Emily Cox has been with the Department of Pediatrics for almost two years serving as a clinical manager for Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine and recently as interim clinical manager for Academic Pediatrics. Cox grew up in the small town of Hardin, Illinois and for many summers, she worked for Baalman Produce planting, picking and selling […]
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New employees September 2024
Name Division Title Artrice Bolden Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Pre-Certification Coordinator Brandi Brumbalow Central Administration Certified Coder Ata A. Canbaz Infectious Diseases Postdoc Research Associate Katherine Carr Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Chloe Cevan Genetics & Genomic Medicine Genetic Clinical Counselor I Elizabeth Flock Newborn Medicine Research Technician II Sheridan Franklin Genetics […]
Funded Awards August 2024
PI Agency Title Irem Eldem FDA/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Phase 2a/2b Study Emapalumab: A Window of Opportunity in Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Melanie Fields NIH/R01 Neurocognitive Effects of Late-Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia Stephanie Fritz SLCH Foundation Epidemiology of the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in children Christina Gurnett NIH/P50 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES […]
New Employees August 2024
Name Division Title Justin Hill Berger Cardiology Instructor in Pediatrics Josie Cleveland Genetics & Genomic Medicine Graduate Student Elijah Davis Emergency Medicine Undergraduate Student David Garcia Emergency Medicine Undergraduate Student Stella-Rita Ibeawuchi Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine Staff Scientist Pranathi Sai Kandikonda Genetics & Genomic Medicine Graduate Student Rosiland Kennel Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Patient Billing/Services […]
Funded Awards July 2024
PI Agency Title Danielle Alfano NIH/K08 ADAM10 as a molecular specifier of sepsis Tarin Bigley CDI CDI Center for Pediatric Immunology Eve Colson NIH/R01/UMMS Social Media and Risk-reduction Training for Preterm Infant Care Practices (SMART Preemie) Megan Cooper SLCH Foundation Mechanisms of TLR8 gain-of-function syndrome Patricia Dickson NIH/U01 Washington University in St. Louis UDN Diagnostic […]
Staff Spotlight Zaundrea Pinner
Zaundrea Pinner is a wife of 31 years, mom of six children (three boys and three girls), and she has 14 grandchildren. She grew up in St. Louis north county. She is a proud graduate of Normandy Senior High School. Before coming to Washington University, she worked for Esse Health Mason Road Pediatrics for 12 […]
Staff Spotlight Catrina Murphy
Catrina Murphy has been with Washington University in St. Louis and the Department of Pediatrics for five years starting as a PSR. Prior to coming to Wash U, Murphy was in the dental field for eight years where she was an office manager and at times the dental assistant. She has always enjoyed the medical field, but […]
New Hires July 2024
Name Division Title Mohamed Abu hamad Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Clinical Fellow Associate Harsha Venkata Akula mogalapalli Infectious Diseases Clinical Fellow Associate Renad Al Mefleh Endocrinology & Diabetes Clinical Fellow Associate Ankita Anekal Critical Care Medicine Clinical Fellow Associate Kayla Blissit Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Billing/Scheduling Associate II Samer Bou Karroum Newborn Medicine Clinical Fellow […]
June 2024 Funded Awards
PI Agency Title Mohamed Abdelbaki Cure Search for Children’s Cancer Phase 1 Study of Natural Killer Cells in Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumors Ana María Arbeláez NIH/U01 UNITED: Understanding neurocognitive outcomes in Type 1 diabetes: Modifiable risk and protective factors in diverse youth Amy Armstrong DOD/NA/University of Alabama- Birmingham Neurofibromatosis Research Program Clinical Trial Consortium Award […]
May 2024 Funded Awards
PI Agency Title Amy Armstrong SLCH Foundation / Hyundai Hope on Wheels SFY24- HHOW Impact – Hyundai Hope on Wheels: Impact Award Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg Harrington Discovery Institute/Scholar Innovator Novel Maternal Staphylococcus aureus vaccine to provide infant protection Charles Canter SLCH Foundation Tuttle & Hauck Chair Samuel Cortez CDTR Changes in Metabolic milieu after initiation […]