Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program (CMH-Pilot)

Past Awards

The Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) is pleased to announce the CCTSI Pilot Grant Awardees for the Child and Maternal Health Pilot (CMH-Pilot) program. Congratulations to the awardees of the grants in these programs.

2024 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Caroline Hall, MD, PhD
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Jayne Martin Carli, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Marisa Stahl, MD, MSCSCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Kibrom Alula, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Katie Conover, MD
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine

2023 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Robert Dietz, MD, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Christiana Smith-Anderson, MD, MSCSCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Alicia White, MDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Avery Kramer, MDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Justin Searns, MDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine

2022 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Swati Ghosh, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Jordana Hoppe, MDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
David Howell, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Katherine Barrett, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Jerad Dumolt, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Matthew Leroue, MDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
Children’s Hospital Colorado
CU School of Medicine
Meghan Ruebel, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Melisa Tanverdi, MDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
Children’s Hospital Colorado
CU School of Medicine

2021 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Erica Mandell, DOCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Michelle Clementi, PhDChildren’s Hospital Colorado
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Andrew Haynes, MDChildren’s Hospital Colorado
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Lyndsey DuBose, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Denise Smith, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU College of Nursing
Zachary Graff, MDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Center for Cancer Blood Disorders

2020 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Katja Gist, DOChildren’s Hospital Colorado
CU School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Cardiology
Anastacia Garcia, PhDChildren’s Hospital Colorado
CU School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Section of Cardiology
Maya Haasz, MDChildren’s Hospital Colorado
CU School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Section of Pediatric of Emergency Medicine
Amy C. Kelly, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Julie Pires da Silva, PhDCU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology

2019 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Eileen Chang, PhD MCRCU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus 
School of Medicine
Jessica Lake, MD MPHChildren's Hospital Colorado
Department of Pediatrics
Stephanie Nakano, MD

CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus 
School of Medicine
Suchitra Rao, MBBSCU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus 
School of Medicine
Michael Rudolph, PhD

CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus 
School of Medicine
Stacey Simon, PhD CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus 
School of Medicine

2018 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Anastacia Garcia, PhDDivision of Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Laurie Sherlock, MDDivision of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Claire Stokes, MD, MPHDivision of Hematology-Oncology
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Owen Vaughan, PhDDivision of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Gretchen Domek, MD, MPhilDivision of General Academic Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus

2017 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Stephanie Chassen, MDDivision of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Andra Dingman, MDDivision of Child Neurology
Department of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Rachel Rodel, MDDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Sara Saporta-Keating, MDDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Michael Swanson, PhDDivision of Genetics
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus

2016 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Sarah Borengasser, PhDSection of Nutrition
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Shanlee Davis, MDDivision of Endocrinology
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Vanessa Sherk, PhDDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
Department of Medicine
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Curtis Coughlin III, MS, MBeSection of Clinical Genetics and Metabolism Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Torri Metz, MD, MSDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Amanda N’zi, PhDDepartment of Pediatrics
Kempe Center
CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus

2015 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
James Feinstein, MD, MPHSchool of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Marisa Friederich, PhDSchool of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Silvia Giugliano, MSc, PhDSchool of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Peter Russell, MDSchool of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Clyde Wright, MDSchool of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus

2014 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Colleen G. Julian, PhDSchool of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Austin Larson, MDSchool of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Minghua Tang, PhDSchool of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Douglas J. Kominsky, PhDSchool of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Tamara Terzian, PhDSchool of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus

2013 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Michelle Brock, MDFellow, Pediatrics/Pulmonary, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
James Gaensbauer, MDFellow, Pediatrics/ Infectious Disease, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Kevin Messacar, MDFellow, Pediatrics/Infectious Disease, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Stephanie Nakano, MDFellow, Pediatrics/ Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Uyen Truong, MDAssistant Professor, Pediatrics/ Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Bridgett Young, PhDFellow, Pediatrics/ Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Scott Auerbach, MDAssistant Professor, Pediatrics/ Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado
Xueni Chen, MDInstructor, Allergy & Clinical Immunology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Lisa Meltzer, PhDAssistant Professor, Pediatrics, National Jewish Health; Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Pediatrics/ Behavioral Health, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus

2012 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Peter Baker, MDFellow, Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics & Metabolism, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Edward GarridoSenior Instructor, Pediatrics/Kempe Center, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Patricia Huguelet, MDAssistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Taizo Nakano, MDFellow, Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Shelley Miyamoto, MDAssistant Professor, Pediatrics/ Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Kenneth Hurt, MD, PhDObstetrics & Gynecology/Basic Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
David Brumbaugh, MDPediatrics/Gastroenterology, Hematology, and Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Angela Czaja, MD, MScAssistant Professor, Pediatrics/Critical Care, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Meghan Donnelly, MDFellow, Obstetrics & Gynecology/Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus

2011 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Colm Collins, PhDPediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Kimberly D'Anna, PhDPsychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Thomas Flass, MD MSPediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Cameron Gunville, DOPediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Jillian Sullivan, MDPediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Caroline Kulesza, PhDMicrobiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Catherine Lozupone, PhD 
Regina M. Reynolds, MDPediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Michael E. Yaeger, PhDPediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus

2010 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Jennifer Armstrong-Wells, MDUniversity of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus/Children's Hospital Colorado
David Brumbaugh, MD Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Quantitation of Depot-Specific Adiposity and Liver Fat in Infancy
Joanne Masterson, PhDPediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado
Samuel Dominguez, MD, PhDSection of Infection Disease, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado
Nancy Donelan-McCall, PhDPrevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Carmen Sucharov, PhDCardiology Division, Department of Medicine
Joanne Valvano, PhDUniversity of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Virginia Winn, MD, PhDOB/GYN, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus

2009 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards

Principal InvestigatorAffiliation
Neil Box, PhDSchool of Medicine, Dermatology
Karim El Kasmi, MD, PhDSchool of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Cindy Freehauf, RN, MS, CGCSchool of Medicine, Pediatrics
Karen Jonscher, PhD; Virginia Ferguson PhDSchool of Medicine, Anesthesiology; College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Jenn Leiferman, PhDSchool of Public Health, Epidemiology Department
Ellyn Matthews, PhD; Madalynn Neu, PhD, RNCollege of Nursing, Nursing
Yogendra Raol, PhDSchool of Medicine, Pediatrics
Nancy West, PhDSchool of Public Health, Epidemiology
Samantha Woodruff, MDChildren's Hospital Colorado, Pediatric Gastroenterology

 

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