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2022 Team Science Awardees

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 ICTR Team Science Award!

We are pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Team Science Award. These awards, provided by the ICTR Community and Collaboration Core, are designed to recognize the great work that Johns Hopkins researchers have been doing as interdisciplinary teams. They are also intended to highlight best practices and to share lessons learned in Team Science.

The 2022 Team Science Teams:

  • Hypothermic Arrest Neuroprotective Strategies Collaborative Team (HANS-CT)
  • Hearing Health Equity through Accessible Research and Solutions (HEARS)
  • Johns Hopkins Suicide Prevention Research Hub

 

Hypothermic Arrest Neuroprotective Strategies Collaborative Team (HANS-CT)

Hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) is the mainstay for complex open-heart surgeries that provides for adequate visualization and manipulation of the heart, valves, and great vessels. Unfortunately, up to 30% of patients suffer various degrees of debilitating neurological complications including strokes and neurobehavioral changes. Over the last thirty years, HANS-CT has been funded by NIH to ascertain the best neuroprotective practices during HCA using a canine model. The team has three aims: 1) Determine the mechanism of neurological injury during HCA, 2) ascertain the effectiveness of using clinically available pharmacotherapies in a nuanced and novel way to address HCA-related neurological injury, and 3) avail the field of cardiac surgery a safe and effective way to prolong HCA without jeopardizing neurological function. Among many achievements, the team has led the understanding of the molecular basis of ischemic injury in the heart, and the knowledge gathered in their murine, porcine, and canine models has become the foundation for ongoing efforts for a human clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of their proposed neuroprotective strategies.

Team Member

Affiliation

Role on Team

Jennifer Lawton, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Principal Investigator

Joseph Scafidi, MD

Kennedy Krieger Institute School of Medicine, Developmental neurology

Co-Investigator

Kannan Rangaramanujam, PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Nanomedicine

Co-Investigator

Lauren Jantzie, PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Behavioral Psychology

Co-investigator

Rebecca Krimins, DVM, MS

Johns Hopkins Veterinary Medicine, Anesthesiology, MR Research

Co-Investigator

Hanzhang Lu, MD, PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Radiology

Co-Investigator

Ifeanyi Chinedozi, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Lead Research Fellow

Hannah Rando, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Research Fellow

Jin Kook Kang, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Research Fellow

Zachary Darby, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Research Fellow

Melissa Jones, BS

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Research Coordinator

Jie Wang, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Research Assistant

Kate Verdi, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, General Surgery

Research Assistant

Rachael Quinn, PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Research Assistant

Eric Etchill, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, General Surgery

Research Assistant

Janelle Sangalang, BS

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Research Assistant

Emily Larson, BS

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Research Assistant

Check out some of the work that the HEARS Team is most proud of:

  • Suarez-Pierre A, Lui C, Zhou X, Kearney S, Jones M, Wang J, Metkus TS, Brady MB, Cho B, Dodd-o J, Lawton JS. Diazoxide Preserves Myocardial Function in a Swine Model of Hypothermic Cardioplegic Arrest and Prolonged Global Ischemia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; Aug 26:S0022-5223(20)32457-0. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.08.069.. PMID 32977969
  • Mizutani S, Prasad SM, Sellitto AD, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ, Jr., Lawton JS. Myocyte volume and function in response to osmotic stress:  observations in the presence of an adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener.  Circulation 2005;112(9 Suppl):1219-23.  PMID 16159820
  • Maffit SK, Sellitto AD, Al-Dadah AS, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ Jr, MD, Lawton JS. Diazoxide maintains human myocyte volume homeostasis during stress. J Am Heart Assoc 2012; 1(2). doi:pii:jah3-e000778.10.1161/JAHA.112.000778. PMID 23130119

Hearing Health Equity through Accessible Research and Solutions (HEARS)

