CU Anschutz Department of Pediatrics

Poster Sessions | CCTSI Poster display highlighting recent and ongoing clinical, translational and basic research activities

Showcase your research at the Annual Pediatric Research Poster Session at Children's Hospital Colorado! Present your research, network with peers, and enjoy a complimentary lunch. Poster deadline is 12/22.

📅 January 9, 2026, noon-2pm

@cupediatrics.bsky.social, @childrensresearch.bsky.social

Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Shows Long-Term Reduction in Inflammation New insights in Cystic Fibrosis reveal ETI treatment reduces inflammation, improving lung function and quality of life for patients. Learn about this research supported by the CCTSI.

Just a few years ago, #cysticfibrosis (CF) care meant managing symptoms. Today, thanks to #research and collaboration at @childrenscolo.bsky.social & @cuanschutz.bsky.social, CFTR modulators are helping kids like 15-year-old Ryleigh Messmer thrive.
@cupediatrics.bsky.social

Poster Sessions | CCTSI Poster display highlighting recent and ongoing clinical, translational and basic research activities

Looking for an opportunity to share your pediatric research? Register to present a poster at our Pediatric Research Poster Session on January 9!

⌛ Poster deadline is December 22

@cupediatrics.bsky.social, @childrenscolo.bsky.social, @childrensresearch.bsky.social, @kmess44.bsky.social

Join us for our next “Coffee and Connect” series - enjoy coffee and bagels, meet the PhD Faculty Working Group, connect with other researchers, and discuss important topics in child health research. Please register at: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0196a... for the 12/4 event (9-10am in AHSB 1204)

NIDDK Nutrition T32 Fellowship

#PostdocOpportunity—#NIHFunded T32 Fellowship Program in Nutrition offers #ResearchMentorship, interdisciplinary collab + resources to launch your #CareerInNutrition. Apply by 1/15/26: bit.ly/NIDDK-T32 @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @accordsresearch.bsky.social #ResearchTraining #AcademicMedicine

Learn about our Clinical Translational Research Centers (CTRCs) Discover how the CCTSI’s Clinical Translational Research Centers (CTRCs) support high-quality clinical research across Colorado. From specialized research nursing and exercise facilities to core lab…

Looking for the best place to conduct your #research? At the CCTSI, we’re proud to support high-quality #clinical research through our Clinical Translational Research Centers (CTRCs).

@kmess44.bsky.social, @cupediatrics.bsky.social, @drhigginsmd.bsky.social, @childrensresearch.bsky.social

Colorado Pilot Past Awards Providing one-year pilot grant awards to encourage cross-disciplinary and collaborative research in clinical and translational medicine.

Funding opportunity for junior & mentored #researchers! Our 2026 Child and Maternal Health (CMH) Pilot #Grant RFA is now posted. CMH-Pilot provides awards for researchers improving outcomes for children, pregnant women & new moms.
📅 LOI due Dec 8
🔗 Apply: buff.ly/WM65aan

@cupediatrics.bsky.social

Melanie Cree, MD, PhD, on multidisciplinary approaches for evaluation, management of menstrual disorders in teens Multidisciplinary care is key in evaluating and managing menstrual disorders in adolescents.

CCTSI researcher Melanie Cree, MD, PhD, stresses the importance of multidisciplinary care for teens with #menstrual disorders like PCOS, Turner syndrome & female athlete triad. She emphasizes care models that treat the whole person, not just symptoms.
@cupediatrics.bsky.social
#WomensHealth

Childhood Illness Study Post-COVID Immune surveillance aids prediction of childhood illness surges.

Our director of CCTSI Resources and Services, Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, of @cupediatrics.bsky.social, led a study showing how children's #immune responses to common viruses changed during and after #COVID-19 safety measures.
#ResearchSky #InfectiousDisease
@cudivofid.bsky.social

Running into research roadblocks? Register for our Research Studio program! You will receive a 90-minute consultation featuring three to five specially selected experts who will evaluate your #research plan. buff.ly/Z45C3Go
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social, @cupediatrics.bsky.social

Mentoring 3 - Mentor, Mentee, and Peer The Mentoring 3 program is designed to equip mentors and mentees with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to get the most out of their mentoring relationships. Based on curricula developed by the…

⏰ Deadline TOMORROW! Strengthen your mentoring relationships with our new Mentoring 3 program! It empowers early-career scientists & their advisors to build communication, research self-efficacy & career growth. Led by Bruce Mandt, PhD of @cupharmacology.bsky.social.
@cupediatrics.bsky.social

Out @natcomms.nature.com:
our work on how the ❤️-supporting pericardium forms & acts in pediatric heart conditions.🎈🫀

Expanding our preprint & with our first HCR (thx to @thelovelylab.bsky.social!).

