Inside Pediatrics Fall/Winter 2024

Ladinsky appointed to AAP 2024 committee Morissa Ladinsky, M.D., professor in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics, was appointed to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on State Government Affairs. She began a six-year term in July. The committee coordinates all state legislative and regulatory issues affecting youth and recommends to the AAP Board optimal prioritization of these. It also assists state AAP chapters in development and execution of their legislative agendas and reviews advocacy resources and relevant background materials. Ladinsky receives Lion Award from SOJOURN Morissa Ladinsky, M.D., professor in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics, received the Lion Award from SOJOURN (Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender and Sexual Diversity). Blount receives award from AANS Jeff Blount, M.D., MPH, professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, received the Humanitarian Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). The award recognizes AANS members who have given their time and talents to charitable or public activities and whose actions have brought honor to the neurosurgical specialty.

Stoll elected chair of Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network Matthew Stoll, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, has been elected as chair of the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN). SPARTAN is a network of health care professionals in North America who are dedicated to research, awareness and treatment of spondyloarthritis.

UAB researchers receive award for advancements in tuberous sclerosis complex research Three UAB researchers were honored with the Progress in Research Award from the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Alliance, a nonprofit focused on advancing TSC research and supporting investigators. The three UAB researchers include Martina Bebin, M.D., the principal investigator of the trial and a founding member of the TSC Clinical Research Consortium; Sarah O’Kelley, Ph.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Psychology and lead neurodevelopmental psychologist for the trial; and Gary Cutter, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the UAB Department of Biostatistics and the trial’s biostatistician. This recognition celebrates their achievement in their clinical research, the PREVeNT Trial.