FOXA to establish open and heterochromatin domains during endodermal specifications |
| Yaping Lu, PhD | Human Genetics | Modeling cell-free DNA fragmentation patterns for genome-wide association study |
| Laura Walkup, PhD | Pulmonary Medicine | Regional lung ventilation-perfusion of pediatric CF via 129Xe gas-exchange MRI |
| Juan Sanchez Gurmaches, PhD | Endocrinology | Developmental Heterogeneity of Adipose Tissues |
| Hee Woong Lim, PhD | Biomedical Informatics | High-resolution mapping of protein-genome interactions using CUT & RUN |
| Kelli VanDussen, PhD | Gastroenterology | ILEAL Microvilli Phenotypes as zPredictors of Crohn's Disease Clinical outcome |
