HUMAN GROWTH FOUNDATION
RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS
(As Shown Above)
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2024 - Rohan Henry, MD, Columbus, OH - Identifying Patterns Associated with the Development and Detection of Secondary Hypothyroidism During the Treatment of GHD
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2024 - Vidhu Thaker, MD - New York, NY - Establishing the Role of OCRL in Growth Regulation Once- Weekly versus Assessment of Quality of Life, Treatment Burden, and Compliance in Once-daily
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2024 - Emily Breidhart, MD, New York, NY - Growth Hormone (GH) in pediatric GH Deficiency (GHD)
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2023 - Reena Perchard, MD - Manchester, UK - Transcriptomics and eQTL Analysis to Identify Early-life Markers of Later-life Cardiovascular Disease
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2023 - Alicia Belgorosky, MD, Buenos Aires, AR - Epigenetic Regulation of Genes Involved in the Signaling Cascade of the GH-IGF-1 Axis and Insulin Implication in Postnatal Growth
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2023 - Josephine T. Tauer, MD, Montreal, Canada - Microbiome Alterations in Osteogenesis Imperfecta
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2022 - Nathalia Liberatoscioli Menezes de Andrade, MD - Sao Paulo, BR- Growth Patterns and Impact of Genetic Findings on rhGH Treatment of Children Initially Classified as Having Idiopathic
Short Stature
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2022 - Amish Chinoy, MD, Manchester, UK - The Impact of Recombinant Growth Hormone Treatment on Muscle Function in Children with GHD
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2020 - Paolo N. Catalano, PHD, Buenos Aires, AR - Silica-collagen-based Nanocomposites for Improving Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatments
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2019 - Armen Yerevanian, MD, Boston, MA - Effects of Growth Hormone on Depot-Specific Homeobox Gene Expression in Adipose Tissue​​
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2018 - Kevin Brennan, PHD, Palo Alto, CA - Applying Mass Cytometry to Identify Targetable Epigenetic Mechanisms of Transcriptal Deregulation in Sotos Syndrome
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2017 - Madhulika Gupta, MD, Ontario, Canada
HUMAN GROWTH FOUNDATION'S
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINE SOCIETY
RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS
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2024 - Despoina Galetaki, MD, Washington DC​
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2023 - Nicole Rangos, MD, Washington DC
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2022 - Presley Nichols, MD, New York, NY
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2021 - Gajanthan Muthuvel, MD, Cincinnati, OH
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2020 - Obiageli Obi, MD, Springfield, MA
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2019 - Alexandrou Eirene, MD, Cincinnati, OH
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2018 - Tamar Baer, MD, New York, NY
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2017 - Renata M. de Noronha, MD, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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2016/2015 - Ovidiu A. Galescu, MD, Bethesda, MD
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2014/2013 - Ola Nilsson, MD Bethesda, MD
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2012 - Fariha Kamran, MD, Bethesda, MD
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2011 - Katie Larson-Ode, MD, Iowa City, IA
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2010 - Angela Delaney, MD, Bethesda, MD
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2009 - Christopher Romero, MD, Baltimore, MD
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2008 - Gabriella Finkielstain, MD, Bethesda, MD
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2007 - Elvira Isganaitis, MD, Boston, MA
Human Growth Foundation
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY (PENS) AWARD
2024 Poster Awards
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Best Case Presentation: Amy E. Moon, RN for Multiple Co-morbidities Associated with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia-X (CAH-X): An Informative Pediatric Case Report
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Research: Colleen Chambers, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, DNP Student for Utilizing Motivational Interviewing (MI) with Adolescents and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) to Improve Self-Management
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Informational: Rosemary O’Dell, MSN for The Importance of Nursing in a Turner Syndrome Multidisciplinary Clinic
​Conference Reimbursement Scholarships
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Clinical Exemplar:
Barb Lightner, CNP, CDE
Crystal Muth, MSN, RN, CPN
Shanna Wosick, RN
Cindy Young, RN, BSN
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Poster Abstract:
Jane Torkelson, MS, RN
2023 Poster Awards
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Best Case Presentation: Amy Drilling MSN, RN, CDCES for Aromatase Inhibitor Monotherapy in Non-Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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Research: Amy Moon, BSN, RN for Course of COVID-19 infection in patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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Novice: Jennifer L. Brown, BSN, RN for Effects of Untreated Congenital Hypothyroidism
2022 Poster Award
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Best Case Study: Jamie Faedtke, RN for Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young Type 2 (MODY2) In Siblings
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Novice: Caitlin Schaefer, BSN, RN, RD, CDCES; Jamie Faedtke, RN; Kristine Welsh, MSN, CPNP for Addressing the Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic in the Pediatric Population: A Nurse Championed Intervention
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Novice: Oretha Johnson, BSN, RN; Roopa Kanakatti Shankar, MBBS, MS for Neuropsychological Assessments Aid in Planning for Transition to Adult Care in Turner Syndrome
2021 Poster Award
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Best Poster: Marian Hart and Margo Black, Kathryn Dahir, Ruban Dhaliwal, Jill Simmons, Erik A. Imel, Gary S. Gottesman, John D. Mahan, Gnanagurudasan Prakasam, Allison I. Hoch, Prameela Ramesan, Maria Díaz-González de Ferris for Healthcare Transition Preparation in X-Linked Hypophosphatemia
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Novice: Catherine Espinoza, Pedro A. Sanchez-Lara, Katheryn Grand, Paula Glasshauser, Bahareh Schweiger for Delayed Presentation of Hypoglycemia in Newborn with Congenital Hyperinsulinism
2020 Poster Award
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Informational Abstract: Khristan Heagle, RN, JD for Alternative, Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Adolescents Diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Could Vitamins, Minerals or Omega Oils Be Beneficial?
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Nursing Research: La Tonya Ivy, MSN, BC-ADM, CDCES, CDTC for School Personnel’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Management Practices about Diabetes Care in Shelby County, TN and Surrounding Counties in Arkansas and Mississippi
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Novice: Jennifer Stefanich, MSN, APRN for Promoting Early Identification of 47,XXY Based On Emerging Early Intervention and Treatment Options
2019 Poster Award
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Informational Abstract: Khristan Heagle, RN, JD for Alternative, Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Adolescents Diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Could Vitamins, Minerals or Omega Oils Be Beneficial?
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Nursing Research: La Tonya Ivy, MSN, BC-ADM, CDCES, CDTC for School Personnel’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Management Practices about Diabetes Care in Shelby County, TN and Surrounding Counties in Arkansas and Mississippi
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Novice: Jennifer Stefanich, MSN, APRN for Promoting Early Identification of 47,XXY Based On Emerging Early Intervention and Treatment Options
2018 Poster Award
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Informational Abstract: Elizabeth Joyal for CAH-X Syndrome: Expanding the Phenotype of Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia to Include Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
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Case Presentation Abstract: Linda Steinkrauss, MSN, RN, CPNP for Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes and Reactive Hypoglycemia Without Exogenous Insulin
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Nursing Research: Jennifer Morone, MA-ATR, BS-RN for Sample Demographics and Cultural Responsiveness in Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions with Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review
2017 Poster Award
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Best Nursing Research Poster Award: Morgan Grabinoski, BSN for Screening for Depression in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
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Best Informational Poster Award: Amelia Vinson, RN and Lisa Guerra, RN for Lipid Screening in Youth
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Best Case Presentation Poster Award: Michelle McLoughlin, MSN, CRNP, CPNP-AC for Classical Congenital Hyperplasia Diagnosed Outside of Newborn Period