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APS Announces 2020 Active New Member, Dr. John V. Williams as the Recipient of the 2020 Norman J. Siegel Outstanding Science Award
APS Announces 2020 Active New Member, Dr. John V. Williams as the Recipient of the 2020 Norman J. Siegel Outstanding Science Award
APS will award John V. Williams, MD, the 2020 Norman J. Siegel Outstanding Science Award during the APS Presidential Plenary at the PAS 2020 Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Williams is the Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is an international leader in the field of respiratory virus biology, particularly HMPV and recognized researcher and contributor to leading scientific journals. Congratulations, Dr. Williams, the APS is honored to count you among their distinguished child health leaders!
APS Announces the 2020 New Members
APS Announces the 2020 New Members
APS is pleased to announce 45 new members. New members will be recognized during the APS Members’ and Howland Award Dinner on May 3 at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2020 Meeting in Philadelphia.
APS Announces Kathryn M. Edwards as the 2020 John Howland Award Recipient
American Pediatric Society honors Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards with 2020 APS John Howland Award
The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, as the 2020 APS John Howland Award recipient, the highest honor bestowed by the APS. The prestigious award signifies the society’s recognition of Dr. Edwards for her significant contributions to advancing child health and the profession of pediatrics. The award will be presented to Dr. Edwards on May 3 during the APS Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2020 Meeting in Philadelphia.
APS Member, Dr. Peter Margolis, Named to National Academy of Medicine
APS Member, Dr. Peter Margolis, Named to National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently selected SPR Member Peter Margolis, MD, PhD, as one of its new members. Considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine, NAM recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Dr. Margolis is the co-director of the James M. Anderson Center for Health System Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Congratulations, Dr. Margolis!
Congratulations to Recent APS Award Recipients
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Modena Wilson, APS Member, 26 years |
Edward Lawson, APS Member, 30 years |
Betty Vohr, APS Member, 25 years |
Ronald Clyman, APS Member, 25 years |
Seetha Shankaran, APS Member 21 years |
Mary Anne Jackson, APS Member, 10 years |
Barbara Schmidt, APS Member 10 years |
Bernard Dreyer, APS Member 8 years |
Joseph Flynn, APS Member 8 years |
Chitra Dinakar, APS Member 7 years |
Dr. Glenn Flores Receives 2019 American Public Health Association’s David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health
Dr. Glenn Flores Receives 2019 American Public Health Association’s David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health
The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently named nine-year APS member and former APA Council member Glenn Flores, MD, the recipient of the 2019 APHA David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health (see announcement at: https://www.apha.org/news-and-media/news-releases/apha-news-releases/2019/apha-award-winners ). This Award is given “to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to public health through science-based advocacy.” The APHA leadership specifically noted: “APHA joins your colleagues in recognizing your contributions to the health of America’s children through science-based advocacy. We’re specifically impressed by your active involvement with policy leaders to produce effective public health policies and your research focusing on the unmet needs for translation and interpretation services for families with limited English proficiency as well as the impact of community health workers on the health care of underserved communities.” The award ceremony took place on November 5, 2019, at the annual APHA meeting in Philadelphia.
Dr. Max Cooper – 2019 Lasker Basic Medical Research Awardee
Dr. Max Cooper – 2019 Lasker Basic Medical Research Awardee
The Lasker Foundation recently named 40-year APS member, Max Cooper, MD, the winner of the 2019 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. Honoring two scientists for discoveries that have launched the course of modern immunology, the award recognizes both Dr. Cooper (Emory University School of Medicine) and Jacques Miller (Emeritus, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) for their work identifying two distinct classes of lymphocytes, B and T cells. This monumental achievement led to the organizing principle of the adaptive immune system. Watch his acceptance remarks and learn more about the 2019 Lasker Award winners in a series of videos produced by science journalist, Flora Lichtman.
Dr. Stephan Grupp Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Stephan Grupp Elected to National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently elected APS member of 8 years, Stephan Grupp, MD, PhD, chief of the Cell Therapy and Transplant Section in the Division of Oncology and director of the Cancer Immunotherapy Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Grupp was recognized for “pioneering the development of an entirely novel therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and leading the first global engineered cell therapy trial that demonstrated effective sustained ALL remissions, making him a leader in cancer immunotherapy.” Read more about Dr. Grupp’s election to NAM here.
Dr. James Jarvis Honored by the American College of Rheumatology
Dr. James Jarvis Honored by the American College of Rheumatology
Twelve-year APS Member, James N. Jarvis, MD, clinical professor of pediatrics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, was recently recognized as a Master by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), one of the highest honors bestowed by the organization. Read more about Dr. Jarvis here.
