Award Winners
Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award
The Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award is an initiative of the Jefferson Committee on Research (JCOR), awarded through the Office of the Provost. Specific goals of the Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award are to foster collaborative research and team science, and to develop clinical research topics that have been minimally explored at Jefferson.
Awardees
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Hushan Yang PhD, Medical Oncology Genomic characterizations of single circulating tumor cells in the precision medicine of head and neck cancer |
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Jacob Raphael, MD, Anesthesiology Acetaminophen for Prevention of Hemolysis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Pilot and Feasibility Trial |
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Adam Binder, MD, Medical Oncology Patient and caregiver perceptions of the potential for home based blood transfusions for patients with hematologic malignancies |
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Julie Barta, MD, Medical Oncology Developing a Culturally Integrated, Social-Media Based Intervention to Increase Tobacco Treatment Counseling and Lung Cancer Screening Uptake in the Asian-American Community |
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Glen D Souza, MD, Otolayngology Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for the treatment of SARS-COV-2 related Olfactory Disturbance – a cross over trial |
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Jayakrishnan Nair, PT, PhD, Physical Therapy Early Functional and Magnetic Resonance Imaging based biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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Laura Krisa, PhD, Physical Therapy Simultaneous functional MR imaging of the brain and spinal cord in patients with Parkinson’s Disease |
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Ryan Masoodi, PhD, Anesthesiology Developing a new generation of patient gowns to keep patients warm in the hospital and to reduce perioperative hypothermia |
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Eric Schwenk, MD, Anesthesiology A Safety Study of Ropivacaine Concentrations During Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Thoracic Surgery |
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Adam Luginbuhl, MD, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Hypoxia as a Driver of Post-Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome |
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Kevin Anton, MD, PhD, Radiology Genicular artery embolization for the treatment of persistent knee pain following joint replacement surgery |
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Laura Krisa, PhD, Physical Therapy Functional and intrinsic connectivity imaging in the human spinal cord: an fMRI study |
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Cynthia Cheng, MD, PhD, Family & Community Medicine The effectiveness of a student-run motivational interviewing/meal-replacement dietary program with melatonin for weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor reduction in patients with mild OSA |
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Kibo Nam, PhD, Radiology Risk assessment of carotid plaques based on pressure estimation using 3D contrast-enhanced ultrasound |
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Kuang-Yi Wen, PhD, Medical Oncology An innovative and linguistically-tailored mobile intervention to improve follow-up for abnormal Pap test results |
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Lisa Hoglund, PhD, Physical Therapy Biomechanics and Lower Extremity Muscle Activation of Men With and Without Patellofemoral Pain During Functional Activity |
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Vitali Alexeev, PhD, Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Molecular basis for vitiligo-associated depression |
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Bin Wang, Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Pathogenic role of oxidized PTH osteoporosis |
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Paul Chung, Urology Contrast enhanced Ultrasonography for the Evaluation of Urethral Stricture Disease |
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Mark Curtis, Pathology Characterization of CSF Cytokine and Exosome Profile for Infections, Autoimmune and Neoplastic Skull Base Diseases |
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Angela Gerolamo, Nursing Understanding why Jefferson home care patients seek unscheduled acute care: can a telehealth intervention keep patients at home? |
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Nathan Handley, Medical Oncology Patient and Provider Perceptions of Telehealth I Medical Oncology |
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Therese Johnston, Physical Therapy The effects of Saddle Position and Stance width on Force and movement at the knee during cycling |
Deans' Transformational Science Award (DTSA)
The Deans' Transformational Science Award (DTSA) is an initiative of the Jefferson Committee on Research (JCOR), awarded through the Office of the Provost. This award mechanism is designed to enhance the success of Jefferson’s research-intensive faculty and to nurture the development of HIGH-IMPACT SCIENCE. The intent of the DTSA funding mechanism is to catalyze Transformational Science initiatives driven by Jefferson faculty and enable the generation of pivotal data that will form the basis of new, federally-funded, extramural grant submissions.
Awardees
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Davide Trotti, PhD; Tim Mosca, PhD Neuromuscular synapse is a target of C9orf72 dipeptide repeat proteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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Mary Jane Mulcahey-Hershey, PhD, OTR/L Advancing Upper Limb Neurotechnologies |
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Le Ma, PhD; Angelo Lepore, PhD A Novel Mechanism to Promote Branch Regeneration and Treat Spinal Cord Injury |
Jefferson Emerging Medical Scholars Program (JEMS)
The Jefferson Emerging Medical Scholars Program (JEMS) Junior Faculty Award is an initiative between the Office of the Provost and the Jefferson Clinical Research Institute (JCRI) to support junior faculty in developing their careers in clinical research. This award provides a unique opportunity for Jefferson to strengthen efforts to bridge the gap to success for selected early career clinician-scientists by protecting 20% of their effort + fringe rate for two years (up to $50,000 of direct salary support each year).
