NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
MCHRI awardee appointed first holder of Taube Professorship in Global Health and Infectious Diseases
Tad and Dianne Taube have made a generous $2 million gift to establish the Taube Professorship in Global Health and Infectious Diseases. The first holder of this endowed professorship is pediatrician Yvonne (Bonnie) Maldonado, MD, one of the world’s top experts in infectious diseases and an MCHRI awardee.
MCHRI Faculty Scholar lead the way in advancing cancer cell therapy programs
Stanford researchers, including Kara Davis, DO, assistant professor of pediatrics and MCHRI Faculty Scholar, are leading in the development of innovative cancer cellular therapy programs at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to help patients, like Jesus Sanchez-Romero, receive specialized treatments. Read more.
NIH funds MCHRI awardee for study on health impact in immigrant families and children
A team of Stanford scientists and affiliated researchers have received funding for the next four years from the NIMHD to explore the health and well-being of children in immigrant families in the U.S. This study is led by PI Jens Hainmueller, PhD, and co-PIs Fernando Mendoza, MD, and Lee Sanders, MD. This grant builds upon prior work done through the early support of MCHRI, which awarded the TIP grant in 2017 to Dr. Mendoza and his team. Read more.
MCHRI Upcoming Events
February 1, 2021
Unraveling Leukemia Heterogeneity Using Single-cell studies for clinical translation
12:00pm - 1:00pm | REGISTER HERE.
Speaker: Kara Davis, DO
March 1, 2021
Maladaptive Myelination in Pediatric Epilepsy
12:00pm - 1:00pm | REGISTER HERE.
Speakers: Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, and Juliet Knowles, MD
April 4, 2021
Topic on Gender Inequalities and Community Health
12:00pm - 1:00pm | REGISTER HERE.
Speaker: Gary Darmstadt, MD, MS
Past Recordings:
Stanford Cancer Institute’s Research Agenda for Population Sciences and Cancer Survivorship
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Vector-borne Diseases
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Novel Strategies to Prevent Gender Based Violence Among Adolescents
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