Center for Asthma Research recent publications and accomplishments:
CAR designated NIAID’s SUNBEAM study site
VUMC was selected as part of NIAID’s SUNBEAM study to assess biological pathways leading to childhood food allergy and atopic dermatitis. Len Bacharier, MD, will be the site Principal Investigator.
Arnold chosen as inaugural member of Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
Dr. Donald (Don) H. Arnold was chosen as one of the inaugural members of the Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine (AECM).
Cahill published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Dr. Katherine N. Cahill’s publication outlines a connection in the metabolic regulation of aspirin-induced systemic reactions related to body mass index via a decrease in systemic mast cell…
Snyder published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Brittney Snyder, PhD, published research about the validation of international classification of diseases criteria to identify severe influenza hospitalizations.
Arnold published in the Journal for Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Dr. Donald (Don) H. Arnold’s research shows that intravenous magnesium is associated with increased asthma exacerbation and increased risk for hospitalization among children with moderate to severe…
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.