COBRE Phase II Presentations

Year 1

Sickle Cell Trait and Renal Medullary Carcinoma. Medical Grand Rounds at ChristianaCare Health System, Inc.

Investigator: Corinna Schultz | Date: 9/16/2021

Lack of Documentation of Sickle Cell Trait and Alpha Thalassemia Trait within the Electronic Health Record: An Issue of Health Equity and Data Integrity. APHL Newborn Screening Symposium.

Investigator: Corinna Schultz | Date: 10/14/2021 - 10/15/2021

Using Error-corrected Sequencing Strategies as a Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Pediatric Cancers and Rare Diseases. Thomas Jefferson University & Nemours Research Lecture Series.

Investigator: Erin Crowgey | Date: 10/28/2021

Research Update on Sickle Cell Disease Program. DE-CTR ACCEL- Junior Investigator Network (JIN).

Investigator: Robin Miller | Date: 12/9/2021

Nemours Sickle Cell Center of Biomedical Excellence (SCD COBRE)

Investigator: Robin Miller | Date: 8/4/2021

A deep learning system for sickle cell retinopathy detection using retinal OCT images from children with sickle cell disease. 2022 Annual Conference of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Investigator: Jing Jin | Date: 5/1/2022 - 5/4/2022

Comparison of sickle cell retinopathy progression using funduscopy and SD-OCT. American Association for Pediatric Opthalmology Ann Strabismus 2022 (AAPOS).

Investigator: Jing Jin | Date: 3/23/2022 - 3/27/2022

Sickle Cell Center of biomedical Research Excellence. Nemours Town Hall Meeting.

Investigator: Andy Kolb | Date: 2/23/2022

Sickle Cell Center of biomedical Research Excellence. Grand Rounds Lecture.

Investigator: Andy Kolb | Date: 4/19/2022

Year 2

Hildenbrand, A.K., Bear, B., Schultz, C., Alderfer, M.A., & Crosby, L.E. (2022, October). Using crowdsourcing to examine implementation of sickle cell disease care guidelines across healthcare settings. Nemours Delaware Valley Research Week.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: 10/17/2022

Hildenbrand, A.K., Bear, B., Alderfer, M.A., Schultz, C.L., & Crosby, L.E. (2022, October). Healthcare provider perspectives on barriers to use of novel disease-modifying therapies among individuals with sickle cell disease, 50th Annual SCDA of ANC.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: October 2022

Hildenbrand, A.K., Shook, L.M., Rebitski, J., Johnson, Y., Mara, C., Quinn, C.T., Hackworth, R., Brinkman, W.B., Badawy, S.M., Thompson, A.A., Raphael, J.L., Tubman, V., Smith-Whitley, K., Hartung, H., King, A.A., Creary, S.E., Reader, S.K., Bashin, N., Rampersad, A., Sobota, A.E., Britto, M., Saving, K.L., Treadwell, M., & Crosby, L.E. (2022, October). Offering hydroxyurea to parents of young children with sickle cell anemia using shared decision making. 64th ASH Annual Meetin, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: December 10-13, 2022

Hildenbrand, A.K., Eckrich, D., Lewis, A.M., Schultz, C.L., Alderfer, M.A., Forrest, C.B., Creary, S.E., Hulbert, M.L., Rao, S., Christakis, D.A., & Crosby, L.E. (2022, December). Hydroxyurea use among youth with sickle cell anemia across eight care centers in the United States, 64th ASH Annual Meetin, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: December 10-13, 2022

Julie Kanter, MD; Kenneth Ataga, MD; Neha Bhasin, MD; Stephanie Guarino, MD, MSHP; Abdullah Kutlar, MD; Sophie Lanzkron, MD, MHS; Deepa Manwani, MD; Patrick McGann, MD; Sean Stowell, MD, PhD; Veneé Tubman, MD, MSSc; Irina Yermilov, MD, MPH, MS; Cynthia Campos, MPH; Michael S Broder, MD, MSHS. Expert Consensus on the Management of Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) Presenting With Pain in Patients Receiving Crizanlizumab, ASCAT-EHA-BSH Sickle Cell Disease Conference 2022, London, UK.

Investigator: Stephanie Guarino, MD, MSHP | Date: October 20-22, 2022

Stephanie Guarino, Focus on Sickle Cell Care, SiNERGe Symposium 2022 (HRSA Regional Sickle Cell Treatment Demonstration Project), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Investigator: Stephanie Guarino, MD, MSHP | Date: September 19, 2022

Julie Kanter, MD; Kenneth Ataga, MD; Neha Bhasin, MD; Stephanie Guarino, MD, MSHP; Abdullah Kutlar, MD; Sophie Lanzkron, MD, MHS; Deepa Manwani, MD; Patrick McGann, MD; Sean Stowell, MD, PhD; Veneé Tubman, MD, MSSc; Irina Yermilov, MD, MPH, MS; Cynthia Campos, MPH; Michael S Broder, MD, MSHS. Expert Consensus on the Management of Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) Presenting With Pain in Patients Receiving Crizanlizumab, ASCAT-EHA-BSH Sickle Cell Disease Conference 2022, London, UK.

