Current Running Novice Researcher Grants

Principal Investigator

Project Title

Supervising Institution


Brandy Frost, MD

 TGF-beta modulation and gut inflammation in neonates

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Amir Lahav, MD

 Mother’s voice and nutritional outcomes in premature infants

Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Cydne Perry, PhD

 Pregnancy and biotin status

Cornell University

Miriam LaTuga, MD

 Human breastmilk and intestinal microbiome formation

Duke University

Perrie O’Tierney, PhD

 Endothelial dysfunction in the neonate

Oregon Health & Science University

Jingyun Wang, PhD

 Retinal fovea development in Retinopathy of Prematurity

Retina Foundation of the Southwest

 Sachin Desai, MD

 Rotavirus vaccine and prevention of hospitalization

Yale University

Jennifer Charlton, MD

Urinary biomarkers to assess kidney function

University of Virginia

Nini Khozeimeh, MD

Probiotics and Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Children’s National Medical Center