2/1/07
The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT) in conjunction with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is pleased to announce K12 recipients under the new Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) funded by NIH.

Recipients
Michael Crutchlow, MD
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine
School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Translational studies of mechanisms and prevention of post-transplant diabetes

Roland Knoblauch, MD, PhD
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine
School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Biguanide therapy as anticancer therapy

Samir Shah, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Can we identify children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) at high risk for adverse clinical outcomes?

Meena Thayu, MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Changes in bone and muscle mass after TNF-a inhibition in pediatric Crohn's disease