 | Dianne Abuelo
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Anthony Alario Jr
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Rachel Altura
Pediatrics, Department of
Our laboratory is actively exploring the roles of the apoptotic inhibitor, survivin. We have developed several transgenic mouse models and in vitro systems to study the function of survivin and its splice variants during both normal development and in cancer. |
| | Brian Alverson
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Siraj Amanullah
Emergency Medicine, Dept. of
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Mary Arnold
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Nisrine Atieh
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | John Barrett
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Christine Barron
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Tanya Becker
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | G. Jesse Bender
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Jacques Benun
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Nathan Beraha
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Scott David Berns
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Rosemarie Bigsby
Pediatrics, Department of
Dr. Bigsby's research focuses on the actions and facial expressions used by infants to signal their wants and needs to caregivers, and the relation between these behaviors and regulation of physiologic functions such as heart-rate and oxygen saturation. Other research interests include feeding issues of early infancy, and the relation between early motor development and maternal life style. |
 | Joseph Bliss
Pediatrics, Department of
Joseph Bliss is interested in the weaknesses in the immune system of premature infants that lead to an increased risk of infection with the fungus, Candida albicans. In particular, he is studying how one type of immune molecule, antibodies, may be able to help the immature immune system of these infants to fight these serious infections. The goal of his studies is to develop strategies to improve the function of the babies' immune system in order to better treat or prevent these infections. |
| | Charlotte Boney
Pediatrics, Department of
Obesity prevalence and its complications of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease are increasing. Understanding the mechanisms controlling adipose tissue development are critical if effective strategies are to be developed for prevention and treatment. We are investigating the signaling pathways used by Insulin-like growth factor-I to mediate adipogenesis, which is the proliferation and differentiation of adipocyte precusor cells and leads to adipose tissue expansion and obesity. |
| | George Boyd
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Joan Boylan
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Andrew Brem
Pediatrics, Department of
1. Steroid metabolism and its relation to hypertension
2. The epidemiology of end stage renal failure in children |
| | William Douglas Brown
Neurology
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Robert Burke
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Anthony Caldamone
Surgery, Department of
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | William Cashore
Pediatrics, Department of
For most of my career, my research has focused on the epidemiology of neonatal jaundice and the toxicity of bilirubin to the neonatal brain. I am also a co-investigator in a multi-center study of nutritional supplements to increase the antioxidant power of premature infant formulas. |
| | John Cassese
Diagnostic Imaging
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Carolina Cerezo
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Chung-ja Cha
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Heather Chapman
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Anjulika Chawla
Pediatrics, Department of
Sickle cell disease is a genetic defect in the protein of the red cell that has far reaching effects, including the brain, lungs, spleen, kidneys, bones, skin, and eyes. With aggressive management we are improving the length and quality of life of children, and now adults with sickle cell disease. We are evaluating neuropsychological functioning, bone function, lung function and how effective our interventions are on these functions and the quality of life of patients and their families. |
| | Lydia Ciarallo
Emergency Medicine, Dept. of
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Sybil Cineas
Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Daniel Coghlin
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Denise Coppa
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Mara G Coyle
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Jill Crawford
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Viren D'Sa
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Penelope Dennehy
Pediatrics, Department of
Primary areas of research include: the epidemiology and etiology of viral gastroenteritis and viral respiratory disease, rotavirus disease and prevention, and the testing of vaccines and immunobiologics for prevention of rotavirus, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus. |
| | Jane Dennison
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Diane Dermarderosian
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Dinusha Dietrich
Pediatrics, Department of
Community-acquired MRSA infections |
| | Kathleen Doobinin
Emergency Medicine, Dept. of
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Susan Duffy
Emergency Medicine, Dept. of
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Richard Dvorin
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Robert Eden
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | M. Khurram Faizan
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Ronald Faris
Pediatrics, Department of
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of
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| | Deirdre Fearon
Emergency Medicine, Dept. of
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Lloyd Feit
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Marcolino Ferretti
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | John Finigan
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Patricia Jeanne Flanagan
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Lynne Fontaine
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Elizabeth Ann Forbes
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Michelle Forcier
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Sara Ford
