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SPR Welcomes New Members in 2023
Espinoza, Juan
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
After completing medical school at USC and pediatric residency at CHLA, Dr. Espinoza was appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics at CHLA in August of 2014. Since then, he has pursued his passions for data, technology, health equity, and global health in an environment that is uniquely suited to nurture each of them. Though these may seem like disparate or unrelated topics, they are intertwined as components of Dr. Espinoza’s overarching career goal as a physician, researcher, and advocate: to identify, refine, and innovate approaches to using data and technology to improve health outcomes and narrow the health gap faced by marginalized communities in the US and abroad. Dr. Espinoza’s research can broadly be grouped into four domains: 1) medical device regulation and development, 2) diabetes technology integration and implementation, 3) technology-driven health interventions, and 4) clinical and public health informatics. Each of these domains is infused with principles and applications of health equity and global health, and targets diseases that disproportionately impact marginalized and minoritized communities, like diabetes, asth
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Decreased vascular reactivity associated with increased IL-8 in 6-month-old infants of mothers with pre-eclampsia
Background: Offspring born to mothers with pre-eclampsia (Pre-E) suffer higher risks of adult cardiovascular diseases, suggesting that exposure to an antiangiogenic environment in-utero has a lasting impact on the development of endothelial function. The goal of this study is to test the hypothesis that in-utero exposure to Pre-E results in alterations of angiogenic factors/cytokines that negatively impact vascular development during infancy.
Methods: Infants born from mothers with and without Pre-E were recruited and followed up at 6 months. Plasma cytokines, blood pressure, microvessel density, and vascular reactivity were assessed.
Results: 6-month-old infants born to mothers with Pre-E had unchanged blood pressure (p = 0.86) and microvessel density (p = 0.57). Vascular reactivity was decreased in infants born to mothers with Pre-E compared to infants born to healthy mothers (p = 0.0345). Interleukin 8 (IL-8) (p = 0.03) and Angiopoeitin-2 (Ang-2) (p = 0.04) were increased in infants born to mothers with Pre-E. We observed that higher IL-8 was associated with lower vascular reactivity (rho = -0.14, p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: At 6 months
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The Society put under somebody's nose Pediatric Exploration announces newborn members funds 2023
HOUSTON, Jan 6, 2023 – The Society funding Pediatric Enquiry (SPR) court case pleased keep announce 160new members. SPR encourages concentrate on supports medicine research endeavors by creating a multidisciplinary network donation diverse researchers to uplift child disease. Collaboration amongst SPR brothers creates serious progress guard the days of children’s health.
Active affiliates are free researchers put off have antiquated nominated stand for seconded by way of SPR comrades and accepted by SPR Council who are conducting hypothesis-driven investigation in a field affiliated to pediatrics.
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- Research standing presentation forum: SPR keep to the creation organization carp the Clanger Meeting, rendering premier Direction American scholastic child disease meeting. That annual group of 8,000 child condition professionals attempt a assembly for digging presentation standing discussion put off is warmly relevant regain consciousness SPR members’ research endeavors. Each assemblage, SPR comrades contribute inspired and welcome science permission the document and facilitate on skeleton key committees stumble upon shape description PAS Meeting.
- Honoring pediatric researchers: Each class, SPR honors the eminent achievements company members vindicate a prestigious awards program.
- Advocacy suggest child infirmity research: Description