Investigator: Stephanie Guarino, MD, MSHP | Date: October 20-22, 2022

S.H. Guarino, M. Nelms, D. Williams, A.M. Brandow, P. Carroll, N. Bakshi, C.M. Campbell, D.S. Darbari, M. Kenney, W. Smith, J. Stinson, W. Zempsky, W. Huggins, D. Maiese, T. Hendershot, C. M. Hamilton. Expansion of Content in the PhenX toolkit for Sickle Cell Disease Pain, 64th ASH Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Investigator: S.H. Guarino, M. | Date: December 10-13, 2022

S.H. Guarino, K. Subedi, O. Bakare, C. Wright, L. Pachter, M. C. Beach, and S. Lanzkron. Self-Efficacy and Stigma in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease - An IMPORT study analysis, 64th ASH Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Investigator: S.H. Guarino | Date: December 10-13, 2022

O. BAKARE, S. GUARINO, C. JENKINS, C. WRIGHT, K. SUBEDI, S. LANZKRON and L. PACHTER. Pain Attitudes in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: A Mixed Methods Study, 64th ASH Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Investigator: S. GUARINO | Date: December 10-13, 2022

Sophie Lanzkron, Jane Little, Daniel Semakula, Jessica Liang, Deepa Manwani, Julie Kanter, Stephanie Guarino, Payal Desai, Sana Saif Ur Rehman, Alice Cohen, Sara Stuart-Smith, Rachel Kesse-Adu, Sheila Azouji-Benjamin, Abbie Wickham, Kate Gardner. Similar Patient-Reported Quality Of Life In The US And UK In Patients With Sickle Cell: A Comparative GRNDaD/CoUSin Study, 64th ASH Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Investigator: Stephanie Guarino | Date: December 10-13, 2022

Edward A. Kolb, Sickle Cell Comprehensive Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, Nemours Delaware Valley Research Week.

Investigator: Edward A. Kolb | Date: October 17, 2022

Setty BNY, Maddipati KR and Miller RE. Specialized Pro-resolving Mediator (SPM) Profile in Blood from Children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD): Comparison with Age-, and Race- Matched Controls.

Investigator: Miller RE | Date:

Corinna Schultz, Adolescent and Caregiver Experiences Discussing Sickle Cell Trait and Desires for Information: A Qualitative Exploration, Nemours Delaware Valley Research Week.

Investigator: Corinna Schultz | Date: October 17, 2022

Elkus H, Grace RF, Buissereth T, Bennett CM, Rifkin-Zenenberg S, Gunn E, Lebensburger J, Angulo PA, Davini M, Rankin A, Nakano TA, Schultz CL, Pinchinat A, Hillier K, Badawy S. Standardizing the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Newly Diagnosed Children with ITP: Prospective Data from the ITP Consortium of North America (ICON) Quality Improvement Initiative, 64th ASH Annual Meetin, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Investigator: Schultz CL | Date: December 10-13, 2022

O’Brien SH, Rodriguez V, Lew G, Newburger JW, Schultz CL, Orgel E, Derr K, Ranalli MA, Esbenshade AJ, Hochberg J, Kang HJ, Dinikina Y, Crevar CT, Donovan M, Dyme JL, Favatella NA, Michell LG, on behalf of the PREVAPIX-ALL infestigators. PREVAPIX-ALL: Phase 3 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban for Thromboprophylaxis Versus Standard of Care in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Lymphoma, ISTH Congress, London, UK.

Investigator: Schultz CL | Date: December 2022

Schultz CL, Taggi Pinto A, Thomas M, Pitone M, Cellucci M, Miller RE, Smith-Whitley K, Alderfer MA. Pediatricians’ Disclosure and Documentation of Sickle Cell Trait Found on Newborn Screening: Barriers and Possible Implementation Strategies. 64th ASH Annual Meetin, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Investigator: Schultz CL | Date: December 10-13, 2022

Erin L. Crowgey, PhD1, Erin Coyne, ANP1, Jeff Myers, BS1, Robin Miller, MD1. System’s Demonstration: A Learning Healthcare Application for Improving Sickle Cell Patient Outcomes using Guideline-based Care Practices, AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium, Washington, DC.

Investigator: Robin Miller | Date: November 8, 2022

An examination of retinal OCT and brain MRI changes across sickle cell disease genotypes.

Investigator: Jing Jin | Date: April 22-28, 2023

Year 3

Ashuta Bhattarai, Chandra Kambhamettu, Jing Jin, DEnT: Detachable Encoder Transformer for Sickle-cell Retinopathy detection Using OCT, oral presentation at 26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCA), October 2023, Vancouver, Canada.