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Edwin Forman
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Gregory Fox
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Jennifer Friedman
Pediatrics, Department of
Dr. Friedman's research addresses how parasitic diseases, particularly malaria and schistosomiasis (a worm infection of the liver and intestines) cause morbidity for pregnant women and children. Previous research has addressed whether or not these infections are associated with adverse maternal and birth outcomes, malnutrition, anemia, and cognitive impairment. It has also examined how these parasites cause these problems to more effectively address best options for treating these morbidities. |
 | Alan Gaines
Pediatrics, Department of
To work with patients and their families to minimize the effects of their allergies and improve the quality of their lives. A major emphasis is placed on identification and reduction of environmental allergens which may be contributing to symptoms. |
| | John Gaitanis
Neurology
Pediatrics, Department of
General Neurology |
 | Generoso Gascon
Neurology
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Ronnesia Gaskins
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Malini Gillen
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Amy Goldberg
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Natalia Golova
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Leslie Gordon
Pediatrics, Department of
Dr. Gordon's research revolves around Progeria, a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. Children with Progeria die of heart disease at an average age of thirteen years. She is co-founder and Medical Director of The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF), whose mission is to find the cause, treatment and cure for Progeria. She is Principal Investigator for the PRF Diagnostics Testing Program, Cell & Tissue Bank, and Medical & Research Database. She conducts both cellular and clinical studies for Progeria. |
| | Laurie Grauel
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Angela Grenander
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Robert Griffith
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Nicholas Grumbach
Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Philip Gruppuso
Pediatrics, Department of
Our laboratory studies the control of hepatocyte proliferation with a goal of understanding normal and dysregulated cell growth. We are presently focused on nutrient signaling through the mTOR pathway. Our observations indicate that signaling mechanisms that are active during normal liver development are relevant to hepatic carcinogenesis. We have most recently focused, in particular, on translation control, nutrient regulation of gene expression and discovery of new nutrient-signaling events using phosphoproteome profiling. |
| | Kathleen Guarino
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Neena Gupta
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Joseph Hallett
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Abdel-Hai Hammo
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Gita Harappanahally
Neurology
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Christine Hardy
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Zeev Harel
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Chellani Harini
Neurology
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Douglas Harrison
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Pamela High
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Constance Hiller
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Joan Holden
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Richard Hopkins
Surgery, Department of
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Carole Jenny
Pediatrics, Department of
I am studying the biomechanics of accidental and inflicted head trauma in infants. The work involves using biofidelic infant crash test dummies to measure the biomechanical parameters of a variety of events. |
| | Penny Kadmon
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | David Kawatu
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Karen Kerman
Neurology
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Lisa Keswick
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Louise Sadler Kiessling
Pediatrics, Department of
Family Medicine, Dept. of
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 | Jane Kiff
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Donald Klein
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Robert Klein
Pediatrics, Department of
Asthma research |
| | Cindy Klipfel
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Peter Kriz
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Varun Kumar
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Linda Lagasse
Pediatrics, Department of
1. To study the effects of prenatal exposure to drugs of abuse on child development
2. To study the effects of cognitive processes on directed reaching in high risk children |
| | Zhongbin Lai
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Chandan Lakhiani
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Elizabeth Lange
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Candace Lapidus
Dermatology
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Abbot Laptook
Pediatrics, Department of
My research focus has been the effects of insufficient oxygen (hypoxia) and blood flow (ischemia) on the brain of infants born at term or near term. If severe enough, hypoxia-ischemia can lead to serious brain injury and ultimately delayed development and cerebral palsy. Hypoxia-ischemia represents a condition in which brain development has been normal until the time of hypoxia-ischemia. Effective treatments could minimize the extent of injury; my research has centered on brain cooling as a potential therapy for this condition. |
| | Beatrice Lechner
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Yun Lee
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Michelle Lefebvre
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Neal Leleiko
Pediatrics, Department of
Neal LeLeiko's research is currently focused on the natural history of inflammatory bowel disease in children. Most published information on the course of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is decades old. Dr. LeLeiko is the site principal investigator of a multi-centered study aimed at enrolling and following 700 children under 16 years of age across 18 major medical centers to determine the effects of new treatments on the course of IBD.