Awardees
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Kavita Vinekar, MD, MPH, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Mentor: Kristin Rising MD, MSHP A patient-centered approach to managing pregnancy of unknown location |
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Stephanie Jackson Cullison MS, MD, PhD, Dermatology; Mentor: My Mahoney, PhD Defining biomarkers predictive of immune checkpoint inhibitor response in patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma from plasma-derived small extracellular vesicles |
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Kevin Anton, MD, PhD, Radiology; Mentor: Ethan Halpern, MD; John Eisenbrey, PhD Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for diagnosis and therapy of cholangiocarcinoma |
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Anahid Modrek, PhD, Population Health; Mentor: Dr. Bill Oglesby, PhD, MBA Cognitive Determinants of School Health Can Inform Adolescent Outcomes |
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Sarah Kamel, MD, Radiology; Mentor: Ethan Halpern, MD Cost-effective diagnostic imaging algorithm for the assessment of hip pain and the added value of MRI |
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Jennie Ryan, PhD MSN, Nursing; Mentors: Brooke Worster, MD, Phil Veliz, PhD, and Erica Sood, PhD Assessing Risk of Cannabis Use in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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Leila J. Mady, MD, PhD, MPH, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Mentor: Pamela H. Dalton, PhD, MPH The Association of Olfactory Dysfunction and Frailty in Head and Neck Cancer |
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Amy Szajna, PhD, PMHNP-BC, Nursing; Mentor: Patricia Kelly PhD, MRN Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effect Size of a Brief Behavioral Activation Intervention for Women with Postpartum Depression in South India |
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Rupsa Boelig, MD, MS, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Mentor: Walter Kraft, MD Aspirin for preeclampsia prevention: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenomics of platelet response and pregnancy outcomes |
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Iyad Alnahhas, MD, MSc, Medical Oncology/Neurology; Mentor: Pierluigi Porcu, MD Exploring the Role of Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase (MTAP) in Primary Central Nervous System (PCNSL) Lymphoma |
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Hristelina Ilieva, MD, PhD, Neurology; Mentors Davide Trotti PhD, A.M. Rostami MD, PhD Proteomics and transcriptomics analysis of exosome enriched fractions obtained from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and neurologic control patients |
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Efrat Kean, MD, Emergency Medicine; Mentor: Kristin Rising MD, MSHP Characterizing Successful Interventions in Pandemic Disease Response in Long-Term Care Facilities: Lessons Learned During COVID-19 and Evidence-Based Guidelines For Future Outbreaks |
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Aparna Kumar PhD, MPH, MSN, Nursing; Mentor: Roseann Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L The STIGMA study - Breaking down S-Screening, T-Treatment, and I-Integrated care, for G-Generational M-Mental Wellness and A-Action: A family based approach to improving mental health in the perinatal period and beyond |
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Ruth Jeminiwa, PhD, Pharmacy; Mentor: Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW Rethinking Care for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder |
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Neda Nikbakht, MD, PhD, Medical Oncology; Mentor: Pierluigi Porcu, MD The malignant microenvironment in early cutaneous T-cell lymphoma |
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Paul Chung, MD, Urology; Mentor: Flemming Forsberg, PhD, MS Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Urethral Stricture Disease |
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Namrata Grampurohit, PhD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy; Mentor MaryJane Mulcahey PhD, OTR/L Clinical Trial Endpoints of Observed Function in Spinal Cord Injury |
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Nathan Handley, MD, MBA, Medical Oncology; Mentor: Kristin Rising MD, MSHP Evaluating telehealth as a potential tool for reducing the opportunity cost of seeking cancer care |
Pediatric Award for Clinical Research
The Thomas Jefferson University & Nemours Children’s Health Pediatric Award for Clinical Research is an initiative of the Jefferson and Nemours Children’s Health Pediatric Department to promote interdepartmental research. With a maximum award amount of $50,000, the intent of the PACR funding mechanism is to catalyze collaborative initiatives and enable the generation of pivotal data that will form the basis of new investigator-initiated research studies funded through external (federal, foundation or industry) granting mechanisms.
Awardees
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Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PhD, Nursing, Jefferson; Shard Hwang, Nemours Penicillin Allergy Delabeling in Children: Perspectives of Parents and Primary Care Providers |
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Geetika Kennady, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson; Zubair H. Aghai, MD, Pediatrics, Nemours Reticulocyte hemoglobin content to evaluate the iron status in neonates at high risk for iron deficiency |
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John Eisenbrey, PhD, Radiology, Jefferson; David Saul, Radiology, Nemours Artificial Intelligence for Identification of Pediatric Hepatic Fibrosis on Grayscale Ultrasound |
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Mark Curtis, MD, PhD, Neuropathology, Jefferson; Matthew Demczko, MD, Pediatrics, Nemours Machine Learning Generated Immune Factor Decision Trees; A Powerful Diagnostic Approach for Rapid Identification of Pediatric Patient CNS Disease State |
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Robyn Miller, MD, Adolescent Medicine and Pediatric Gynecology, Nemours; Casey Coleman, MD, Pediatrics, Jefferson Pediatrics and Police...where should the two meet? Parents views on the pediatricians role on discussing police brutality |
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Matthew Campbell, MD, MSHP, Pediatric Cardiology, Nemours; Praveen Mehrotra, MD, Cardiology, Jefferson Contrast Enhanced Three Dimensional Echocardiographic Quantification of Right Ventricular Volumes in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot |
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Mijail Serruya, MD, PhD, Occupational Therapy, Jefferson; Mena Scavina, Pediatric Neurology, Nemours Myoelectric devices for restoration of independent arm function in children with neurological disease and injury |
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Beth Schwartz, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson; Anne Kazak, PhD, Nemours The Effects of Menses and Menstrual Management on Mental Health in Transgender Adolescents |
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Zubair Aghai, MD, Pediatrics, Nemours; Sankar Addya, MD, Cancer Biology, TJU DNA methylation, gene expression and trained immunity in neonates born to mothers with chorioamnionitis |