Dear Duke Pediatrics Colleagues,
The following are new and competitive renewal research awards made to investigators in the Duke Department of Pediatrics through the months of May and June 2025. These awards represent the successful culmination of work from numerous members of Duke Pediatrics covering exciting basic, translational, and clinical research. Please extend your congratulations to the following faculty members and their research teams.
Thank you,
Marsha Newby, Senior Grants and Contracts Manager
Christoph Hornik, MD PhD MPH, Vice Chair Research
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| Deeksha Bali, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Genetics
Development and Validation of Skin Fibroblast CRIM Testing Method for MPS IIIa (Mucopoly-Saccharidosis Type 3A: Sanfilippo Syndrome A)
Denali Therapeutics
05/18/2025-05/31/2026
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Debra Best, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Targeting Infant Development Through Early Screening and Referral (TIDES)
Duke Endowment
07/01/2025-12/31/2026
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| Christoph Hornik, MD, MPH, PhD
Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Optimizing Pain Treatment in Children on Mechanical Ventilation (OPTICOM)
Weill Medical College Cornell University/NIH
05/01/2025-08/31/2029
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Natalie Katz, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology
MOVE+Peds
University of Kansas/NIH
04/22/2025-07/31/2029
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| Rebecca Koch, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Genetics
SRA with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
05/08/2025-05/07/2026
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Corinne Linardic, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
Role of the Stemness Marker SOX2 in Fusion-Positive Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Fate Switching
Alex’s Lemonade Stand
06/16/2025-08/08/2025
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| Stephen Skapek, MD
Instructor Temporary in the Department of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
Support for Agent Prioritization Committee (APC) Members
Public Health Institute
08/01/2024-07/31/2025
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Calisha Allen, MD
Pediatric Fellow, Critical Care Medicine
Examining Long Term Breastfeeding Outcomes in Hospitalized and Critically III Infants with RSV
Academic Pediatric Association
06/01/2025-05/31/2026
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| Kaveh Ardalan, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Rheumatology
A Phase 1/2, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous CD19-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells (CABA-201) in Subjects with Active Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy - Cabaletta Bio, Inc. (06/23/2025-07/01/2028)
A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Efficacy, and Safety of IV Anifrolumab in Pediatric Participants 5 - AstraZeneca (05/27/2025-01/31/2026)
Patient-Centered Stress Reduction & Cardiovascular Health Promotion Intervention: Engaging Patients with Lupus & Dermatomyositis - Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, Inc. (07/01/2025-06/30/2026)
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Daniel Benjamin, MD, MPH, PhD, Kiser-Arena Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Rachel Greenberg, MD, MHSCR, MS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology
Pediatric Trials Network IDIQ 2025
National Institutes of Health/NICHD
06/04/2025-06/03/2032
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| Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK): Risk Stratification to Identify Children at Risk of Out-of-Home Placement
The Duke Endowment
07/01/2025-06/30/2028
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Michael Cotten, MD, MHS
Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology
Jean and George Brumley Jr. Clinical Scholars Program
The Zeist Foundation
07/01/2025-06/30/2026
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| Lauren Covert, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Rheumatology
Using Bioengineered Human Muscle to Understand Mechanisms of Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, Inc.
07/01/2025-06/30/2026
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Stephen Skapek, MD
Instructor Temporary in the Department of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
COG Biospecimen Bank to Support NCI NCTN (U24) - Nationwide Children’s Hospital/NCI (04/1/2025-03/31/2026)
Evaluation of FANCM as a specific dependency in PAX3:FOXO1 rhabdomyosarcoma - Hyundai Hope on Wheels (12/31/2025-12/30/2027)
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| Baodong Sun, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Genetics
AAV Gene Therapy for Pompe Disease
Sarepta Therapeutics
03/19/2024-01/31/2026
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Jessica Sun, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice Phase 2 of Palbociclib in Patients with Tumors
Public Health Institute
04/01/2022-05/01/2027
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| Emmanuel Walter, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Two Doses of a Novel H5 Antigenically Central (AC)-Anhui mRNA-LNP Vaccine in Health Adults 25CTA-DM0002
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc/NIH
06/05/2025-06/30/2026
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Muhammad Zafar, MBBS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology
Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of XEN1101 as Adjunctive Therapy in Primary Generalized Tonic-Colonic Seizure
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
06/24/2025-09/30/2026
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Questions or feedback on this newsletter or its contents, please contact:
PediatricResearch@duke.edu
Duke Department of Pediatrics
pediatrics.duke.edu/research
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