The Hearing Health Equity through Accessible Research and Solutions (HEARS) team formed in 2014, under the leadership and vision of Dr. Carrie Nieman, to address inequities in hearing care among older adults. Since then, the team has grown to include members from across JHU, other institutions, and community partners. Their primary scientific goal is to assess the efficacy and effectiveness of a community-delivered hearing care intervention for older adults using over-the-counter hearing technology as delivered by peer mentors. These efforts build evidence to support more affordable and accessible models of hearing care for underserved older adults. Through the success of community partnerships and a cross-disciplinary scientific team, the initial pilot study in Baltimore has grown into an RCT with the largest cohort to date in the United States of African American and low-income older adults with hearing loss in a hearing-related trial. The trial is also the first RCT of a hearing care intervention using over-the-counter hearing technology delivered by older adult peer mentors. Their findings demonstrate that the HEARS program is efficacious, demonstrating improvements in communication function that are comparable to gold standard hearing aids fit by an audiologist.

Team Member

Affiliation

Role on Team

Carrie Nieman, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Otolaryngology

Primary Investigator

Frank Lin, MD, PhD

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Otolaryngology

Co-Investigator

Jami Trumbo, MSPH

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Epidemiology

Study Coordinator

Roxanne Clements, MPH

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Otolaryngology

Study Coordinator

Kevin DeMario, BA

(Formerly) Johns Hopkins University, Department of Otolaryngology

Research Assistant

Audrey Mossman, BS

(Formerly) Johns Hopkins University, Special Degree

Research Assistant

Kelly Malcolm, MPH, AuD

Johns Hopkins University

Study Audiologist

Cecelia Ward, AuD

(Formerly) HASA

Study Audiologist, HEARS Trainer

Jon Suen, AuD

Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing

Study Audiologist, HEARS Trainer

Anne Madison

Community Partner

HEARS Teacher

Ethel Johnson

Community Partner

HEARS Promoter

Janice Moten

Community Partner

HEARS Teacher

Lil Harris

Community Partner

HEARS Teacher

Renee Hicks

Community Partner

HEARS Teacher

Selina Dickerson

Community Partner

HEARS Teacher

Susan Walder

Community Partner

HEARS Teacher

Matthew Bakke, PhD, AuD

Gallaudet University

Scientific Advisory Board Member

Haera Han, PhD, MSN, RN

Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing

Scientific Advisory Board Member

Sarah Szanton, PhD, RN

Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing

Scientific Advisory Board Member

Nicole Marrone, PhD, CCC-A

University of Arizona, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Scientific Advisory Board Member

Josh Betz, MS

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biostatistics

Biostatistician 

Emmanuel Garcia-Morales, PhD

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Epidemiology

Biostatistician 

Tara Thallmayer, MPH

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Epidemiology

Data Manager

Abbe Creaney

Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing

Study Interviewer

Carissa Lawrence

Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing

Study Interviewer

Tiffany Riser, MSN, MPH, NP-C

Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing

Study Interviewer

Liz Briscoe

Maryland Philanthropy Network

Community Advisory Board Member

Erin Stauder, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP

HASA

Community Partner

Adrienne Blumberg

Baltimore Senior Centers

Service Coordinator

Nicole Edmonds

Baltimore Senior Centers

Building Manager

Donnet Lawrence

Catholic Charities

Service Coordinator

Myron Missouri

Pleasant Views

Service Coordinator

Linda Burstyn

Weinberg Senior Living

Service Coordinator

Tonia Neal

Weinberg Senior Living

Service Coordinator

Lisa Mears-Morris

Weinberg Senior Living

Director of Resident Services

Anushka Jajodia, MSD

MICA

Social Designer

Mengru Liu, MSD

MICA

Social Designer

Smile Indias, MSD

MICA

Social Designer

Vidisha Agarwalla, MSD

MICA

Social Designer

Check out some of the work that the HEARS Team is most proud of:

