Congratulations to James Gern, MD and co-investigator, Daniel Jackson, MD for their recent supplement to the Inner City Asthma Consortium (ICAC) contract, entitled, “Pets and the Infant Microbiome: Effect on Immune Maturation & Atopic Asthma.” …
Gern Research Group News
James Gern, MD, Collaborates on Largest Grant in SMPH History
James Gern, MD, is a co-director on a new seven-year, $70 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) — the largest grant ever received by the UW School of Medicine …
Dr. Robert Lemanske and His Co-Investigators Receive Competitive Renewal on COAST IV
Congratulations to Dr. Robert Lemanske and his Co-Investigators, Drs. James Gern, Daniel Jackson, Judith Smith, Christine Seroogy, Ron Gangnon, Yury Bochkov and Carole Ober, on the competitive renewal of their Program Project Grant (PPG), “Rhinovirus …
Dr. Jim Gern Receives Graduate School Fall Competition Award
Congratulations to Jim Gern, MD, for his recent award of approximately $12,000 from the Graduate School Fall Competition Program. His project, The Cholesterol-Lowering Drug, Simvastatin, Attenuates Rhinovirus-Induced IP-10 Release from Human Monocytic Cells,” will test …
James Gern, MD, Inducted Into AOA Honor Medical Society
Congratulations to James Gern, MD, who has been chosen as a faculty inductee to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society this March. Each year the AOA elects around 3000 students, alumni, house staff, and …
Collaborative Project Awarded NIH-NIAID Funding
Drs. James Gern with Co-Investigator Dr. Christine Seroogy were recently awarded a U19 Program Project Grant by the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID) to test the hypothesis …
Celebrating Research & Learning in Pediatrics
Pediatrics faculty, residents, fellows, and students came together again to celebrate research accomplishments during the department’s annual Spring Research Day, held Friday, April 13, 2012, at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC). Grand Rounds and …
Dr. James Gern Elected to the Association of American Physicians
Congratulations to James Gern, MD, on his recent election into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). The goals of AAP’s members include the pursuit of medical knowledge, and the advancement through experimentation and discovery of …
Infants Exposed to Dogs Less Likely to Develop Allergic Diseases
For many children, a beloved cat or dog is as much a part of the family as Mom, Dad, brother, or sister. But for others, a furry pet means wheezing, eczema, rhinitis, or other allergic …
Dr. James Gern Awarded Baylor College of Medicine & National Institutes of Health Funding
James Gern, MD, was recently awarded $25,964 from Baylor College of Medicine & National Institutes of Health for the project, “Development of a method for preparation of LPS-free rhinoviral proteases,” in conjunction with his U19 …