Pediatrics Research Day

Introductory Comments

Thomas C. Mayes, MD, MBA, professor and chairman of pediatrics

Anthony Infante, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and interim vice chairman for research

8:00 am

Amy Holder, MD

Critical Care Fellow, PL6

Department of Pediatrics

Mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

8:15 am

Fuchun Zhou, PhD

Assistant Professor-Research

Department of Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

Characterization of RRV orf49

8:30 am

Chris Bishop, MD

Neonatal Fellow, PL6

Department of Pediatrics

Does the use of donor breast milk decrease the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants?

8:45 am

Tim Biela, MD

Neonatal Fellow, PL6

Department of Pediatrics

Regulation of epithelial sodium channels and glucocorticoid receptors by selective transactivating glucocorticoids

9:00 am

Glen Medellin, MD

Assistant Professor and Clerkship Director

Department of Pediatrics (Education & Training and General Pediatrics)

Encouraging reflection through e-journaling by medical students

9:15 am

Fengchun Ye, PhD

Assistant Professor-Research

Department of Pediatrics (Immunity and Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

The MDM2 inhibitor of nutlin-3 reactivates p53 to inhibit expression of angiopoietin-2 and KS tumor growth

9:30 am

Break

10:45 am

Xiufen Lei, MD, PhD

Instructor-Research

Department of Pediatrics (Immunology and Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

Modulation of viral lytic replication and host cell NF-κB activity by Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus encoded microRNAs

11:00 am

Cathy Woodward, DNP, RN

Instructor

Department of Pediatrics (Critical Care)

Routine chest radiographs post chest tube removal in children

11:15 am

Jiguo Chen, PhD

Assistant Professor-Research

Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

Genome-wide identification of Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus lytic switch gene direct targets

11:30 am

Jean Petershack, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics (Neonatology)

Development of a performance assessment checklist of the newborn history and physical examination

11:45 am

Adjournment

1

Mimi Chang, BS

Medical Student

School of Medicine in conjunction with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the Department of  Pediatrics (Hematology & Oncology)

MicroRNAs in stem-like cells in pediatric cancers

2

Moraima Guadalupe, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow

Department of Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

Oral KSHV complications in HIV infection

3

Whitney Greene, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow

Department of Pediatrics (Immunology and Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus uses a distinct endocytic pathway to infect endothelial cells

4

Qiuhua Li, DVM

PhD Student

Department of Microbiology in conjunction with the  Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Pediatrics (Tumor Virology)

Genetic disruption of KSHV major latent antigen LANA enhances viral lytic transcriptional program 

5

Zhiquiang Bai, MS

Research Scholar

Department of Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

MiRNAs of KSHV80

6

Jianping Xie, MD

Post-doctoral Fellow

Department of Pediatrics ((Immunology and Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

Reactivation of KSHV from latency requires MEK/ERK, JNK and P38 multiple mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways

7

Kurt Kuhne, BS

PhD Candidate

Department of Microbiology in conjunction with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Pediatrics (Tumor Virology)

KLIP1, centromeres, and the Myc-Max-Mad pathway

8

Tania Hernandez, MD

Neonatology Fellow, PL4

Department of Pediatrics

II-1 transiently increases epithelial sodium channel expression in lung epithelial cells

9

LiWu Qian, MD, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow

Department of Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology)

Establishment and characterization of a latent KSHV-infected human endothelial cell line

10

Tiffany Jones, BS

Graduate Student

Department of Molecular Medicine in conjunction with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Pediatrics (Tumor Virology)

The role of V-cyclin in viral reactivation from latency

11

Stephanie Mappes, BA

Graduate Student

Department of Pediatrics (Community Pediatrics)

An evaluation of an HIV and substance abuse prevention program for incarcerated youth

12

Aislynn Samano, BA

Graduate Student

Children’s Cancer Research Institute in conjunction with Department of Pediatrics

Preclinical Therapeutics for Pediatric CNS Tumors

13

Laura Farley, MA

Project Coordinator

Department of Pediatrics (Community Pediatrics)

Project SEEK: Positive outcomes for vulnerable populations infected with HIV/AIDS

14

Robin Tragus, RN

Research Operations Manager

Children’s Health Advocacy Research and Training  Center (CHART)

Department of Pediatrics

The CHART Center Research Projects