Announced: 2021 Strategic Combination Joint Pilot Recipients

Encouraging the development of interdisciplinary research teams for translational research involving collaborators across the new Atrium Health Enterprise.

May 10, 2021


Congratulations to each of these eight study teams!

2021 Strategic Combination Joint Pilot Recipients

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“Correlation of Early Brain Imaging with Early Childhood Behavior and Development in Substance-Exposed Newborns”

“Correlation of Early Brain Imaging with Early Childhood Behavior and Development in Substance-Exposed Newborns”

  • Jennifer Check, MD, MS, Pediatrics, Wake Forest - Principal Investigator
  • Michelle Chiu, MD, Pediatrics, Atrium Health
  • Douglas Dodds, MD, Pediatrics, Atrium Health
  • John Grimm, MD, Radiology, Atrium Health
  • Jeffery Shenberger, MD, Pediatrics, Wake Forest
  • Christopher Whitlow, MD, PhD, Radiology, Wake Forest
 
“Role of metformin on physical function, leaky gut and inflammation in patients with HFpEF”

“Role of metformin on physical function, leaky gut and inflammation in patients with HFpEF”

  • Dalane Kitzman, MD, Internal Medicine - Cardiology, Wake Forest - Principal Investigator
  • Haiying Chen, MD, PhD, Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest
  • Nicole Cyrille-Superville, MD, Cardiology, Atrium Health
  • Hariom Yadav, PhD, Internal Medicine – Molecular Medicine, Wake Forest
“Role of Fatty Acid Binding Protein-4 (FABP4) in Fatty Liver Disease”

“Role of Fatty Acid Binding Protein-4 (FABP4) in Fatty Liver Disease”

  • Iain McKillop, PhD, Surgery, Atrium Health - Principal Investigator
  • Tony Reeves, PhD, Internal Medicine, Wake Forest
“Implementation of a Community Walking Program for Mobility-Limited Older Adults”

“Implementation of a Community Walking Program for Mobility-Limited Older Adults”

  • Barbara Nicklas, PhD, Internal Medicine-Gerontology, Wake Forest - Principal Investigator
  • Mark Hirsch, PhD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atrium Health
  • Justin Moore, PhD, Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest
  • Mark Newman, PhD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atrium Health

“Automated Generation of Controls to Advance Translational Research Using Electronic Medical Records”

“Automated Generation of Controls to Advance Translational Research Using Electronic Medical Records”

  • Joseph Rigdon, PhD, Biostatistics & Data Science, Wake Forest - Principal Investigator
  • Stephen Downs, MD, MS, Pediatrics, Wake Forest
  • Marc Kowalkowski, PhD, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Atrium Health
“Cranial Ultrasound for Prehospital ICH Diagnosis (CUPID study)”

“Cranial Ultrasound for Prehospital ICH Diagnosis (CUPID study)”

  • Aarti Sarwal, MD, Neurology, Wake Forest - Principal Investigator
  • Robert Darrell Nelson, MD, Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest - Co-PI
  • Andrew W. Asimos, MD, Emergency Medicine, Atrium Health
  • Patrick Brown, MD, Radiology and Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest
  • Cheryl Bushnell, MD, Neurology, Wake Forest
  • Ralph D'Agostino, PhD, Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest
  • Pam Duncan, PhD, Neurology, Wake Forest
  • Casey Glass, MD, Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest
  • James Winslow, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest



“Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension (SUPERHERO) Registry)”

“Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension (SUPERHERO) Registry)”

  • Andrew South MD, MS, Pediatrics, Wake Forest - Principal Investigator
  • Elizabeth Jensen, PhD, Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest
  • Lucy McGowan, PhD, MS, Statistics, Wake Forest
  • Susan M. Odum, PhD, Musculoskeletal Institute, Statistics and Methods, Atrium Health
  • Deepak Palakshappa, MD, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Wake Forest
  • Donald J. Weaver, Jr., MD, Pediatrics-Nephrology, Atrium Health
 “Deep Learning to Predict Tumor Response to Chemotherapy in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis”

“Deep Learning to Predict Tumor Response to Chemotherapy in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis”

  • Dionisios Vrochides, MD, Department of Surgery, Atrium Health - Principal Investigator
  • Khalid Niazi, PhD, Internal Medicine, Wake Forest
  • Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH, General Surgery Research, Atrium Health
  • Kyle Thompson, PhD, Carolinas Center for Surgical Outcomes Science, Atrium Health
 

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