First endowed chair of neonatology program named at Children’s Minnesota
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Dr. Thomas George, system medical director of neonatology at Children’s Minnesota, was named the first holder of the newly established Sit Investment Associates Chair in Neonatology following a $2 million gift from the Minneapolis-based investment firm. Dr. George will use the philanthropic funding to support Children’s Minnesota’s neonatal clinical program and research to improve patient care, innovation, and outcomes in the field of neonatology.
Since 2018, Dr. George has led Children’s Minnesota’s neonatology program, the largest high-risk neonatal care program in the Upper Midwest. “This [philanthropic support] will help break new ground for advancements in neonatal care for clinically complex and critically ill newborns in Minnesota and beyond,” said Dr. George.
Read more about the endowed chair announcement here.
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Breastfeeding equity program reduces barriers, supports families
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A new quality improvement (QI) initiative in the Children’s Minnesota’s neonatal department called Project HOME is developing strategies to provide human milk to newborns that need it most, especially for families of color. Project HOME is an ongoing, multi-institution QI project with the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium, of which Children's Minnesota is the only health care system in the Twin Cities metro area that is participating.
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A large multi-disciplinary team is working to identify opportunities to promote equitable breastfeeding support and is integrating tools that ensure interventions improve disparities. The project’s leadership team includes Dr. Leah Jordan, neonatologist at Children’s Minnesota, Dr. Ann Downey, director of neonatal quality, Jennifer Rivera, neonatal clinical nurse specialist, and Kimberly Johnson, CHNC data coordinator.
Read more about the project here.
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Our kid experts are constantly exploring new avenues for diagnosing and treating childhood illnesses. The Children’s Minnesota Research Institute is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of pediatric research. Learn more.
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Children’s Minnesota Cancer and Blood Disorders research team makes breakthrough discovery
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Variants in the deep intronic (noncoding) region of DICER1 may increase risk for tumor development in kids and young adults, according to new findings from the Cancer and Blood Disorders research team at Children’s Minnesota and collaborators. DICER1 is a key gene involved in gene expression; pathogenic variants in DICER1 increase risk for pleuropulmonary blastoma, ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors, thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer and a spectrum of other tumors.
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This analysis, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology-Precision Oncology, included pediatric oncologists Kris Ann Schultz, MD, and Yoav Messinger, MD, and Paige Mallinger, MS, senior clinical research coordinator, at Children’s Minnesota along with collaborators from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
This research focused on participants in the International PPB/DICER1 Registry who had clinical histories suspicious for DICER1-related cancer predisposition but with negative clinical germline testing. The Registry was founded at Children’s Minnesota in 1987 in partnership with Washington University-St. Louis and now collaborates with more than 300 institutions worldwide to advance care for children, adolescents and adults with these rare tumors. Participants in the International PPB/DICER1 Registry have enrolled from 47 U.S. states and 49 countries.
Read more about the research here.
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