Research Projects & Grants

College/University

  • Systematic Hypotension Following Patent Ductus Asteriosus (PDA) Ligation: The Role of Adrenal Immaturity, Role: Principal Investigator, University of California, San Francisco, (09/2010 - 07/2013) Status: Closed

Federal

  • Systemic Hypotension following pediatric surgical procedures including patent ductus arteriosus ligation: the role of adrenal immaturity, Role: PI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (02/2012 - 02/2013) Status: Completed
  • Pharmacokinetics of L-arginine in premature infants, Role: Co-investigator, National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc., (02/2009 - 03/2011) Status: Closed

Internal

  • The effect of whole body cooling on cerebral metabolism following perinatal hypoxic-ischemic injury, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Radiology, (08/2016 - 08/2017) Status: Completed
  • Gastric nitric oxide production from nitrite in newborn infants, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (03/2015 - 03/2016) Status: Completed
  • Novel adaptive inspiratory nasal apparatus (ADINA): Comparison to high flow nasal cannula simulating traditional nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP), Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (03/2014 - 03/2015) Status: Completed
  • Effects of Tobacco Smoke on the Levels of Oxytocin, Oxytocin Receptor, PFG2alpha and Biochemical Indices of Oxidative Stress, Role: Principal Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (11/2011 - 10/2012) Status: Closed
  • Analysis of premature newborn tracheal aspirates: endotracheal tube aspirate cytology and cytokine analysis, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (04/2009 - 04/2010) Status: Completed

Non-Profit Organization

  • An Evaluation of the 'When You Smoke Your Baby Smokes' Program in Term and Preterm Infants, Role: PI, American Academy of Pediatrics, (07/2010 - 07/2011) Status: Completed
  • Use of accelerator mass spectrometry to determine the pharmacokinetic parameters of ursodiol (Actigal®) in infants, Role: Investigator, Gerber Foundation, (06/2010 - 06/2011) Status: Completed
  • Prevention of Postpartum Smoking Relapse in Mothers of Preterm Infants in the NICU: A Pilot Project, Role: PD/PI, March of Dimes, (11/2008 - 11/2009) Status: Closed