Wesley Jackson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
About
Dr. Jackson is a physician scientist specializing in the field of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Dr. Jackson’s research interests include clinical trials operations, clinical pharmacology, and epigenetic analyses. His goal is to combine these interests to improve the outcomes of infants through drug development for diseases with limited therapies, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. His work on dose optimization for novel neuroprotective drugs to treat hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is funded through a K23 award from the NIH.
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Undergraduate
Southern Methodist University
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Medical School
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Residency
Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Master of Public Health
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill