Research Training


Research education and training are vital to the mission of Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. As a top-ten free-standing pediatric research center and an academic affiliate of The Ohio State University, The Research Institute has an outstanding faculty, dedicated to training and mentoring the next generation of scientists in pediatric research. Mentoring is so important to our institutional culture and goals, it is a key tactic in our 2005 to 2010 strategic plan.
 
Investigators at The Research Institute are teaching faculty in various Departments at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, including the Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, Surgery, Otolaryngology and Psychiatry. As a result, a large number of students and trainees are based at The Research Institute, including undergraduates, residents and fellows in pediatrics and pediatric surgery, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. For example, in academic year 2006, 52 graduate students received training on our campus.  Instruction occurs in informal and formal didactic sessions, one-on-one interactions, and hands-on laboratory training.

Follow the links below to explore educational opportunities at The Research Institute:

• Graduate Students
• Medical Students
• Post-Doctoral Fellows
• Medical Fellows
• Pediatric Residents
• Pediatric Faculty
  

Pediatric Faculty Training 

The Department of  Pediatrics has held an NICHD Child Health Research Center Development Award  (CHRCDA K12) for training junior pediatric faculty since 1997.  This grant  provides awards for basic laboratory training of junior faculty members in the Department of Pediatrics. For more information, contact the Program Director, John Barnard, MD, or call 614.722.2880. 

Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship Training

The Department of Pediatrics has held a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grant for pediatricians since 2003. This grant establishes research training specifically for laboratory research and provides focused postdoctoral research training opportunities for pediatric physicians preparing for careers in pediatric research. For more information, contact the Program Director, John Barnard, MD, or call 614.722.2880.

National Student Awards

A dynamic reciprocity exists between students and teachers in the research setting.  The inquisitiveness and fresh perspective of the bright minds of medical students, graduate students, pediatric residents and post-doctoral fellows often provide illuminating insights into the complex problems of human biology and medicine.

Listed below are national awards and recognitions bestowed upon students, residents and fellows under the mentorship of The Research Institute faculty over the past three years.

 

