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The Frequency of Multiple Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) Occurring in the Same Child: A Five-Year Experience.

April 1, 2025
Sotak TP, Troxler HB, Kirkley AM, Joyner BL Jr, Steiner MJ, Donnelly LF. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2025 Apr 26:S1553-7250(25)00137-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2025.04.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40442013.

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Amanda Saad, MD

March 31, 2025
Dr. Amanda Saad joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Emergency Medicine on March 31, 2025. Dr. Saad attended North Carolina State University for her Bachelor of Science in Biology and earned her medical degree from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in...

Adaptive whole-genome sequencing could transform childhood leukemia diagnosis

March 31, 2025
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated a faster, more cost-effective approach to analyzing the genetic makeup of pediatric acute leukemia. Determining a cancer’s genomic classification is critical to developing a more effective treatment plan tailored to a patient’s tumor.

Brenner Receives ACG Junior Faculty Development Grant

March 31, 2025
Erica Brenner, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor in Pediatric Gastroenterology, was awarded a Junior Faculty Development Grant from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).  Dr. Brenner received one of three junior faculty awards for 2025 for her project "Safety and Effectiveness of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Women with Crohn’s Disease."

Pulmonary function testing in pediatric allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients to monitor for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: a systematic review.

March 28, 2025
Gower WA, Tamae-Kakazu M, Shanthikumar S, Srinivasan S, Reardon EE, Barochia AV, Charbek E, Calvo C, Cheng PC, Das S, Davies SM, Gross J, Sheshadri A, Towe CT, Goldfarb SB, Iyer NP. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Mar 28;25(1):250. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05501-2. PMCID: PMC11951628 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05501-2. PMID: 40155876.

Climate Change and the Future of Allergies and Asthma.

March 27, 2025
Burbank AJ. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2025 Mar 27;25(1):20. doi: 10.1007/s11882-025-01201-0.PMID: 40146339

Young Re-Elected to NIIMBL Technical Activities Committee

March 27, 2025
Sam Young, Jr., PhD, Roper Investigator, Professor of Pediatrics, and Director of the UNC Gene Therapy Center, has been elected to his second one-year term on the Technical Activities Committee (TAC) of the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL). NIIMBL is a public-private partnership dedicated to accelerating biopharmaceutical...

Parechovirus: neglected for too long? 

March 25, 2025
Alam F, Li Y, Vogt MR. J Virol. 2025 Mar 25:e0184624. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01846-24. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40130875. 

Repurposing the DNA Labeling Agent EdU for Therapy Against Heterogeneous Patient Glioblastoma. 

March 25, 2025
Kaanoglu H, Adefolaju A, Fraley C, Shobande M, Dasari R, Mann B, Bell N, Keir ST, Higgins D, Kram DE, Hingtgen SD, Sancar A, Satterlee AB.Mol Cancer Ther. 2025 Mar 25. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-24-1098. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40130554

EV68-228-N monoclonal antibody treatment halts progression of paralysis in a mouse model of EV-D68 induced acute flaccid myelitis.

March 24, 2025
Rudy MJ, Wilson CJ, Hinckley B, Baker DC, Royal JM, Hoke MP, Brennan MB, Vogt MR, Clarke P, Tyler KL. mBio. 2025 Mar 24:e0390624. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03906-24. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40126012.