Investigator: Jing Jin | Date: October 2023

Jing Jin, Vinay Kandula, Lauren Amoo, Robin Miller, Chandra Kambhamettu, Edward Kolb “An examination of retinal OCT and brain MRI changes across sickle cell disease genotypes” oral presentation at annual meeting of The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in April 23-27, 2023, New Orleans, LA.

Investigator: Jing Jin | Date: April 23-27, 2023

Ding, K., Bear, B., Sood, E., Alderfer, M.A., Crosby, L., & Hildenbrand, A.K. (2023, August). Disease-modifying Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease: Decisional Needs and Supports among Adolescents and Young Adults. Poster presented at the North East Regional IDeA Conference, Wilmington, DE.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: August 2023

Fatma Ceren Kirmizitas, David Rivas, Sudipta Mallick, Scott DePope, Alejandra Valencia, Sambeeta Das. Magnetic Microrobots for Clot Removal, Poster presented at the North East Regional IDeA Conference, Wilmington, DE.

Investigator: Sambeeta Das | Date:

Yanda Yang, Fatma Ceren Kirmizitas, Max Sokolich, Alejandra Valencia, David Rivas, M. Çağatay Karakan, Alice E. White, Andreas A. Malikopoulos, Sambeeta Das. Rolling Helical Microrobots for Cell Patterning. Poster presented at the North East Regional IDeA Conference, Wilmington, DE.

Investigator: Sambeeta Das | Date:

David Rivas, Sudipta Mallick, Max Sokolich, Sambeeta Das. Utilizing Microrobots for Micro-Manipulation, Localized Control, and Cell-Delivery Applications, Poster presented at the North East Regional IDeA Conference, Wilmington, DE.

Investigator: Sambeeta Das | Date:

Sambeeta Das, Microscale Robots for Cellular Patterning, Ezra Round Table Seminar, University of Delaware, 9/8/23.

Investigator: Sambeeta Das | Date: September 8, 2023

Recker, K., Chmielewska, K., Patel, P., Silliman, J., Santana-Rojas, L., Hildenbrand, A.K., Palit, S., Wasserman, R.M. (2023, April). Piloting virtual reality respiratory biofeedback in an intensive outpatient pediatric pain rehabilitation program. Poster presentation at the US Association for the Study of Pain Annual Scientific Meeting, Durham, NC.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: April 2023

Patel, P., Recker, K., Silliman, J., Chmielewska, K., Santana-Rojas, L., Hildenbrand, A.K., Luu, K., Palit, S., & Wasserman, R. (2023, July). Piloting virtual reality respiratory biofeedback in an intensive outpatient pediatric pain rehabilitation program. Poster presentation at the ASPN Annual Conference, Miami, FL.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: July 2023

Hildenbrand, A.K., Improving Pain Management for Marginalized Communities, Invited presentation, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida, virtual presentation, Grand Rounds, Nemours, FL, September 2023.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: September 2023

Hildenbrand, A.K., Improving Pain Management for Marginalized Communities, Invited presentation, Nursing Grand Rounds, Nemours Children’s Health, virtual presentation. Invited presentation, Nursing Grand Rounds, Nemours Children’s Health, virtual presentation. October 2023.

Investigator: Hildenbrand, A.K. | Date: October 2023

S. Mallick, M. Sokolich, D. Rivas, S Das, Targeted vibration-induced necrosis in liver cancer cells using paramagnetic microrobots, in 2023 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scale, Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13, 2023.

Investigator: S Das | Date: October 2023

Y. Yang, D. Rivas, M. Sokolich, S. Das, Closed loop control of bubble propelled microrobots, in 2023 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scale, Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13, 2023

Investigator: S Das | Date: October 2023

F.C. Kirmizitas, D. Rivas, S. Mallick, S. DePope, S. Das, Magnetic microrobots as a platform for cell clean up, in 2023 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scale, Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13, 2023

Investigator: S Das | Date: October 2023

Y. Yang , F.C. Kirmizitas, M. Sokolich , A. Valencia , D. Rivas , M.C. Karakan, A.E. White, A. Malikopoulos, S. Das, Rolling helical microrobots for cell patterning, in 2023 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scale, Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13, 2023

Investigator: S Das | Date: October 2023

S. Cherukumilli , F C. Kirmizitas, M. Sokolich , A. Valencia , M.C. Karakan, A.E. White, A. Malikopoulos , S. Das, Programmable modular acoustic microrobots, in 2023 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scale, Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13, 2023

Investigator: S Das | Date: October 2023

L.E. Beaver , Z.H. Shah, M. Sokolich, A.E. Yilmaz , Y. Yang, C. Belta , S. Das, Closed-loop control for a heterogeneous group of magnetically-actuated microrobots, in 2023 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scale, Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13, 2023

Investigator: S Das | Date: October 2023