Bass Society Pediatric Scholars
Current Awardees
Sharon Chinthrajah, MD
Carell Family Endowed Faculty Scholar for Food Allergy and Immunology Research
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics (Immunology and Allergy)
Bonnie Felsher-Halpern, PhD
Taube Endowed Research Faculty Scholar in the Youth Addiction Initiative Fund
Professor, Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
Sayantani "Tina" Sindher, MD
Gies Foundation Endowed Faculty Scholar for Food Allergy and Immunology Research
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
Jo Wallace, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC
Sheri Sobrato Brisson Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Neuropsychology
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Bradley Aaron Zicherman, MD
Taube Endowed Clinical Faculty Scholar in the Youth Addiction Initiative Fund
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
2019 Awardees
Bibek Paudel, PhD
Bravo Family Endowed Faculty Scholar for Food Allergy and Immunology Research (2019-2021)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biomedical Data Science
Rosa Bacchetta, MD
Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Cancer and Blood Diseases (2019-2024)
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation)
Study Title: Harnessing FOXP3 Genome Editing Towards Innovative Treatment of IPEX Syndrome
Vittorio Sebastiano, PhD
Woods Family Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2024)
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology (Reproductive Biology)
Study Title: A Platform to Study and Generate Human Autologous Germ Cells
Kevin Wang, MD, PhD
Bechtel Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine(2019-2024)
Assistant Professor, Dermatology
Study Title: Interleukin modulation by noncoding RNAs as novel therapeutic targets in Preterm Labor
2018 Awardees
Kara Davis, DO
Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Cancer and Blood Diseases (2018-2023)
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Study Title: Relapse Prediction and Mechanism of Drug Resistance of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Irene Loe, MD
Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2018-2023)
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Study Title: Promoting Growth Mindset: A School-Based Intervention Targeting Health, Behavior and Learning in Underserved Communities
Yang Sun, MD, PhD
Laurie Kraus Lacob Fellowship/Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2018-2023)
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Study Title: Repurposing Drug to Treat Oculocerebal Renal Syndromeo Lowe
Avnesh S. Thakor, MD, PhD
Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2018-2023)
Assistant Professor - Radiology (Pediatric Radiology)
Study Title: A novel approach for treating diabetes using pulsed focused ultrasound and intra-arterial delivery of mesenchymal stem cells, and their associated exosomes, directly into the pancreas
2016 Awardee
Tushar Desai, MD, MPH
Woods Family Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2016-2021)
Associate Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine)
Study Title: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of TGF-beta Regulation of Air Sac Morphogenesis
Past Holders
Cheryl Ambler, PhD
Sheri Sobrato Brisson Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Neuropsychology (2011-2014)
Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Kari Berquist, PhD
Autism Center Faculty Scholar (2010-2012)
Currently: Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Alan G. Cheng, MD
Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2011-2016)
Currently: Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Chitra Dinakar, MD
Gies Foundation Endowed Faculty Scholar for Food Allergy and Immunology Research (2016-2017)
Currently: Clinical Professor, Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Brian Feldman, MD, PhD
Bechtel Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2012-2017)
Currently: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics – Endocrinology
Wendy Froehlich, MD
Stanford Autism Center Postdoctoral Faculty Scholar (2011-2014)
Currently: Instructor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Raphael Guzman, MD
Bechtel Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2009-2011)
Currently: Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Bern, Switzerland
Maya Kumar, PhD
Bravo Family Endowed Faculty Scholar for Food Allergy and Immunology Research (2015-2017)
Currently: Instructor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS
Bechtel Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2020)
Currently: Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Norman Lacayo, MD
Laurie Kraus Lacob Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2016-2019)
Currently: Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology and Oncology)
Michelle Monje, MD, PhD
Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Endowed Faculty Scholar (2014-2018)
Currently: Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Jayakar V. Nayak, MD, PhD
The Gies Foundation Endowed Faculty Scholar for Food Allergy and Immunology Research (2015-2016)
Currently: Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD
Laurie Kraus Lacob Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2011-2016)
Currently: Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine
Manpreet Singh, MD, MS
Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013-2018)
Currently: Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)