The ICTR has selected the recipients of the third round of Accelerated Translational Incubator Program (ATIP) grants.

This pilot project program is designed to provide starter funds for innovative work that specifically focuses on translating laboratory and/or clinical research into the ability to better prevent, treat, or manage disease. By using ATIP funding to support these translational studies in their earliest phases, the ICTR plans to promote the development of new drugs, devices, and diagnostics that will directly improve patient care.

• Patrizio Caturegli, MD, Associate Professor of Immunology, for A New Serum Test for the Differential Diagnosis of Pituitary Masses"*
• Allen Everett, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, for "Validation and Quantification of Biomarkers of Subacute Brain Injury in Children with Sickle Cell Disease"
• Kelvin MacDonald, MD, Research Associate in Pediatric Pulmonology, for "Pre-Clinical Assay of Prostone Compounds in Cystic Fibrosis"*
• Deborah Persaud, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, for "Optimization and Development of Diagnostic Assays for HIV Infection in Infants Living in Resource-Constrained Settings"
• Dorry Segev, MD, Associate Professor of Transplant Surgery, for "Identifying Appropriate Recipients for Kidneys from Infectious Risk Donors"*
• Charlotte Sumner, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, for "Evaluation of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Mice"
• S. Darius Tandon, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, for "Translating an Efficacious Depression Intervention to Prevent Postpartum Depression"