Current Running Grants

Principal Investigator

Project Title

Supervising Institution

Robert Tepper, MD

Lung Growth Following Premature Birth

Indiana University

James Wynn, MD

Peripheral Blood Neutrophil gene expression in neonatal sepsis

Duke University

Ronald Clyman, MD

Feeding during patent ductus arteriosus treatment

University of California, San Francisco

Joya Chandra, MD

Caloric intake and oxidative stress in infants with cancer

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Carolyn Abitbol, MD

Early detection of progressive kidney disease in preterm infants

 University of Miami

Steven Pastyrnak, MD

Benefits of single room design for neonates

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital

Steven Freedman, MD

Fat maldigestion in preterm infants

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Ctr

Mark Alber, PhD, and Gregory Crawford, PhD

Novel concept to assess bruising in young children

University of Notre Dame

Xiaoliang Xu, MD, PhD

Targeted therapy for retinoblastoma

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Purnendu Dasgupta, PhD

Physiologic effects of low iodine/high perchlorate intake in infants

University of Texas, Arlington

Bruce Hammock, PhD

Vitamin D association with autism

Autism Speaks

Laura Brown, MD

Mannose requirements in preterm and IUGR infants

University of Colorado

Nancy Krebs, MD

Vitamin E and iron deficiency

University of Colorado

Rebecca Brunelle, CPNP

Feeding protocol in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

St. Joseph’s Hospital, AZ

Michael Sherman, MD

Lactoferrin and the intestinal microbiome

University of Missouri

Cynthia Bearer, MD, PhD

Mercury levels in donor blood

University of Maryland

Chad Lieber, PhD

Noninvasive metric of feeding intolerance

Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Helen Christou, MD

Vitamin D deficiency in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Judith Aschner, MD

Manganese in total parenteral nutrition

Vanderbilt University

Arlin Blood, PhD

Optimal drug dosages using mass spectrometry

Loma Linda University

Martin Espinosa, MD

Premedication for nonemergency intubation in preterm infants

William Beaumont Children’s Hospital

Michael Schreiber, MD

Inhaled Nitric Oxide therapy in premature infants

University of Chicago

Edda Fiebiger, PhD

Biomarkers for eosinophilic esophagitis

Children's Hospital, Boston

Zubair Aghai, MD

Biomarker for gastroesophageal reflux disease

Cooper University Hospital

Carol Spicer, BS OT

Feeding in visually impaired children

Anchor Center

Michael Georgieff, MD

Macro and micronutrient deficiencies

University of Minnesota

Julia Steinke, MD

Renal function biomarkers in low birthweight babies

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital

Eileen Birch, PhD

Visual outcomes in infants with cataracts

Retina Foundation