Thought Leadership in Action: Dr. DeWayne Pursley, APS Representative to New Century Scholars Program
Thought Leadership in Action: Dr. DeWayne Pursley, APS Representative to New Century Scholars Program
Dr. DeWayne Pursley, APS Member, 4 years, and APS Representative to the New Century Scholars (NCS) Program, has extended his service providing strategic input on behalf of the APS to the NCS Executive Committee. This mentorship program, which is supported by the Academic Pediatric Association (APA), American Pediatric Society (APS) and American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), is aimed at increasing the diversity of the academic pediatric workforce.
2019 APS New Century Scholars Senior Mentors included: Antonio Cabrera (APS Member, 2 years), Wally Carlo (APS Member, 23 years), Gary Freed (APS Member, 15 years), David Keller (APS Member, 5 years), Michele Mariscalco (APS Member, 10 years), Jim Perrin (APS Member, 28 years), Jean Raphael (APS Member, 1 year), Joseph Rossano (APS Member, 1 year), and Tina Simpson (APS Member, 1 year). Thank you, APS Members, for your leadership!
APS Names New COPR Representative: Thought Leadership in Action
APS Names New COPR Representative: Thought Leadership in Action
Dr. Michael Cabana has been selected as the new APS liaison to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Pediatric Research (CORP). We appreciate his efforts to bring APS thought leadership to discussions guiding the pediatric research agenda. Thought leadership, a core element of the APS 2019 Strategic Plan, is one of several ways the APS voice helps to shape academic pediatrics. Many APS Members expressed an interest in serving on CORP, and APS thanks all who submitted a nomination. Please watch for more thought leadership opportunities to come.
APS Announces the APS Digest
APS Announces the APS Digest
APS is pleased to announce it has partnered with MultiView to produce a new weekly email newsletter, APS Digest. We hope the APS Digest will provide Members with be a convenient reliable resource for the latest APS news and announcements as well as relevant information on trends and developments in academic pediatrics.
Watch for the APS Digest in your inbox every week, beginning Thursday, July 18, 2019 and historical via our archive page. If your institution has interest in promotional space within the APS Digest, please contact MultiView. The APS Office always welcomes your feedback about the new APS Digest. Thank you!
More APS Thought Leadership in Action: APS Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Adds Members
More APS Thought Leadership in Action: APS Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Adds Members
Drs. Jean Raphael and Yvonne Maldonado have been selected to join the APS Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. CODI was created to promote and foster diversity and inclusion within APS. This work of this committee is a further expression of APS’ thought leadership in action by highlighting an important issue facing academic pediatrics. Thank you to those who submitted a nomination for consideration. Read more about CODI’s goals.
PAS Announces the 2020 Meeting Keynote Speaker
PAS Announces the 2020 Meeting Keynote Speaker
The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) is pleased to announce Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, as the keynote speaker at the PAS 2020 Meeting, taking place April 29 through May 6 in Philadelphia.
Dr. Collins is a physician-geneticist who is well known for his discoveries of disease genes and for leading the international Human Genome Project. Additionally, Dr. Collins served as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1993 to 2008.
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American Pediatric Society opens applications for the APS Howland Visiting Professor Program
American Pediatric Society opens applications for the APS Howland Visiting Professor Program
Academic institutions have the opportunity to host the prestigious APS John Howland Award recipient.
HOUSTON, June 4, 2019 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) announces the creation of the APS Howland Visiting Professor Program, an extension of the prestigious APS John Howland Award. The program provides an opportunity for APS members’ academic institutions to host the Howland Award recipient to share knowledge, exchange ideas and discuss important issues affecting pediatrics. A call for applications is open now and will close on June 30.
Shari Barkin Awarded the 2019 APA Research Award
American Pediatric Society Member
Shari Barkin Awarded the 2019 APA Research Award
APS Member Shari Barkin was awarded the 2019 APA Research Award for her contribution in advancing pediatric knowledge through excellence in research. The award is characterized by originality, creativity and methodological soundness. The findings should contribute significantly to the general health of children in such areas as understanding mechanisms of health and disease, methods of education, and innovative ways of providing children’s services.
Dr. Barkin, your APS colleagues congratulate you on your award and contribution to advancing pediatric knowledge.
Dr. Bruder F. Stapleton Named as the 2019 Recipient of the Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award
American Pediatric Society Member
Dr. Bruder F. Stapleton Named as the 2019 Recipient of the Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award
Washington, DC – The Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO) is delighted to name F. Bruder Stapleton MD, the 2019 recipient of the Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award. Dr. Stapleton will receive the award on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting’s Opening General Session in Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Mary Min-chin Lee Appointed Enterprise Chief Scientific Officer of Nemours Children’s Health System
American Pediatric Society Member
Dr. Mary Min-chin Lee Appointed Enterprise Chief Scientific Officer of Nemours Children’s Health System
Nemours Children’s Health System announced today the appointment of Mary M. Lee, MD, as Enterprise Chief Scientific Officer for the multi-state pediatric health system. Dr. Lee, who has served Nemours as an Enterprise Vice President and Physician-in-Chief of Delaware Valley Operations since April, is being tapped in this new role to oversee and lead the organization’s efforts in developing better treatments and new cures to help tomorrow’s children.
