Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • COG- AHOD0831: A non-randomized phase III study of response adapted therapy for the treatment of children with newly diagnosed high risk Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Role: Investigator, Children Oncology Group, (01/2025 - 01/2026) Status: Approved
  • Children's Oncology Group (COG) Protocol # AEWS02P1 - A pilot study of low-dose antiangiogenic chemotherapy in combination with standard multiagent chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed Ewing Sarcoma family of tumors, Role: Investigator, Children Oncology Group, (02/2008 - 02/2009) Status: Completed

For Profit Organization

  • CCG-S59. Evaluation of Second Neoplasms (Benign and Malignant) Following ALL to Determine Incidence and Risk Factor D Skin Fibroblast Studies, Role: Investigator, Children's Cancer Study Group, (08/1998 - 08/1999) Status: Completed

Internal

  • Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in the pediatric population, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (11/2005 - 11/2006) Status: Completed
  • Biliary atresia - 15 years experience, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (09/2001) Status: Completed
  • Analysis of all Post Transplant Proliferation Disorders (PLTDs) at Loma Linda University, Role: Investigator, Pathology Research Fund, (11/2024 - 11/2025) Status: Approved

Other Research

  • Smith JL, Kheradpour A, Zuppan CW, Rowsell EH, Wang J. Sequential Development of Precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Precursor T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma:  A Case Report and Review of the Literature. (01/2013 - 07/2013)
  • Ellsworth B, Zuppan C. Pigmented neuroectodermal tumor of the tibia in infancy, with spontaneous regression. (06/2010 - 06/2013)
  • Bautista-Quach MA, Booth CL, Kheradpour A, Zuppan C, Wang J. Mast cell sarcoma in an infant: a case report and review of the literature. (03/2011 - 01/2013)
  • Mashhadian A, Abdipour A, Zuppan C.  Recurrent lupus nephritis in transplant kidney (06/2012 - 12/2012)
  • Zuppan C. Role of electron microscopy in the evaluation of pediatric renal biopsies. (06/2010 - 06/2011)
  • Kerstetter J, Wang J, Zuppan J. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, mimicking follicular dendritic cell tumor Jun Wang MD, Justin Kerstetter MD, Mia C. Perez, MD (01/2009 - 12/2010)
  • Cause of Death in Heart Transplant Recipients Coinvestigators include Justin Kerstetter MD, Lenoard Bailey MD, Richard Chinnock MD, Joyce Johnston RN, Linda Wells MD (07/2004 - 07/2009)
  • Review of Clinical and Pathologic Factors associated wtih Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction in children Joanne Baerg MD, Pediatric Surgery (07/2005 - 06/2008)
  • Raj Kapur, C Zuppan, et al. Hypoganglionosis of the colon as a cause for pediatric functional bowel obstruction (06/2020 - Present)
  • Assessment of the value and reliability of choline transporter staining in the evaluation of possible Hirschsprung’s disease. (09/2019 - Present)