  • Suen, J. J., Han, H. R., Peoples, C. Y., Weikert, M., Marrone, N., Lin, F. R., & Nieman, C. L. (2021). A Community Health Worker Training Program to Deliver Accessible and Affordable Hearing Care to Older Adults. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 32(1), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0006
  • Nieman, C. L., Marrone, N., Mamo, S. K., Betz, J., Choi, J. S., Contrera, K. J., … & Lin, F. R. (2017). The Baltimore HEARS Pilot Study: an affordable, accessible, community-delivered hearing care intervention. The Gerontologist, 57(6), 1173-1186.
  • Sharpe, R., (2019). Untreated hearing loss linked to loneliness and isolation for seniors. NPR. Available at: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/09/12/760231279/untreated-hearing-loss-linked-to-loneliness-and-isolation-for-seniors.

Johns Hopkins Suicide Prevention Research Hub

The Suicide Prevention Research Hub came together to explore multidisciplinary approaches to preventing suicide. The goal of the team is to collaboratively create, disseminate, and sustain the implementation of evidence-based suicide prevention interventions within community and healthcare settings. Since the team was formed, they have generated over 25 million dollars in external grants. When not collaborating on a grant proposal or working to influence local or national policy, members provide feedback and insight on each other’s individual projects to further strengthen the studies and outputs by Johns Hopkins faculty members and trainees in the group. They ultimately aim to create a suicide prevention research and training center at Johns Hopkins that functions as a national resource for the field.

Team Member

Affiliation

Role on Team

Holly Wilcox, PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health

Co-Lead

John Campo, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Co-Lead

Emily Haroz, PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health

Implementation Scientist (Native American Populations)

Paul Nestadt, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Psychiatric Specialist

Leslie Adams, PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health

Suicide Disparities Specialist (Black Populations)

Leslie Miller, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Psychiatric Specialist

Mary Cwik, PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health

Pediatric Scientist (Native American Populations)

Alison Athey, PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health

Psychologist Informant

Hadi Kharrazi, MD, PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Health Policy and Management

Informatics Expert

Alan Berman, PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Suicidologist

Eric Slade, PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing,

Policy Analyst

Janel Cubbage, MPH, LCPC

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management

Gun Violence Specialist

Kiara Alvarez, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine

Adolescent Behavioral Health Disparities Informant (Latino/a & Immigrant Populations)

Aneri Pattani

Kaiser Health News

Journalist

Luke Grovsner

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health

Student

Aubrey DeVinney

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health

Research Program Coordinator

Landon Krantz, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health

Student

Ashley Witmer

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health

Student

Alison Kwok

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Student

Marcus Henderson, MSN, RN

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Student

Krystal Wang

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health

Student

Sarah Haberbosch, LGSW

Department of Veterans Affairs

Social Worker

Check out some of the work that the Johns Hopkins Suicide Prevention Research Hub is most proud of:

  • Bray MJC, Daneshvari NO, Radhakrishnan I, Cubbage J, Eagle M, Southall P, Nestadt PS. Racial Differences in Statewide Suicide Mortality Trends in Maryland During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 1;78(4):444-447. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.3938. PMID: 33325985; PMCID: PMC7745133.
  • Frattaroli S, Hoops K, Irvin NA, McCourt A, Nestadt PS, Omaki E, Shields WC, Wilcox HC. Assessment of Physician Self-reported Knowledge and Use of Maryland’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Dec 2;2(12):e1918037. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18037. PMID: 31860108; PMCID: PMC6991220.
  • Haroz EE, Kitchen C, Nestadt PS, Wilcox HC, DeVylder JE, Kharrazi H. Comparing the predictive value of screening to the use of electronic health record data for detecting future suicidal thoughts and behavior in an urban pediatric emergency department: A preliminary analysis. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2021 Dec;51(6):1189-1202. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12800. Epub 2021 Sep 13. PMID: 34515351; PMCID: PMC8961462.

For more information about the Team Science Award, please visit the ICTR Community and Collaboration Core website or contact the team at [email protected].