Center for Asthma Research recent publications and accomplishments:
CAR's Rosas-Salazar honored by the American Thoracic Society
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) recently honored three Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics faculty, including Dr. Christian Rosas-Salazar of the Center for Asthma Research, at the…
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Tina Hartert, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine, was quoted by Healio in a story about a tool that can help identify infants most at risk for RSV.
New tool helps identify babies at high risk for RSV
A new tool to identify infants most at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness could aid pediatricians in prioritizing children under 1 to receive a preventive medication before…
School of Medicine in top 10 in NIH funding: survey
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine ranked 10th in the nation in total research grant support provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year 2023, according to figures…
How breastfeeding alters the microbiome and protects from infant respiratory disease
A study of over 1400 children demonstrate the effect of breastfeeding on the infant microbiome as a mechanism through which breastfeeding protects infants from respiratory illness. These results…
CAR Group Shout-outs:
- Ferdinand Cacho, MD - abstract was chosen by the Assembly on Pediatrics to receive a 2024 Abstract Scholarship.
- Hartert and Bacharier serve as expert panel members and authors of new US and international asthma guidelines, ERP-4 and GINA.
- Brittney Snyder, PhD, awarded NIH K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award.
- Shikha Saxena, MD, received an abstract scholarship for the 2022 American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference.
- Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD, received the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s 2022 Award for Outstanding Contributions in Research.
- Study Explores role RSV plays in asthma development
- Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD, was elected to membership in the Association of American Physicians (AAP), one of the nation’s most respected medical honor societies. Read the story in VUMC News here.