2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

ESTABLISHED INVESTIGATOR AWARD

Cecelia Hutto, M.D. Professor Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Project Title: “CMV Specific T cell Immunity in Hospital Pediatric Patients Undergoing HCT”

Michael Seifert, M.D. Associate Professor Division of Pediatric Nephrology Project Title: “Spatial Transcriptomics to Discover Mechanisms of PEDiatric Kidney Transplant Endothelial Injury (STAMPEDE)”

KPRI QUALITY AND SAFETY AWARDS In 2016, Children’s of Alabama and the Kaul Pediatric Research Institute (KPRI) began the KPRI Quality and Safety Award Program. The major goal of the this grant program is to allow teams to identify and address specific quality and safety issues that cannot easily be addressed using existing operational resources or structures. This year, two grants were awarded with funding totaling $50,000. All funded applications are directed toward the improvement of child health care.

Adolfo Molina, M.D. Assistant Professor Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Project Title: “Increasing Food Insecurity Screening”

Jeremy Loberger, M.D. Assistant Professor Division of Pediatric Critical Care Project Title: “VentLib4Kids”

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