Faculty Scholars Program

2019 Awardees

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

David Hong, MD
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Faculty Scholar (2019-2024)
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research)
Study Title: A Novel Investigation of Sex Steroid Influence on Mood Neurocircuitry in the Pubertal Period

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 Faculty Scholar Awards in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2024)
Assistant Professor, Dermatology
Study Title: Interleukin Modulation by Noncoding RNAs as Novel Therapeutic Targets in Preterm Labor

Keith Van Haren, MD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2024)
Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences and Pediatrics
Study Title: Multi-omic Modeling of Vitamin D in the Blood and Brain of ALD Boys and ABCD1-null Mice

2018 Awardees

• Kara Davis, MD
  Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Cancer and Blood Diseases (2018-2023)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology & Oncology)
  Study Title: Relapse Prediction and Mechanism of Drug Resistance of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Elizabeth Egan, MD, PhD
  The Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2018-2023)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology & Immunology
  Study Title: Investigating Novel Host Erythrocyte Determinants of Malaria Infection
• Irene Loe, MD
  Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2018-2023)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics)
  Study Title: Promoting Growth Mindset: A School-Based Intervention Targeting Health, Behavior, and Learning in Underserved Communities
• Anisha Patel, MD
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2018-2021)
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
  Study Title: Assessing the Cost of Water First: A School-Based Water Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
• Avnesh Thakor, MD, PhD
  Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2018-2023)
  Assistant Professor of 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
• Yang Sun, MD, PhD
  Laurie Kraus Lacob Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2018-2023)
  Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
  Study Title: Repurposing Drug to Treat Oculocerebal Renal Syndromeo Lowe

2017 Awardees

• Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2017 – 2020)
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  Study Title: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Improving School Readiness
• Anupama Narla, MD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2017-2022)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology & Oncology)
  Study Title: Molecular Targeting of Erythroid Progenitors and Ribosomes for the Treatment of Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
• Elif Seda Selamet Tierney, MD
  Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute Faculty Scholar (2017-2020)
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology)
  Study Title: Tele-Clinic Visits in Pediatric Marfan Patients using Parental Echo: The Future

2016 Awardees

• Tushar Desai, MD, PhD
  Woods Family Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2016-2021)
  Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine) 
  Study Title: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of TGF-beta Regulation of Air Sac Morphogenesis
• Norman James Lacayo, MD
  Laurie Kraus Lacob Fellowship/Faculty Scholar Fund in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2016-2019)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology and Oncology)
  Project:  Epigenetic Priming Clinical Trials in de Novo and Relapse/Refractory Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Matthew Lungren, MD, MPH
  Stanford Child Health Research Institute Faculty Scholar (2016-2019)
  Assistant Professor of Radiology (Pediatric Radiology)
  Project:  Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning to Develop Clinical Decision Support for Pediatric Imaging
• Alexander E. Urban, PhD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2016-2019)
  Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Secondary, Genetics (Psychopharmacology)
  Project:  A Transgenic Marmoset Model for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

2015 Awardees

• Cristina Maria Alvira, MD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2020)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)
  Project:  Essential Physiologic Roles for Nuclear Factor Kappa-B During Lung Development
• Catherine A. Blish, MD, PhD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2020)
  Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
  Project:  Inflammatory Pathways of Pregnancy, Viral Infection, and Preterm Birth
• David B. Camarillo, PhD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2020)
  Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Mechanical Engineering
  Project:  Investigating Fiber Tract Strain Rate as a Cause of Concussion
• Gerald A. Grant, MD, FACS
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2015-2018)
  Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology
  Project:  Molecular Characterization of the Pediatric Blood-Tumor Barrier
• Angelle Desiree LeBeaud, MD, MS
  Bechtel Faculty Scholar Awards in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2020)
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
  Project:  Integrated Vector Management as a Strategy for Reduced Disease Risk in a Newly Discovered Region of Dengue Fever in Africa
• Virginia D. Winn, MDS
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2015-2018)
  Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology)
  Project:  Endothelial Dysfunction in Preeclampsia: Implications for Immediate and Long Term Health Outcomes for Mothers and Children

2014 Awardees

• Michelle Monje, MD, PhD
  Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Endowed Faculty Scholar (2014-2018)
  Assistant Professor of Neurology and, by courtesy, Neurosurgery and of Pediatrics and of Pathology
  Project:  Neuron:glioma Cell Interactions in the Developing Brain