Student Name	Award	Year Awarded	Mentor
Kathleen Anderson	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Scholar	2007	Emilio Flano, PhD
Victoria Best	Gates Millenium Scholar	2007 (since 2000)	Chris Walker, PhD
Amanda Burnaugh	Student Travel Grant Award, American Society of Microbiology	2007	Samantha King, PhD
Troy Cline	Travel Award, International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research	2007	Joan Durbin, MD, PhD
Stephanie Cush	Research Award Winner, OSUMC Graduate and Postgraduate Research Day	2007	Emilio Flano, PhD
Coral Day	Samuel J. Roessler Memorial Medical Scholarship	2007	Lara McKenzie, PhD
Anjali D'Souza	Best Paper in Preventive Medicine by a Medical Student, ACPM, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, AAMC, APTR, and Ulrich and Ruth Frank Foundation for International Health	2007	Lara McKenzie, PhD
Anjali D'Souza	Best Student Paper, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting	2007	Lara McKenzie, PhD
Michael Fuller, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Cancer Society	2007 (to begin 2008)	Chris Walker, PhD
Sarah Hyatt	American Society of Hematology Travel Award	2007	Sarah O'Brien, MD, MSc
Nancy Jewell	Christina Fleischmann Memorial Award, International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research	2007	Joan Durbin, MD, PhD
Nancy Jewell	Travel Award, International Cytokine Society	2007	Joan Durbin, MD, PhD
Laura Konczal, MD	March of Dimes Scholarship	2007	Dennis Bartholomew, MD
Steve Kwilas	Travel Award, RSV Symposium	2007	Mark Peeples, PhD
Mark Miller	Best Original Paper, Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) Annual Meeting	2007	Vinita Pai, PharmD; Kimberly Novak, PharmD
Laura Novotny	Student Travel Grant Award, American Society for Microbiology	2007	Lauren Bakaletz, PhD
Inimary Toby	ASPET Graduate Travel Award	2007	Leif Nelin, MD
David Vollman	Samuel J. Roessler Memorial Medical Scholarship	2007	Gary Smith, MD, DrPH
Dan Watson	NIH Roadmap Training Program in Clinical Research Summer Program Award	2007	Lara McKenzie, PhD
Ruthann Weimer	Travel Award, ASV Conference	2007	Mark Peeples, PhD
Ellen Yard	Best Student Paper, Injury Control and Emergency Health Services section of the American Public Health Association	2007	Dawn Comstock, PhD
Andrew Yates, MD	PAS Travel Award	2007	Clifford Cua, MD
Kathleen Anderson	Travel Award, Keystone Symposia	2006	Emilio Flano, PhD
Victoria Best	NRSA (NIH)	2006	Chris Walker, PhD
Victoria Best	Abstract Competition Winner, Columbus Children's Research Institute	2006	Chris Walker, PhD
Victoria Best	Travel Award, ASV Annual Meeting	2006	Chris Walker, PhD
Tom Bebee, PhD	Outstanding Poster Presention Award – Rustbelt RNA Meeting	2006	Dawn Chandler, PhD
Anjali D’Souza	Winner, Annual Competition for Best Paper in Preventive Medicine by a Medical Student -American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM)	2006	Lara McKenzie, PhD
Ricky Garner	Samuel J. Roessler Medical Scholarship	2006	Lara McKenzie. PhD
David Hains, MD	American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Research Trainee Award	2006	Carl Bates, MD
Sarah Hostetler	Best paper by a US medical student (2nd place) American College of Preventive Medicine	2006	Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD
Sarah Hostetler	OSU College of Medicine Med II Leadership Excellence Award	2006	Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD
Kristin Keen-Circle	IBGP Graduate Student Fellowship Award	2006	Rachel Altura, MD
Steven Kwilas	Travel award to the American Society for Virology National Meeting	2006 and 2005	Mark Peeples, PhD
Alex Nelson	Samuel J. Roessler Memorial Medical Scholarship	2006	Dawn Comstock, PhD
Alex Nelson	Scientific Travel Award, OSU College of Medicine Student Research Day Poster Competition	2006	Dawn Comstock, PhD
Heather Paddock, MD	Children's Research Institute Patient Oriented Research Award	2006	Gail Besner, MD
Dorothy Rocourt, MD	First Prize Winner-Resident Research Competition, Children’s Hospital and Children’s Research Institute Research Forum	2006	Gail Besner, MD
Shubha Singh	NIH Roadmap Training Program in Clinical Research Summer Program Award	2006	Lara McKenzie, PhD
Mike Stenger, MD	AAP Perinatal Section's Young Investigator Award	2006	Leif Nelin, MD
Zhen-Yue Tong	Postdoctoral Fellow Award - Annual CCRI Retreat	2006	David Brigstock, PhD
Victoria Best	Abstract Competition Winner, Columbus Children's Research Institute	2005	Chris Walker, PhD
David Bowen, MD, PhD	Post-doctoral Fellow, American Liver Foundation	2005	Chris Walker, PhD
Michael Fuller, PhD	T32 (NIH) grant	2005	Chris Walker, PhD
Sarah Hostetler	National Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Fellowship	2005	Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD
Kevin Mason	Junior Researcher Award, 5th Extraordinary International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media	2005	Lauren Bakaletz, PhD
Paul Nolan	Best Case Presentation in Pulmonary Hypertension, Chest 2005, Montreal, Quebec	2005	Elizabeth Allen, MD Margarita Guarin, MD Peter Baker, MD Curt Daniels, MD Robert Rennebohm, MD Megan Dishop, MD
Laura Novotny	Corporate Activities Student Travel Grant Award, American Society for Microbiology	2005	Lauren Bakaletz, PhD
Laura Novotny	Junior Researcher Award, 5th Extraordinary International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media	2005	Lauren Bakaletz, PhD
Matthew Stachler	Patent; Listed co-inventor, AAV2 Vectors and Methods	2005	Jeffrey Bartlett, PhD