Bryce Duncan joined the joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases on October 17, 2022. Dr. Duncan earned his PhD in at the Joint School for Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at UNC at Greensboro in 2017. Dr. Duncan completed post doctoral training with the Maness Laboratory in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Welcome to Pediatrics Bryce!

Congratulations to Dr. Colin Orr!  Dr.Orr has been selected to receive the 2022-23 James Woods Junior Faculty Award. The selection committee members were very impressed with his proposal to develop a novel peer support intervention to address food insecurity and consequently type 2 diabetes in children in the Hispanic population.

Wesley Jackson, MD, MPH was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective October 1, 2022. Since becoming a faculty member in 2018, Dr. Jackson has had a strong commitment to the Department of Pediatrics’ Research mission. Dr. Jackson has expanded his research interests to include clinical trials operations, pharmacokinetic modeling, and epigenetic analyses. Dr. Jackson’s goal is to combine these interests to improve the outcomes of infants through drug development for diseases with limited available therapies, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy.

We are pleased to announce that, Dr. Carl Seashore has been named Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer for the UNC Medical Center.  Dr. Seashore is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  with interests in quality improvement, newborn care, ambulatory pediatrics, and informatics.

Dr. Emiliee Lewis, Assistant Professor in the division of Hospital Pediatrics, has been asked to serve as UNC site lead for the American Academy of Pediatrics VIP Network Project: Learning and Implementing Guidelines for Hyperbilirubinemia Treatment (LIGHT). The project seeks to implement the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline

Congratulations to Megan Rebuli, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy-Immunology, and Lauren Frazer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, on their nomination and acceptance to participate in the American Pediatric Society (APS) – Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) Journeys & Frontiers in Pediatric Research program for 2022-2023.

Congratulations to Dr. Misty Good on her election as Pediatrics Council Representative for the Perinatal Research Society (PRS).

Aigner Moore, MD, second year resident with primary care pediatrics, was competitively selected to be the new Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) District IV Resident Liaison! The CATCH program is a flagship initiative of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). For over 25 years, the program has supported pediatricians and residents to collaborate within their communities to advance the health of all children.

The International Union of Toxicology elected Dr. Ilona Jaspers to the position of Vice-President for a 3-year term. The IUTOX mission is to improve human health through the science and practice of toxicology world-wide.

Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics and microbiology & immunology talks with NeurologyLive and Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association (SNRA) about acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), poliomyelitis, and the need to improve awareness as peak infection months draw near.