Anca M. Pasca, MD | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Project Title: Development of a novel therapeutic compound for neonatal and adult hypoxic brain injuries

Team Members:

• Adam Frymoyer, MD 
• Betsy Crouch, MD, PhD
• Marion Buckwalter, MD, PhD
• Valerie Chock, MD

Casey Gifford PhD | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and of Genetics

Project Title: Identifying gene regulatory networks involved in congenital heart disease amenable to therapeutic intervention

Team Members: 

• Michael Bassik, PhD
• Maya Kasowski

Juliet Knowles, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (Pediatric Neurology) and of Pediatrics

Project Title: Specialized treatment clinic for children with synaptopathies

Team Members: 

• Azin Amini, PhD 
• Chris Lee-Messer, MD, PhD
• Rebecca Levy, MD, PhD
• Sergiu Pasca, MD
• Mike Graglia, BS
• Charlene Rigby, BS

Katja Weinacht, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine)

Project Title: Mitigating morphogenic defects in 22q11 patients

Team Members: 

• Anthony Oro, MD, PhD
• Gavin Wang, PhD
• Wenqing Wang, PhD

Moss Zhao, MD, DPhil | Instructor, Neurosurgery

Project Title: United Science: Next-generation pediatric neuroimaging

Team Members:

• Michael Moseley, PhD 
• Laura Prolo, MD, PhD
• Gary Glover, PhD
• Elizabeth Tong, MD
• Gerald Grant, MD

Ruben J Colman, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)

Project Title: The synergistic application of precision medicine models to improve therapeutic strategies for children with inflammatory bowel disease

Team Members: 

• Michael J. Rosen, MD, MSCI
• Karl Sylvester, MD
• Adam Frymoyer, MD
• Yishay Pinto, PhD
• Ron Keizer, PhD, PharmD

Stephanie D. Chao, MD FACS FAAP | Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery)

Project Title: PLEDGE Campaign: A school-based curriculum for firearm safety

Team Members:

• Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD
• Arden Morris, MD
• Vivien Sun, MD
• Kris Shouse