Inside Pediatrics Winter 2018

KANDASAMY SELECTED FOR PRS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD Jegen Kandasamy, M.D. , Neonatology, has been selected for an award under the Perinatal Research Society Young Investigator program to attend the upcoming Perinatal Research Society Annual Meeting and the NIH - Abbott Nutrition Pre- meeting Workshop September 5-9, 2018, in Englewood, Colorado. Selection into this program is highly competitive. This is the third year in a row that one of our neonatal junior faculty has been selected to attend the pre-meeting workshop. LADINSKY AWARDED HOPE FOR TOMORROW AWARD Morissa Ladinsky, M.D. , Academic General Pediatrics, received the Hope for Tomorrow Award at the inaugural LGBTQ+ Community Service Awards and Gala. She was honored for her work in caring for and advocating for all youth. ASHWORTH APPOINTED AS PROFESSOR EMERITA Carolyn Ashworth, M.D. , Academic General Pediatrics, has been appointed as Professor Emerita in the UAB School of Medicine. She was appointed to this role in recognition of her outstanding service and years of dedication to the Department of Pediatrics. CRON APPOINTED TO ACR LEADERSHIP ROLE Randy Cron, M.D. , Pediatric Rheumatology, has been selected to chair the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF) Pediatric Rheumatology Visiting Professorship Selection Committee. The commitee matches up selected pediatric rheumatologists with pediatric programs across the U.S. that do not have a pediatric rheumatology presence for a three to four-day educational visit. Cron will serve a three-year term. WHITLEY SELECTED FOR ALEXANDER FLEMING AWARD Richard Whitley, M.D. , Pediatric Infectious Disease, has been awarded the 2018 Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA). The Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement is granted to an IDSA member or fellow in recognition of a career that reflects major contributions to the field of infectious diseases. STOOPS AWARDED P&F GRANT FOR BABY NINJA PROJECT Christine Stoops, D.O. , Neonatology, was recently awarded a P&F Grant to continue the Baby NINJA (Nephrotoxic Injury Negated by Just-in-Time Action) project at Children’s of Alabama and incorporate other NICUs in the NINJA Collaborative. The award is from the pilot and feasibility program of the O’Brien Center of Excellence in Pediatric Nephrology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. BRITT, CARLO APPOINTED DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS William Britt, M.D. , Pediatric Infectious Disease, and Waldemar Carlo, M.D. , Neonatology, have been appointed as Distinguished Professors in the UAB School of Medicine in recognition of their outstanding academic accomplishments and peer recognition.

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