Inside Pediatrics Spring 2018

CRON APPOINTED TO ABP RHEUMATOLOGY CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TEAM Randy Cron, M.D., Ph.D. , Pediatric Rheumatology, has been appointed as a member of the Rheumatology Content Development Team for the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). CRON ACCEPTS ASSOCIATE EDITORSHIP Randy Cron, M.D., Ph.D. , Pediatric Rheumatology, accepted the Associate Editor position of the Editorial Board of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Disorders, a specialty of Frontiers in Immunology — a leading journal in its field publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across basic, translational and clinical immunology. Dr. Cron will play an integral part in the collaborative Frontiers review process, handling manuscripts submitted to Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Disorders and ensuring their fair, rigorous and transparent review. SAMUY APPOINTED AS SCIENTIST IN UAB INFORMATICS INSTITUTE Nichole Samuy, M.D. , Pediatric Hospital Medicine, has been appointed as a Scientist in the UAB Informatics Institute. Activities may include, but are not limited to, collaboration on relevant research, teaching or directing an informatics course, mentoring informatics trainees and advancing the service mission of the institute. PRUITT JOINS PEM COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH COMMITTEE Christopher Pruitt, M.D. , Pediatric Emergency Medicine, has joined the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee (PEM CRC) Steering Committee. He has been an active member of PEM CRC and served as site investigator for prior PEM CRC studies. The Steering Committee consists of 10 established investigators in various subfields of PEM. The committee reviews network proposals, oversees the survey competition and serves to mentor junior investigators. KIMBERLIN TO SERVE ON FDA MEDICAL DEVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE PANEL David Kimberlin, M.D. , Pediatric Infectious Disease, serves as a member on the Microbiology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a term that began on Sept. 29, 2017 and ends Feb. 28, 2021.The Microbiology Panel reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational in vitro devices for use in clinical laboratory medicine including microbiology, virology and infectious disease, and makes appropriate recommendations to the FDA Commissioner. DOWNLOAD THE 2017 UAB DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS ACADEMIC ANNUAL REPORT In fiscal year 2017, the UAB Department of Pediatrics faculty had 243 publications, research funding from the National Institutes of Health totaling $15 million and total research funding of $29 million. In addition, the department recruited 29 new faculty members, including nine who are expected to develop independent research careers based on their startup support and goals. Read more about the department’s growth and discoveries in its academic annual report at annualreport.childrensal.org and click on the Research and Academics tab.

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