He is also involved in basic laboratory research on the effect of nutrition on the expression of genes in the gastrointestinal tract. |
| | Victor Lerish
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Carol Lewis
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Hai Lin
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Gregory Lockhart
Emergency Medicine, Dept. of
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Cynthia Loncar
Pediatrics, Department of
My major research focuses on the impact of parenting attitudes, parental stress, and maternal depression on the parenting process with the goal of targeting these factors in parenting interventions to enhance child outcomes. Populations of interest include parents whose children were premature, display early regulatory problems, or have prenatal drug-exposure. My research has also focused on social development and psychobiology in children with autism. |
| | Phyllis Losikoff
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Francois Luks
Surgery, Department of
Pediatrics, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dept. of
Our laboratory work over the last 10 years has centered around fetal lung development and the feasibility of endoscopic fetal surgery. More recently, this research experience has been translated into a clinical application, with the creation of the Fetal Treatment Program at Brown (www.fetal-program.org). |
 | David Mandelbaum
Neurology
Pediatrics, Department of
Childhood epilepsy
cognitive aspects of epilepsy and anticonvulsant medications
neonatal neurology
neurological aspects of autism |
 | Anthony Lynn Mansell
Pediatrics, Department of
1) Micromechanics of lung growth;
2) Respiratory perception in adolescent asthma. |
| | Hon Fong Louie Mark
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Daniel Toby Marwil
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Peter Mathieu
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Rebecca McEachern
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Bethany McGonnigal
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Edward McGookin
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Andrew McGrath
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Margaret McGrath
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Suzanne McLaughlin
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Sandra Meech
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Judith Mercer
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Leslie Mohlman
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Joyce Monac
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | John Moran
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Tracey Myatt
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Marjorie Nasin
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Ezequiel Neimark
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Chad Nevola
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Bonnie O'Connor
Pediatrics, Department of
Ethnographic and other qualitative research on health belief and behavior; laypersons' expectations and experiences of health, illness, and care; use of Complementary/
Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Integrative Medicine/Integrative Health Care (IM/IHC); cultural and cross cultural issues and interactions in health care and bioethics; nurse-physician communication; physician attitudes to CAM and IM/IHC; resident education. |
 | William Oh
Pediatrics, Department of
My research in the past 30 years involved neonatal topics such as Intrauterine growth restriction, infants of diabetic mothers, and intervention to improve the outcome of very low birth weight and very premature infants. |
| | Richard Ohnmacht
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Jay Orson
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Judith Owens
Pediatrics, Department of
Major research areas are as follows: 1) epidemiology (prevalence, risk factors, associated conditions) and treatment of sleep disorders in children; 2) pharmacologic treatment of sleep disorders in children; 3) pharmacologic treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children; 4) interaction between sleep and ADHD; 5) sleep and fatigue in medical training. |
 | James Padbury
Pediatrics, Department of
Our laboratory is interested in the developmental regulation of genes involved in the growh and function of the developing heart and placenta. There are numerous examples of unique expression of genes and/or differential mechanisms for regulation of gene expression and the control of cellular growth that are unique to this developmental period. |
| | Lyman Page
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Susan Pakula
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Adam Pallant
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Lucia Paolicelli
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Mary Ann Passero
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Thankam Paul
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Georges Peter
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Chanika Phornphutkul
Pediatrics, Department of
My research interest is in the area of growth and development of long bone. We use several models including ATDC5 chondrogenic cell line, primary chick condrocytes, metatarsal bone culture to study the effect of various growth factors, as well as nutrient deprivation on chondrocyte growth and differentiation. |
| | Elise Piebenga
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Cedric Priebe
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Siegfried Pueschel
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Jose Bernardo Quintos
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Yuexin Ren
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Kyung Rhee
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Barbara Robinson
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Randy Rockney
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Albert Ross
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Kathleen Rotondo
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Grazyna Sadowska
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Amy Lynn Salisbury
Pediatrics, Department of
The Fetal Behavior Studies Program is a clinical research program that examines fetal and infant neurobehavioral development to assess neurological integrity and behavioral stability. Measurement of fetal neurobehavior is accomplished recording fetal heart rate, motor activity, behavioral state, and responsiveness to extrauterine stimuli using a protocol and coding system we developed called the Fetal Neurobehavior Coding System (FENS). The FENS is used in conjunction with postnatal measures of infant development for a cohesive assessment of neurobehavioral development. |
| | Juan Sanchez-Esteban
Pediatrics, Department of
Premature infants suffer a high rate of long-term pulmonary complications. In the womb, the fetal lung is exposed to mechanical forces that are critical for normal lung development. Our laboratory is trying to understand how the fetal lungs respond to these physical forces. We have identified several "receptors", proteins and genes that are activated by stretch. We hope the information derived from our studies will uncover a way to accelerate lung development to help babies born prematurely. |
| | Jennifer Sanders
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Monica Schaberg
