Research Bulletin
News from the Child Health Research Institute
March 2021
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CHRI 2021 Pediatric Academic Workshop featured speakers on relevant topics like data visualization, social media, research as advocacy and health equity. |
CHRI Pediatric Academic Workshop:
Conclusion & Highlights
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CHRI Pediatric Academic Workshop, offered on Feb. 19-20, focused on building knowledge and skills in health communication and advocacy. Topics covered included health equity and justice, authoring children’s books, data visualization, presentation skills, social media and legislative advocacy. In conjunction with the CHRI Pediatric Research Seminar Series, guest speakers Leslie Young, MD (University of Vermont) and Lori Devlin, DO (University of Louisville) demonstrated how research is advocacy through a presentation on their work to improve the lives of the children in the Opioid crisis. An afternoon panel session featured child advocates from UNMC, Children’s and the community discussing pathways to incorporate advocacy in careers at varying levels and for a wide range of causes. Saturday sessions provided small group mentoring opportunities on the topics. The next workshop will be in August 2021, and its theme will be centered around grant writing.
Special thanks to our speakers and panelists: Chad Abresch, PhD; Arwa Nasir, MBBS; Martina Clarke, PhD, MSHI; Alicia Schiller, PhD; Linda M. Love, EdD; Leslie Young, MD; Lori Devlin, DO, MHA, MSc; Jessica Snowden, MD; Jasmine Marcelin, MD; Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS; Drissa Toure, MD, MPH; Kiara Lyons, MPH; Bibhusha Karki, MDP; Liz Lyons; Debra Tomek, MD, FAAP; Melissa St. Germain, MD, FAAP; Arlana R. Phillips, MD, FAAP; Teri Hartman, MLS
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CHRI Priorities & Activities:
Update from Ann Anderson Berry, MD
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Ann L. Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, interim executive director, Child Health Research Institute (CHRI), reflects on the future of academic work in child health research and building the pipeline of trainees in academics. |
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Spotlight on Collaboration:
New Consortium Targets Congenital and Perinatal Infections
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Children’s Hospital & Medical Center is one of 29 academic medical centers collaborating in the Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium (CPIC). Kari Simonsen, MD, is the local site PI. She is joined by co-investigators Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, Nicole Birge, MD, and Alice Sato, MD, PhD, on an initial neonatal viral sepsis trial. Congratulations to this team for being the first site in the network that is ready to enroll patients! As more CPIC studies begin, Dr. Simonsen welcomes junior faculty to become engaged in the relevant research teams. To learn more, please click the link below. |
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Research Resources:
Showcase your Scholarship at DigitalCommons
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CHRI researchers are invited to submit research works, posters, quality improvement projects, reports and other scholarly works to DigitalCommons, the institutional repository serving Children's and UNMC, provided by the McGoogan Health Sciences Library. With 400,000 downloads from around the globe, DigitalCommons provides authors with a platform to generate visibility for their work, share perpetual access to content, and track usage and downloads.
Works in DigitalCommons are fully indexed in Google Scholar. For seven years, McGoogan Library’s DigitalCommons@UNMC has served as an open access repository for the research, scholarly communications and educational output produced by the UNMC community. To learn more, contact Heather Brown, Scholarly Communications Librarian.
Click the links below to learn about the submission process and the types of materials housed in the repository.
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2020 Distinguished Scientist & New Investigator Recipients:
R. Katherine Hyde, PhD, So-Youn Kim, PhD
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Congratulations to CHRI member R. Katherine Hyde, PhD, for being named Distinguished Scientist and to CHRI member, So-Youn Kim, PhD, for being named New Investigator. Both were honored at the 2020 Distinguished Scientist virtual ceremony on Feb. 23.
The Distinguished Scientist Award recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists in the country during the past five years. New Investigator Awards go to outstanding UNMC scientists who in the past two years have secured their first funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense or other national sources.
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R. Katherine Hyde, PhD, Distinguished Scientist recipient |
So-Youn Kim, PhD, New Investigator recipient |
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CHRI welcomes two new team members who will further strengthen our ability to develop and manage extramural research grants and contracts.
Michael Delforge, MBA, our new Grants and Billing Coordinator, has worked in grants administration at UNMC since 2017 and was previously a Senior Financial Analyst in the United States Air Force.
Shamaere Ashby, our new Finance and Grants Coordinator, will make the short move from the Office of Research and Creative Activity at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where she currently serves as Grant Coordinator.
We hope many of you have the pleasure of working with these professionals. Let us again welcome our newest team members!
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PRO Education Committee Tip of the Month:
Plan Well, Enroll the Numbers You Need
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The Pediatric Research Office (PRO) offers some essential pieces of advice on planning study subject enrollment for a successful pharmaceutical study. |
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Research Resources:
Merck Funding for Pediatric Vaccine Research
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A representative of the Merck Investigator Sponsored Research Program recently reached out to CHRI/PRO to encourage our investigators to submit proposals for funded projects in various areas of interest in pediatric vaccines. |
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Save the Date:
CHRI Pediatric Cancer Research Group (PCRG) Mini Research Summit
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The Pediatric Cancer Research Group (PCRG) Mini Research Summit will be held on March 31, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., and will be available via Zoom. Participants will share projects, discover new resources and make valuable connections for future collaborative opportunities. The mini summit will include a networking session, featured speakers from CHRI/PCRG, and a special presentation from newly-named UNMC distinguished scientist and director of the Water, Climate, and Health Program, Jesse Bell, PhD.
All who register as participating investigators will be asked to create a bio slide. Please use this slide template and send completed bio slide to chri@unmc.edu by Wednesday, March 24. Please email chri@unmc.edu if you have any questions about registration or learning more about the mini summit.
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Disseminating Discoveries:
January Publications
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Take a minute to check out the wide range of research published by CHRI members in January. |
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CHRI Pediatric Research Seminar:
Beyond MYCN in Neuroblastoma: In Search of Novel Druggable Targets
Speaker: Janina Baranowska-Kortylewicz, PhD | March 19, 2021, noon | Zoom |
CHRI Pediatric Cancer Research Group Mini Research Summit
CHRI Pediatric Research Forum
*The forum is open for submission for both research abstracts and/or posters (due April 15, 2021). Medicinal Musings creative submissions are open as well - please visit the link below for more information.
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Repurposing Research to Create Patient Impact in Pediatric Rare Diseases
Funder: Cures Within Reach | March 17, 2021 | Up to $50,000 for 1 year |
Pilot Funding
Funder: Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center, UNL | April 12, 2021 | Up to $50,000 over 2 years | Grant Information
Natural History of Disorders Screenable in the Newborn Period (R01 Research Award)
Funder: NICHD | Jun. 5, 2021 / Oct. 5, 2021 | Up to $500,000/yr, max 5 years | Grant Information
For more funding opportunities, please review the CHRI grant calendar available here.
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Child Health Research Institute
986847 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-6847
402-559-4032 or 402-955-7907
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