2015 Symposium
2nd Annual UCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute Symposium
Catalyzing and Expanding Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Translational Child Health
May 28, 2015
The 2nd Annual UCLA Children’s Discovery and Innovation Institute (CDI) Research Symposium was held at UCLA on May 28, 2015 to stimulate interactions for catalyzing and expanding collaborations in translational child health research. The UCLA CDI Institute is the research home of the Pediatrics Department.
Presentations:
UCLA Speakers for UCLA CDI Institute Research Themes with Symposium
- Gene Therapy for Primary Immune Deficiencies - Donald Kohn, MD
- Intestinal Engineering for the Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome - James Dunn, MD, PhD
- Molecurlar Basis of Iron Homeostasis and its Translation to the Clinic - Tomas Ganz, PhD, MD
- Found in Translation: New Treatment Approaches for Pediatric Tramatic Brain Injury - Christopher Giza, MD
UCLA NIH K12 Funded Child Health Research Center Development Scholars Presentations
- Newborn Anthropometry and Differential DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Human Placentas - Alison Chu, MD
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Iron in Chronic Kidney Disease - Mark Hanudel, MD
- Targeted Gene Therapy in the Treatment of X-Lined Hyper-IgM Syndrome - Caroline Kuo, MD
- Gene Modification of Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Enchancement of Graft-versus-Lymphoma Effect - Satiro De Oliveira, MD