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Cindy Schwartz
Pediatrics, Department of
Dr. Schwartz's research focus is on Hodgkin disease, osteosarcoma and late effects of childhood cancer therapy. She developed ABVE-PC, the standard U.S. treatment for childhood Hodgkin disease. As Chair of Children's Oncology Group (COG) Hodgkin trials, she evaluates early treatment response as a proxy for tumor and host biology. Her studies of late effects focus on fatigue, and cardiac and cognitive toxicity in cancer survivors. She studies drug resistance, drug intensification, and immunomodulation of osteosarcoma. |
| | Robert Schwartz
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Ivona Sediva
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Amr Shahin
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Linda Shalon
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Surendra Sharma
Pediatrics, Department of
The Sharma laboratory has a multifaceted research program focused on answering the question of why some women are predisposed to pregnancy complications. We believe that these problems may originate from abnormal immune and hormonal responses during pregnancy. The hypothesis is that anti-inflammatory intrauterine milieu controlled by cytokines and pregnancy hormones is crucial to fetal development and pregnancy success. |
| | Judith Gibbs Shaw
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Sunil Shaw
Pediatrics, Department of
My lab is interested in the process of inflammation, where white blood cells leave the blood vessels to enter tissues, and blood vessels become leaky to water, proteins and other molecules. Inflammation is necessary for normal immunity to microorganisms, but if it persists, or is unregulated, can contribute to many human diseases including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and allergies. We use molecular biology, biochemistry, and advanced microscopy techniques to study inflammation. |
| | Natasha Shur
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Peter Simon
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Joseph Singer
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Boris Skurkovich
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Peter Smith
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Linda Snelling
Pediatrics, Department of
Surgery, Department of
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| | Joan Stabila
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Dale Steele
Emergency Medicine, Dept. of
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Bonnie Stephens
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Barbara Stonestreet
Pediatrics, Department of
Dr. Stonestreet is the director of the Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Women & Infant's Hospital. She oversees the fellowship recruitment, orientation, and guides the fellows during their training. She also coordinates the department weekly Perinatal Management Conference.
Dr. Stonestreet has been involved in studies to understand brain development and the pathogenesis of brain injury in the fetus and neonate. |
| | Sharon Su
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Mary Sullivan
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | John Susa
Pediatrics, Department of
As part of the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disability, The Rhode Island Center of Excellence on Disability Education and Research, my interests focus on the long-term effectivness of supports and services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. In particular, I am studying how to better support parents who themselves have cognitive/learning disabilities to parent their children. |
| | Keiko Tarquinio
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Linda Tartell
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Neetu Tewari
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Steven Threlkeld
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Elizabeth Toll
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Christine Tompkins
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Beth Toolan
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Shu-Wei Tsai
Pediatrics, Department of
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 | Yi-Tang Tseng
Pediatrics, Department of
Our studies are focused on the signal transduction pathways important for regulation of cardiac myocyte proliferation during the transition from fetal to early postnatal life. |
| | Wilson Utter
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Marcia Vanvleet
Pediatrics, Department of
My major research interests are medical education, breastfeeding, survey methodology, and public health. Currently, I am working on my thesis for a Master's of Public Health at Brown University, which is a comparison of reliability testing methods with pediatric residents. Additionally, I am involved in recruitment and survey design for a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation under the Principal Investigator, Julie Boergers, Ph.D., looking at the temporal relationship between sleep, mood, and smoking relapse. |
| | Rosalind Vaz
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Laura Viehmann
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Betty Vohr
Pediatrics, Department of
Betty Vohr, M.D., has been conducting outcome studies and trials of interventions to improve the outcomes of high risk infants, including premature infants, infants of gestational diabetic mothers, and infants with permanent hearing loss for the past 30 years. Dr. Vohr has been the principal investigator of the National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research outcome studies of the Network since 1995. |
| | Marvin Wasser
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Delma-Jean Watts
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Jennifer Greene Welch
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Judith Westrick
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Haiwei Wu
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Ke-Ying Wu
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Ali Yalcindag
Pediatrics, Department of
My research focuses on a mouse model of atopic dermatitis, a condition characterized by chronic allergic inflammation of skin. Using a mouse model that mimics human atopic dermatitis developed in the laboratory of Dr. Raif Geha at Boston Children's Hospital, I tried to identify the mechanisms by which the immune sytem responds to substances introduced through the skin. Specifically, I studied the role of substances called complements in directing and changing the immune response. |
| | Naohiro Yano
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Yvette Yatchmink
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Raymond Zarlengo
Pediatrics, Department of
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| | Ting Zhao
Pediatrics, Department of
My research interest focuses on studying the molecular and physiological mechanism(s) of cardiovascular diseases. Our findings demonstrated the protective effects of activating adenosine receptors and p38 against cardiac damages. Using the in vivo myocardial infarction model, we have recently shown the beneficial effect of transplantation of hematopoietic stem cell in the mouse. |
| | James Ziegler
Pediatrics, Department of
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