Dr. David K. Stevenson - 2019 APS John Howland Recipient
American Pediatric Society Honors
Dr. David K. Stevenson
2019 APS John Howland Recipient
The American Pediatric Society (APS) is proud to announce renowned neonatology leader David K. Stevenson, MD as the 2019 APS John Howland Award recipient. The award signifies the society’s recognition of Dr. Stevenson for his significant contributions to advancing academic pediatrics through clinical care, scientific discovery, mentorship, leadership, and service. The award will be presented to Dr. Stevenson on April 28, 2019, at the APS Presidential Plenary session at the 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore followed by the APS Members’ & Howland Award Dinner.
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Congratulations to APS Council Member Leslie Walker-Harding on being selected as the next Chair for Seattle Children’s
Congratulations to APS Council Member Leslie Walker-Harding on being selected as the next Chair for Seattle Children’s
UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s announced that Dr. Leslie R. Walker-Harding has been named chair of the University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, associate dean for the University of Washington School of Medicine and senior vice president/chief academic officer for Seattle Children’s. Dr. Walker-Harding will assume her new position on Feb. 15, 2019.
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Sallie Permar Selected as Program Director, Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP)
American Pediatric Society Member Sallie Permar Selected as Program Director, Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP)
Drs. Michael Artman, President, AMSPDC and Joseph St. Geme, Chair, Selection Committee have announced Sallie Permar, MD, PhD will succeed Dr. Peggy Hostetter as Program Director of the PSDP, a program funded in part by the APS.
Dr. Permar is currently a Professor of Pediatrics, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology and a member of the Human Vaccine Institute and the Center for Virology at Duke University Medical Center. She also serves as Director of the Children’s Discovery Unit and the Pediatric Research Scholars Physician-Scientist Training Program in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke and as Co-Director of the Duke Center for AIDS Research Developmental Core.
A highly accomplished basic, translational, and clinical investigator in congenital and neonatal viral infections, with a focus on HIV, cytomegalovirus, and Zika virus, Dr. Permar has been well funded by the NIH and other agencies throughout her career. She has a strong track record as a mentor and has been a leader in developing innovative approaches to training physician scientists. Dr. Permar will work alongside APS Member Dr. Peggy Hostetter in overseeing the PSDP over the coming months and will assume full responsibility for the PSDP in July 2019.
Dr. Permar, APS salutes you on your new appointment! To former APS President Dr. Hostetter, APS offers deepest thanks for your incredible leadership over more than two decades as the PSDP has become the preeminent NIH-sponsored physician-scientist career development program in the country.
Featured New Member
Jeffrey Neul, MD, PhD
Bio
Jeffrey Neul, MD, PhD, is the Director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Annette Schaffer Eskind Chair and Professor of Pediatrics, Pharmacology, and Special Education at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Neul’s research focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders with a genetic cause, specifically on Rett syndrome and related disorders. His work spans from laboratory based basic and translational work using animal and cellular models of disease, to clinical research on the natural history of disease progression and clinical trials in these disorders.
Dr. Neul is currently Principal Investigator of an NIH/NICHD study (R01HD083181) that focuses on preclinical development of outcome measures and biochemical biomarkers in Rett syndrome, and the Administrative Head of an NIH/NICHD natural history study of Rett syndrome, MECP2 Duplications, and Rett-related Disorders (U54HD061222) which seeks to establish the natural history and enable clinical-trial readiness in these disorders. He is also the PI of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disorder Research Center at Vanderbilt University (U54HD083211). Dr. Neul has been active in all industry-sponsored clinical trials in Rett syndrome, has led efforts to establish the clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Rett syndrome, create clinical trial outcome measures in Rett syndrome, and is currently the holder of the Federal Drug Administration Investigational New Drug designation for oral ketamine in Rett syndrome. His work has been published in various journal including Nature, Science Translational Medicine, Annals of Neurology, Neurology, Human Molecular Genetics.
Dr. Neul received the Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award from the Child Neurology Society and the Circle of Angels from the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. He was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation. He served on the Scientific Selection Committee, Award Selection Committee, and Research Committee of the Child Neurology Society, and on the Medical Advisory Board for the International Rett Syndrome Foundation and the International FoxG1 Foundation.
Dr. Neul completed his undergraduate education in Chemistry at the University of Illinois. He received his medical degree and PhD in Developmental Biology from the University of Chicago, and completed child neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. He previously was the Division Chief of Child Neurology at University of California, San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. He currently practices Child Neurology at Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Read more about Dr. Neul at https://vkc.mc.vanderbilt.edu/people/neul-jeffrey