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The mouse neonatal small intestine is regionally specialized for protein absorption and transepithelial transport. 

November 10, 2025
Block CL, Childers L, Cortez AL, Sakers K, Lewis TR, Levic DS, Frazer LC, Jania CM, Arshavsky VY, Good M, Eroglu C, Bagnat M. Development. 2025 Nov 10:dev.205127. doi: 10.1242/dev.205127. PMID: 41208810.

Petersen Inducted as ACAAI Vice President

November 7, 2025
Maureen M. Petersen, MD, FACAAI, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy/Immunology has been inducted as Vice President of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI)

Trends in Pediatric In-Training Exam Scores and Association With Clinical Encounters Across the COVID-19 Pandemic.

November 7, 2025
Rao P, Jordan K, Burrows H, Helms L, Perin R, Crawford MA, Kang D, Morgan A, Kihlstrom M, Zwemer E. Cureus. 2025 Nov 7;17(11):e96299. doi: 10.7759/cureus.96299.PMCID: PMC12682212. PMID: 41362564.

Sanderson Elected to ASPN National Council

November 7, 2025
Keia R. Sanderson, MD, MSCR, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, has been elected to the National Council of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN).

Exercise Counseling in Congenital Heart Disease: A Guide for the Pediatric and Congenital Cardiologist.

November 6, 2025
Curran T, Hansen K, Lindsey J, Powell A, Gauthier N, Britt J, Huang J, Danduran M, Hershenson J, Furst M, Closson R, Leong E, Ward K; Global Coalition for Fitness in Congenital Heart Disease (GloCo). Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Nov 6. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-04085-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41196314.

Challenges encountered by midwives performing basic neonatal resuscitation in health facilities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

November 4, 2025
Mafuta EM, Ishoso DK, Bose CL, Chi BH, Gomez P, Haug IA, Myklebust H, Tshefu AK, Patterson JK. PLoS One. 2025 Nov 4;20(11):e0334847. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0334847. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41187119.

A Digital Program to Promote Sexual Communication Between Early Adolescents and Parents: Development and Acceptability Testing Results.

November 3, 2025
Widman L, Allison BA, Burnette JL, Grossman JM, Lankster A, McCrimmon J, Sell-Goodhand E, Percher S, Jhala A. J Sex Res. 2025 Nov 3:1-11. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2574882. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41182069.

Placental epigenetic age and adolescent blood pressure: the Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn cohort. 

November 1, 2025
Gerber A, Roell KR, Huff KK, O'Shea TM, Fry RC, Sanderson K. Pediatr Res. 2025 Nov;98(5):1780-1788. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-04110-0. Epub 2025 May 7. PMID: 40335643.

Feasibility and clinical utility of expanded genomic newborn screening in the Early Check program.

November 1, 2025
Cope HL, Jalazo ER, Berg JS, Sullivan JA, Kucera KS, Shone SM, Frawley HE, Gwaltney AY, Forsythe AN, Migliore BA, Wright B, Moultrie RR, Milko LV, Zimmerman RS, Kruszka P, Suchy SF, Begtrup A, Langley KG, Monaghan KG, Kraczkowski C, Guenzel AJ, McWalter K, Hruska KS, Bailey DB Jr, Wheeler...

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Ann B. Sweeney, MD

October 31, 2025
Dr. Sweeney joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty in the Division of Critical Care Medicine on October 31, 2025. Dr. Sweeney received her BA in Zoology in 2001 from Connecticut College. She earned her medical degree in 2010 from the University of Utah in Salt Lake. She completed her...