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PAST HGF GRANT RECIPIENTS

Our HGF grants encourage researchers in pediatric endocrinology to pursue clinical
and bench investigations that may lead to a better understanding of human growth. 
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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

  • 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

  • 2024 - Emily Breidhart, MD, New York, NYGrowth Hormone (GH) in pediatric GH Deficiency (GHD)

  • 2023 - Reena Perchard, MDManchester, UK - Transcriptomics and eQTL Analysis to Identify Early-life               Markers of Later-life Cardiovascular Disease

  • 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

  • 2023 - Josephine T. Tauer, MD,  Montreal, Canada - Microbiome Alterations in Osteogenesis Imperfecta

  • 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

  • 2022 - Amish Chinoy, MD, Manchester, UK - The Impact of Recombinant Growth Hormone Treatment                   on Muscle Function in Children with GHD

  • 2020 - Paolo N. Catalano, PHD, Buenos Aires, AR - Silica-collagen-based Nanocomposites for                               Improving Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatments

  • 2019 - Armen Yerevanian, MD, Boston, MAEffects of Growth Hormone on Depot-Specific Homeobox                 Gene Expression in Adipose Tissue​​

  • 2018 - Kevin Brennan, PHD, Palo Alto, CA - Applying Mass Cytometry to Identify Targetable Epigenetic                 Mechanisms of Transcriptal Deregulation in Sotos Syndrome

  • 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​

  • 2023 - Nicole Rangos, MD, Washington DC

  • 2022 - Presley Nichols, MD, New York, NY

  • 2021 - Gajanthan Muthuvel, MD, Cincinnati, OH

  • 2020 - Obiageli Obi, MD, Springfield, MA

  • 2019 - Alexandrou Eirene, MD, Cincinnati, OH

  • 2018 - Tamar Baer, MD, New York, NY

  • 2017 - Renata M. de Noronha, MD, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  • 2016/2015 - Ovidiu A. Galescu, MD, Bethesda, MD

  • 2014/2013 - Ola Nilsson, MD Bethesda, MD

  • 2012 - Fariha Kamran, MD, Bethesda, MD

  • 2011 - Katie Larson-Ode, MD, Iowa City, IA

  • 2010 - Angela Delaney, MD, Bethesda, MD

  • 2009 - Christopher Romero, MD, Baltimore, MD

  • 2008 - Gabriella Finkielstain, MD, Bethesda, MD

  • 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
     

  • Informational: Rosemary O’Dell, MSN‎ for The Importance of Nursing in a Turner Syndrome Multidisciplinary Clinic


​Conference Reimbursement Scholarships
 

  • Clinical Exemplar:
    Barb Lightner, CNP, CDE
    Crystal Muth, MSN, RN, CPN
    Shanna Wosick, RN
    Cindy Young, RN, BSN

     

  • 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
     

  • 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
     

  • 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

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