CDI
2016-2017 Series
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 15-Sep-16 | James D. Cherry, MD, MSc |
| Distinguished Research Profesor, Pediatric Infectious Disease | |
| Topic: Infection, Inflammation & Immunity | |
| “The history of Pertussis (whooping cough): Mistakes made during a 110 year odyssey and what some of the mistakes bode for the future” | |
| October 20, 2016 | Anil Sapru, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care |
| Topic: Infection, Inflammation & Immunity | |
| “Acute respiratory distress syndrome: How can we design better clinical trials?” | |
| November 17, 2016 | Daniel Levi, MD, Professor, Pediatric Cardiology |
| Topic: Neonatal Health & Development | |
| &ldquo“Development of biodegradable stents and Patent Ductus Arteriosus closure devices for small infants” | |
| December 15, 2016 | John Adams, MD, Distinguished Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Topics: Nutrition, Metabolism & Growth | |
| “Immunobiology of Vitamin D” | |
| January 19, 2017 | Karin Nielsen, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
| Topics: Infection, Inflammation & Immunity | |
| ”Zika virus: Mother to child transmission – what is known to date?” | |
| February 16, 2017 | Donald Kohn, MD, Professor, MIMG, Pediatrics, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology |
| Topic: Cancer & Regeneration | |
| “Hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy: Progress and challenges” | |
| 16-Mar-17 | Peter Butler, MD, Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology) |
| Topic: Topic: Nutrition, Metabolism & Growth | |
| “Mechanisms of beta cell loss in diabetes” | |
| April 20, 2017 | Elizabeth Marcus, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology |
| Topic: Infection, Inflammation & Immunity | |
| ”Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric injury” | |
| 18-May-17 | Christopher Giza, MD, Professor, Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery |
| Topics: Brain & Behavior | |
| "Is being plastic fantastic? Mechanisms of recovery after pediatric traumatic brain injury" | |
| 15-Jun-17 | Loris Hwang, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine |
| Topic: Infection, Inflammation & Immunity | |
| “Adolescent cervical maturation and biological vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections (STIs)” |
This series is supported in part by a Catalyst Award from the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI; NIH/NCATS grant #UL1TR001881).