Instructor K Award Support
"NIH K awards are extremely valuable in supporting the salary and career of junior investigators, but do not provide enough support for the research costs, and the additional help from the MCHRI is crucial to being able to conduct the proposed research. I look forward to using these funds in my research focused on preventing graft-versus-host disease, which causes significant morbidity and mortality in children undergoing stem cell transplantation. My overall goal is to make stem cell transplantation a safer way to cure cancer and other blood diseases."
Melissa Mavers, MD, PhD
Instructor, Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation)
FY 2024 Awards
Amanda Dudek, PhD
Instructor, Pediatrics (Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine)
Study Title: Mechanisms That Enhance and Suppress HIV-1 Resistance in Gene Edited Primary Human Cells
Babajide Ojo, MS, PhD
Instructor, Pediatric (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition)
Study Title: Dysregulation of Epithelial Metabolism and Regeneration By Sulfite Exposure in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
Lea Steffes, MD
Instructor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary, Asthma and Sleep Medicine)
Study Title: Exploiting Neointimal and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Heterogeneity to Reveal Mechanisms Driving Venous Neointimal Growth and Vascular Remodeling in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension