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Faculty Research Mentors
Affiliations and Research Interests
| Clinical Researchers |
Department: Division |
Current Research Interests |
| Acarregui Michael J., MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Pulmonary development of the air-blood barrier & pulmonary vasculogenesis |
| Atkins Dianne L., MD |
Pediatrics: Cardiology |
Clinical trials, pharmacokinetics of anti-arrhythmics, CPR and resuscitation |
| Bell, Edward, MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Clinical trials relating management to outcome in NICU patients, nutrition and energy metabolism, thermal physiology |
| Colaizy, Tarah, MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Donor milk use in the NICU and neurodevelopmental outcomes, breastfeeding promotion and support, large database analysis |
| Cooper-Brown, Linda, PhD |
Pediatrics: Psychology |
Assessment and treatment of feeding disorders, disruptive behavior and noncompliance in young children |
| D'Alessandro, Donna M., MD |
Pediatrics: General Pediatrics |
Medical informatics: improving health care with the use of computers in aiding medical practice, research, and education |
| Hall, James A., PhD, LISW |
Pediatrics: Psychology |
Development and evaluation of interventions for adolescent substance abuse |
| Kaldjian, Lauris C., MD, PhD |
Internal Medicine: General Internal Medicine |
Disclosure of medical errors, dementia and end-of-life care, religious beliefs in medical practice |
| Law, Ian, MD |
Pediatrics: Cardiology |
Management of arrhythmias in children and adults with congenital heart disease |
| Loew, Thomas, MD |
Pediatrics: Heme/Onc |
Clinical oncologic protocols of the Children's Oncology Group; enzyme replacement therapy for storage diseases, & pharmaceutical drug trials |
| Morriss, Frank H., MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Patient safety, quality improvement, and outcomes research |
| Oral, Resmiye, MD |
Pediatrics: General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine |
Perinatal illicit drug screening/intervention practices, prevention of in-utero exposure to illicit drugs, shaken baby syndrome, missed opportunities to diagnose child abuse |
| Tannous, Raymond, MD |
Pediatrics: Heme/Onc |
Clinical trials in all areas of pediatric oncology as part of the Children Oncology Group; delivery of palliative care to children in a rural setting |
| Weinberger, Miles, MD |
Pediatrics: Allergy & Pulmonary Division |
Clinical pharmacology of drugs used in respiratory disease, health care delivery and education with regard to pediatric pulmonary disease. |
| Ziegler, Ekhard E., MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Nutrition of term and preterm infant, especially protein & iron requirements |
| Clinical / Translational Researchers |
Department: Division |
Current Research Interests |
| Brophy, Patrick D., MD |
Pediatrics: Nephrology |
Renal transplants, molecular genetics and functional mechanisms of normal and abnormal development of the kidneys and genitourinary (GU) tract |
| Goldman, Frederick D., MD |
Pediatrics: Hem/Oncology |
Bone marrow failure syndromes, immune deficiencies, role of telomeres in the development of blood forming units |
| Klein, Jonathan M., MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Sex-specific mechanisms influencing pulmonary development |
| Mathews, Katherine, MD |
Pediatrics: Neurology |
Clinical and genetic aspects of neuromuscular diseases (particularly muscular dystrophies) |
| Rebouche, Charles J., PhD |
Pediatrics: Nutrition |
Carnitine biosynthesis, metabolism and function; iron nutrition and toxicology |
| Widness, John A., MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Anemia, erythropoiesis, & iron metabolism during the perinatal period. Erythropoietin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics |
| Clinical / Translational / Basic Researchers |
Department: Division |
Current Research Interests |
| Grose, Charles, MD |
Pediatrics: Infectious Disease |
Varicella-zoster virus and human herpes virus type 8 |
| Murray, Jeffrey C., MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Birth defects, particularly those involving the craniofacial region, utilizing genetics, molecular biology, embryology and epidemiology approaches |
| Scholz, Thomas , MD |
Pediatrics: Cardiology |
Metabolic development of the heart & the adaptation of cardiac metabolism |
| Uc, Aliye, MD |
Pediatrics: Gastroenterology |
Regulatory mechanisms involved in the intestinal heme iron absorption, role of oxidative stress in intestinal fluid and electrolyte homeostasis |
| Welsh, M.J., MD |
Internal Medicine: Pulmonary |
Cellular & molecular biology of transmembrane ion channels & gene transfer |
| Translational / Basic Researchers |
Department: Division |
Current Research Interests |
| Bartlett, Heather, MD |
Pediatrics: Cardiology |
Genetic regulation of cardiac development and origins of congenital heart disease |
| Bonthius, Daniel, MD, PhD |
Pediatrics: Neurology |
Fetal alcohol syndrome, congenital LCMV infection, and neuroblastoma |
| Campbell, Kevin P, PhD |
Physiology & Biophysics |
Molecular & genetic basis of muscular dystrophy & function of dystrophin |
| Dagle, John, MD, PhD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Organogenesis and left-right asymmetry, & high-throughput genetic screening |
| Ferguson, Polly, MD |
Pediatrics: Rheumatology |
Genetic basis of chronic inflammatory disorders that affect the bone and skin (CRMO, SAPHO, psoriasis) |
| Lamb, Fred S., MD, PhD |
Pediatrics: Critical Care |
Vascular smooth muscle physiology & biophysics in pathologic states including ion channels, fetal programming of adult vascular disease |
| McCray, Paul B., MD |
Pediatrics: Pulmonary |
Pulmonary host defense &gene transfer for the treatment of inherited diseases, especially for cystic fibrosis |
| Moreland, Jessica G., MD |
Pediatrics: Critical Care |
Innate immune response to bacterial pathogens in the lung |
| O'Dorisio M. Sue, MS, MD, PhD |
Pediatrics: Heme/Oncology |
Nervous system tumors: studies of neural crest and cerebellar development & neuropeptide receptors as diagnostic and therapeutic targets |
| Roghair, Robert, MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Role of genotype and environment in postnatal development; Perinatal programming of obesity, hypertension, diabetes |
| Segar, Jeffrey L., MD |
Pediatrics: Neonatology |
Developmental cardiovascular biology; Integrative neural regulation of cardiovascular function; fetal programming of adult vascular disease |
| Sheffield, Val, MD, PhD |
Pediatrics: Genetics |
Gene discovery: genes causing human hereditary disease |
| Smith, Richard, MD |
Otolaryngology: Genetics |
Genetics genetics of hereditary hearing loss: positional cloning |
| Williamson, Roger A., MD (pdf) |
Ob/Gyn: Genetics |
Prenatal diagnosis, fetal treatment, & pregnancy screening tests |
| Basic Researchers |
Department: Division |
Current Research Interests |
| Davidson, Beverly, PhD |
Internal Medicine: Gene Therapy |
Developmental neurobiology & neurodegenerative diseases & gene therapy |
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| Norris, Andrew, MD, PhD |
Pediatrics: Endocrinology |
Mechanisms for Diabetes Progression and Complications |
| Sigmund, Curt D., PhD |
Physiology & Biophysics |
Genetics, molecular biology & physiology of hypertension |
| Tomanak, R.J., PhD |
Anatomy & Cell Biology |
Cell biology of angiogenesis during development |
| Weeks, Curt D., PhD |
Biochemistry |
Oligonucleotides forin vivo alteration of gene expression during development |
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