Retina Research Foundation Pilot Study Award goes to Christine Sorenson for treatment study to prevent retinal detachment caused by proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)

Christine Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has been awarded a Retina Research Foundation Pilot Study Award for $45,000. Sorenson’s project is titled “Treatment and prevention of PVR and retinal detachment,” …

Pelin Cengiz awarded grant for non-invasive techniques to characterize eye function of neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)

Principal Investigator Pelin Cengiz, MD, professor, Division of Critical Care, was awarded a grant for $50,000 from the UnityPoint Health — Meriter Foundation to fund the project “Healthy Little Eyes.” Cengiz joins co-investigators Bikash Pattnaik, …

Ryan McAdams and research team receive Meriter Foundation grant to study fetal acidosis and mast cell activation

The Meriter Foundation has awarded a $75,411 grant to Principal Investigator Ryan McAdams, MD, professor and chief, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, and his co-investigators, Christine Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist, Division of Neonatology and …

Becky Richards awarded ASH Fellow Scholar Award and NIH K08 grant for research in new CAR T cell therapy

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has awarded Rebecca “Becky” Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, an ASH Fellow Scholar Award of $100,000 for the period October 1, …

Inaugural Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Award for graduate medical education goes to Department of Pediatrics research team to develop microaggressions training

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation announced its inaugural Catalyst Awards for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education on January 10. Two faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics, co-principal investigators, received an award: Sushant Srinivasan, MD, …