Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program (CMH-Pilot)
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.
Awards are generously funded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine (Traystman Fund).
Current Awards
2025 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| German Aranes, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Marta Hita Hernandez, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Erin Ho, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine - Pediatrics |
| Dana Kamara, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine - Pediatrics |
| Jessica Bloom, MD, MSCS | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine - Pediatrics |
| Erin Englund, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine - Radiology |
Past Awards
2024 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Caroline Hall, MD, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Jayne Martin Carli, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Marisa Stahl, MD, MSCS | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Kibrom Alula, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Katie Conover, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
2023 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Robert Dietz, MD, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Christiana Smith-Anderson, MD, MSCS | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Alicia White, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Avery Kramer, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Justin Searns, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
2022 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Swati Ghosh, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Jordana Hoppe, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| David Howell, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Katherine Barrett, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Jerad Dumolt, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Matthew Leroue, MD | Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Meghan Ruebel, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Melisa Tanverdi, MD | Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
2021 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Erica Mandell, DO | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Michelle Clementi, PhD | Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Andrew Haynes, MD | Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Lyndsey DuBose, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Denise Smith, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing |
| Zachary Graff, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz Children’s Hospital Colorado Center for Cancer Blood Disorders |
2020 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Katja Gist, DO | Children’s Hospital Colorado CU Anschutz School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Division of Cardiology |
| Anastacia Garcia, PhD | Children’s Hospital Colorado CU Anschutz School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Section of Cardiology |
| Maya Haasz, MD | Children’s Hospital Colorado CU Anschutz School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Section of Pediatric of Emergency Medicine |
| Amy C. Kelly, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Sciences |
| Julie Pires da Silva, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology |
2019 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Eileen Chang, PhD MCR | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Jessica Lake, MD MPH | Children's Hospital Colorado Department of Pediatrics |
| Stephanie Nakano, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Suchitra Rao, MBBS | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Michael Rudolph, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Stacey Simon, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
2018 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Anastacia Garcia, PhD | Division of Cardiology Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Laurie Sherlock, MD | Division of Neonatology Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Claire Stokes, MD, MPH | Division of Hematology-Oncology Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Owen Vaughan, PhD | Division of Reproductive Sciences Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Gretchen Domek, MD, MPhil | Division of General Academic Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
2017 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Stephanie Chassen, MD | Division of Neonatology Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Andra Dingman, MD | Division of Child Neurology Department of Pediatrics Children’s Hospital Colorado |
| Rachel Rodel, MD | Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Sara Saporta-Keating, MD | Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Michael Swanson, PhD | Division of Genetics Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
2016 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Sarah Borengasser, PhD | Section of Nutrition Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Shanlee Davis, MD | Division of Endocrinology Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Vanessa Sherk, PhD | Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes Department of Medicine University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Curtis Coughlin III, MS, MBe | Section of Clinical Genetics and Metabolism Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Torri Metz, MD, MS | Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine Denver Health and Hospital Authority |
| Amanda N’zi, PhD | Department of Pediatrics Kempe Center University of Colorado Anschutz |
2015 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| James Feinstein, MD, MPH | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Marisa Friederich, PhD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Silvia Giugliano, MSc, PhD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Peter Russell, MD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Clyde Wright, MD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, University of Colorado Anschutz |
2014 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Colleen G. Julian, PhD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Austin Larson, MD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado Anschutz CU Anschutz School of Medicine |
| Minghua Tang, PhD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nutrition, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Douglas J. Kominsky, PhD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Tamara Terzian, PhD | CU Anschutz School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz |
2013 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Michelle Brock, MD | Fellow, Pediatrics/Pulmonary, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| James Gaensbauer, MD | Fellow, Pediatrics/ Infectious Disease, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Kevin Messacar, MD | Fellow, Pediatrics/Infectious Disease, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Stephanie Nakano, MD | Fellow, Pediatrics/ Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Uyen Truong, MD | Assistant Professor, Pediatrics/ Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Bridgett Young, PhD | Fellow, Pediatrics/ Nutrition, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Scott Auerbach, MD | Assistant Professor, Pediatrics/ Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado |
| Xueni Chen, MD | Instructor, Allergy & Clinical Immunology,University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Lisa Meltzer, PhD | Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, National Jewish Health; Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Pediatrics/ Behavioral Health, University of Colorado Anschutz |
2012 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Peter Baker, MD | Fellow, Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics & Metabolism, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Edward Garrido | Senior Instructor, Pediatrics/Kempe Center, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Patricia Huguelet, MD | Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Taizo Nakano, MD | Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Shelley Miyamoto, MD | Assistant Professor, Pediatrics/ Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Kenneth Hurt, MD, PhD | Obstetrics & Gynecology/Basic Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| David Brumbaugh, MD | Pediatrics/Gastroenterology, Hematology, and Nutrition, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Angela Czaja, MD, MSc | Assistant Professor, Pediatrics/Critical Care, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Meghan Donnelly, MD | Fellow, Obstetrics & Gynecology/Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
2011 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Colm Collins, PhD | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Kimberly D'Anna, PhD | Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Thomas Flass, MD MS | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Cameron Gunville, DO | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Jillian Sullivan, MD | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Caroline Kulesza, PhD | Microbiology Department, School of Medicine,University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Catherine Lozupone, PhD | |
| Regina M. Reynolds, MD | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Michael E. Yaeger, PhD | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
2010 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Jennifer Armstrong-Wells, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz/Children's Hospital Colorado |
| David Brumbaugh, MD | |
| Joanne Masterson, PhD | Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado |
| Samuel Dominguez, MD, PhD | Section of Infection Disease, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado |
| Nancy Donelan-McCall, PhD | Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Carmen Sucharov, PhD | Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine |
| Joanne Valvano, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Virginia Winn, MD, PhD | OB/GYN, CU Anschutz School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz |
2009 Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation |
| Neil Box, PhD | School of Medicine, Dermatology |
| Karim El Kasmi, MD, PhD | School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Cindy Freehauf, RN, MS, CGC | School of Medicine, Pediatrics |
| Karen Jonscher, PhD; Virginia Ferguson PhD | School of Medicine, Anesthesiology; College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
| Jenn Leiferman, PhD | School of Public Health, Epidemiology Department |
| Ellyn Matthews, PhD; Madalynn Neu, PhD, RN | College of Nursing, Nursing |
| Yogendra Raol, PhD | School of Medicine, Pediatrics |
| Nancy West, PhD | School of Public Health, Epidemiology |
| Samantha Woodruff, MD | Children's Hospital Colorado, Pediatric Gastroenterology |