Newsletters | Department of Pediatrics | University of Washington

DATE : 2005-09-23

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Important Dates
Fall Faculty Meeting: Oct. 17, 5:30pm
Ellie Graham receives prestigious APHA award
Faculty News

Important Dates

Monday, September 26, by 5:00 PM: Autumn 2005 Royalty Research Fund (RRF) proposals are due Monday, September 26, by 5:00 PM. The application, packet, and information about previous awards may be found on the Office of Research website at: http://www.washington.edu/research/rrf.html Contact Malcolm Parks (macp@u.washington.edu), or Barbara Thompson (bthompso@u.washington.edu) if you have questions about the program.

Thursday, October 6, 2005 - Mark your calendars for the Faculty vs. Housestaff softball game. More details to follow.

Monday, October 17, 5:30pm Sound Caf: Fall Faculty Meeting. 5:30-6:00 PM buffet dinner; 6:00-8:00 PM program

November 1, 2005. Deadline for nominations to Western Society for Pediatric Research.

September 1, 2005- December 1, 2005 8:00 p.m. EST: Starting Thursday, September 1, 2005, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will begin accepting applications for its five Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs). All applications for 2006 awards must be submitted online by 8:00 p.m. EST, December 1, 2005. For an online application, program information, or other assistance, visit the LRP Web site at www.lrp.nih.gov, telephone the Helpline at 866-849-4047, or send email inquiries to lrp@nih.gov.

Fall Faculty Meeting

October 17, 5:30pm Sound Cafe: Fall Faculty Meeting. Dean Ramsey will be visiting with faculty and answering questions about the UW School of Medicine. (Sound Cafe: 5:30-6:00 PM buffet dinner; 6:00-8:00 PM program.) Please submit to Dr. Stapleton any questions that you would like to present to Dr. Ramsey. The Dean will also be accepting questions at the meeting.

Elinor Graham Named First Rodriguez-Trias Winner

Ellie Graham, MD, MPH is the first recipient of the prestigious APHA Helen Rodriguez-Trias Award for Social Justice. Congratulations, Ellie for this great honor.

Faculty News

Craig Bennett, PhD has received a new research grant, "CMT1C: possible defects in PMP22 regulation due to SIMPLE mutations, 7/01/05-6/30/08 from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Phillip Chance, MD has been re-appointed to the Medical Advisory Committee of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, National headquarters, Tucson, and Chairman of the Scientific Review Committee, The Les Turner ALS Association, Chicago.

NEW GRANTS

Luke Hoffman, MD has received a K08 award, entitled, "Antibiotic-mediated Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa" in July 1, 2005. In addition, Luke also received a two-year renewal in July 2005 for his Leroy Matthews Physician Scientist Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, entitled "Alteration of Virulence Gene Expression by Sublethal Cationic Antibiotic Concentrations in Pseudomonas aeruginosa."

Jason Debley, MD, MPH: K23. NIH. Non-invasive measures in wheezing

infants.

Jodi Smith, MD: K23. NIH. Post-transplant lympho proliferation.

Ian Glass, MD: NIH. Genetic analyses of cerebral malformation.

Cate Pihoker, MD: NIH. Search for Diabetes. $595,017

Michael Portman, MD:

NIH. Thyroid regulation in the developing heart. $440,800 NIH. Cell metabolism and MYC induced growth. $47,000

Bonnie Ramsey, MD:

NIH. Early anti-pseudomonal therapy in CF. $2,798,000 NIH. Anti-pseudomonal therapy. $1,183,614

David Rawlings, MD: NIH. PKD2 involvement in B lymphocytes.

Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD: NIH. 1st tier drugs and theophylline in severe asthma.

PUBLICATIONS

Shirk AJ, Anderson SK, Hashemi SH, Chance PF and Bennett CL: SIMPLE Interacts with NEDD4 and TSG101: Evidence for a role in Lysosomal Sorting and Implications for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2005. (cover article).

Bennett CL, Huynh HM, Barnett KL, Chance PF, Glass IA and Gospe Jr SM: Genetic Heterogeneity for Autosomal Recessive Pyridoxine-Dependent Seizures. Neurogenetics, 2005.

Debley JS, Carter ER, Gibson R, Rosenfeld M, Redding G. The Prevalence of Ibuprofen-Sensitive Asthma in Children: A Randomized Controlled Bronchoprovocation Challenge Study. Journal of Pediatrics 2005 August;147(2): 233-38.

Hoffman LR, D'Argenio Da, MacCoss MJ, Zhang Z, Jones RA, Miller SI. Aminoglycoside antibiotics induce bacterial biofilm formation. Nature 2005 Aug 25;436(7054):1171-5.

Carter E, Debley J, Redding G. Changes in asthma prevalence and impact on health and function in Seattle middle-school children: 1995 versus 2003. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2005; 94(6):634-639.

Congratulations to Charlotte Lewis, MD, MPH on her recent publications:

Smith R, Lewis C. Availability of dental appointments for young and Medicaid insured children in King County Washington; Implications for access. Pediatric Dentistry. 2005:27(3)
Lewis CW, Robertson A, Phelps, S. Unmet dental care needs among children with special health care needs: Implications for the Medical Home, Pediatrics. 2005: 116(3):e426-31.
Lewis C, Ose M, Aspinall C, Omnell L. Community orthodontists and craniofacial care: Results of a Washington state survey. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, in press. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2005 Sep;42(5):521-525.

Congratulations to Sing Sing Way on his recent publication: Way SS, Wilson CB. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESAT-6 homologue in Listeria monocytogenes is dispensable for growth in vitro and in vivo. Infect Immun. 2005 Sep;73(9):6151-3.

Nigel Bamford, MD presented the following paper to the Gordon Research Conference on Catecholamines at Proctor Academy, New Hampshire, July 24-29, 2005. NS Bamford. Presynaptic Regulation of Corticostriatal Terminals by Acetylcholine Unveiled During Methamphetamine Withdrawal