2013 Awardees

• Manish J. Butte, MD, PhD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013-2016)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Immunology) and, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering
  Project:  Mechanical Forces in T-Cell Function
• Manpreet Kaur Singh, MD, MS
  Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013-2018)
  Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development)
  Project:  Risk and Resilience in Youth at Familial Risk for Mood Disorders
• Derrick C. Wan, MD
  Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Faculty Scholar (2013-2018)
  Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
  Project:  Developing an Effective Cell-Based Approach For Bone Regeneration in Children Through Epigenetic Manipulation
• Marius Wernig, MD, PhD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013-2018)
  Associate Professor of Pathology and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
  Project:  Direct Lineage Reprogramming to Study and Treat Connatal Brain Diseases
• Sean M. (Ming) Wu, MD, PhD, FACC
  Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Faculty Scholar (2013-2018)
  Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
  Project:  Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Development and Disease
• Fan Yang, PhD
  Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Faculty Scholar (2013-2018)
  Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and of Bioengineering
  Project:  Engineering a Brain in a Dish: 3D in vitro Models for Studying Pediatric Brain Tumor Using Biomimetic Hydrogels

2012 Awardees

• Brendan Carvalho, FRCA, OB
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2012-2015)
  Associate Professor of anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (adult MSD)
  Project:  Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Magnesium Sulfate in the Mother and Exposed Neonate
• Hsi-Yang Wu, MD
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2012-2015)
  Associate Professor of Urology
  Project:  Neural Prosthetic Control of the Lower Urinary Tract
• Brian Feldman, MD, PhD
  Bechtel Faculty Scholar Awards in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2012-2018)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatric (Endocrinology)
  Project:  Developing Novel Approaches for the Treatment of Pediatric Muscle Disorders

2011 Awardees

• Alan G. Cheng, MD, PhD
  Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2011-2016)
  Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
  Project:  The Role of Wnt signaling in Regulating Somatic Stem Cells in the Mammalian Cochlea.
• Carol Conrad, MD
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2011-2014)
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
  Project:  Glutathione Deficiency Promotes Oxidative Stress and Augments Neutrophil Inflammation in Lung Transplant Recipients: An Interventional Clinical Trial to Assess Peril-operative Treatment With N-Acetylcysteine to Increase Glutathione Stores in the Allograft
• Ricardo Dolmetsch, PhD
  Barbara and John Packard Faculty Scholar (2011-2014)
  Associate Professor of Neurobiology
  Project:  Using iPSCs to Study the Underlying Basis of Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Deirdre Lyell, MD
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2011-2014)
  Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
  Project:  Placenta Accreta: Clinical and Translational Investigation of Mechanisms and Prevention
• Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD
  Laurie Kraus Lacob Fellowship/Faculty Scholar Fund in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2011-2016)
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cancer Biology)
  Project:  Homologous Recombination Based Gene Therapy for Pediatric Genetic Diseases

2009 Awardees

• Manuel R. Amieva, MD, PhD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2009-2014)
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology
  Project:  The Interaction Between Gastrointestinal Pathogens and the Gut Epithelium
• Sanjeev Dutta, MD, MBA, MA,FRCS(C),FAAP, FACS
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2009-2012)
  Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) and of Pediatrics
  Project:  Toward a Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic surgery (NOTES) Approach to Repair of Esophageal Atresia
• Raphael Guzman, MD
  Bechtel Faculty Scholar Awards in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2009-2011)
  Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
  Project:  Endovascular Neural Stem Cell Therapy for Pediatric Stroke
• Susan Ruth Hintz, MD, MS, Epi, FAAP
  Arline and Pete Harman Faculty Scholar (2009-2015)
  Professor of Robert L. Hess Family - Pediatrics (Neonatal and Developmental Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Project:  Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants
• Alejandro Eric Sweet-Cordero, MD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2009-2015)
  Associate Professor (Research) of Pediatrics (Cancer Biology)
  Project:  Employing Genetic Approaches to Dissect the Cancer Signaling Pathways that Underlie the Pathogenesis of Ewing’s Sarcoma
• Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, Phd
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2009-2017)
  Associate Professor of Radiology (Pediatric Radiology)
  Project: Anesthesia-Free Pediatric MRI

2008 Awardees

• Claudia Mueller, MD, PhD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2008-2013)
  Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) 
  Project:  Psychological Implications of Childhood Illness
• Julien Sage, PhD
  Tashia and John Morgridge Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2008-2014)
  Harriet and Mary Zelencik Scientist in Children’s Cancer and Blood Diseases
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cancer Biology) and of Genetics
  Project:  The RB Gene Family in Cancer Initiation