Congrats all! #devbio #zebrafish #CHD @cupediatrics.bsky.social @cudevbio.bsky.social
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27th Annual Pediatric Infectious Diseases Update This conference on pediatric infectious diseases will cover topics of interest to pediatricians, family physicians, and other primary care providers for children and young adults. Speakers cover the most recent information on diagnosis, management, and prevention of infections in pediatrics. Discussion of controversial issues and questions follow each presentation. This conference is designed for pediatricians, family physicians and other primary care providers for children and young adults.

Join us for the 27th Annual Pediatric Infectious Diseases Update Nov. 5 | Register by Oct. 1 to receive early registration pricing! bit.ly/4mxgxsm Attend in person or virtually #PediatricIDUpdate @cuanschutz.bsky.social @childrenscolo.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social

Healing, discovery and hope happen when we dream and work in concert with each other. From restoring sound and sight to advancing brain health, #CUAnschutz is leading research that brings new hope to patients everywhere.

✨ Never dream alone. Discover more here: cuanschutz.edu/dreams

Don't miss the 9/19 deadline for our Pre-F #Grant Review Program! Boost the success of your #NIH NRSA Fellowship application & receive expert guidance on preparing & submitting a successful application. buff.ly/SXNgAAY
@cudivofid.bsky.social, @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social, @cupediatrics.bsky.social

Dynamics of endemic virus re-emergence in children in the USA following the COVID-19 pandemic (2022–23): a prospective, multicentre, longitudinal, immunoepidemiological surveillance study The Pandemic Response Repository through Microbial and Immune Surveillance and Epidemiology (PREMISE) programme was established to translate knowledge…

Research from the PREMISE project led by our Director of CCTSI Resources and Services, Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, of @cupediatrics.bsky.social, shows how children's #immune responses to viruses like #EVD68, #flu, and #RSV changed during & after #COVID-19 safety measures.
@cudivofid.bsky.social

Flores-Flores in 2025 Class of Pew Latin American Fellows Pursuing Scientific Advances Pediatrics Postdoctoral Fellow Marycruz Flores-Flores, PhD, is one of 10 in the 2025 class of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences announced today by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

🎉 Big news! 10 postdoc fellows from 5 Latin American countries have joined the 2025 class of #PewLatinAmericanFellows, and we’re proud to share that one is our own @mary-flores.bsky.social! Learn more: bit.ly/45rgN5L @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social @chrmosimann.bsky.social

The Pre-K Grant Review Program letter of intent is due TODAY! Apply to get expert feedback on your NIH grant submission.

📝 Apply here: buff.ly/0nlXkIU

@cupediatrics.bsky.social, @cudivofid.bsky.social,
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social

#ResearchSky #MedSky

Annual Top Doctors Lists Recognize 159 Pediatrics Faculty Congratulations to these 159 doctors from the CU Department of Pediatrics who continually demonstrate their dedication and exceptional care in our pediatric community.

👏🔝🩺 Congratulations to 159 @cumedicalschool.bsky.social Department of Pediatrics faculty who were named in 5280 and Colorado Springs Magazine's #TopDoctors in 2025! bit.ly/PedsTopDocs2... @childrenscolo.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Sullivan, director of the Crnic Institute’s Experimental Models Program and associate professor at @cupediatrics.bsky.social‬, on presenting ”The Interferonopathy of Down Syndrome,” and to Rachel Shropshire for winning Top Student Poster at this year’s DSMIG Symposium!

Congratulations to Dr. Katie Ranard, postdoctoral fellow in the @bruceappel.bsky.social lab, on receiving a NINDS K99/R00 award for her proposal entitled, “Impact of nutritional status on mechanisms guiding brain development”! @cupediatrics.bsky.social #zebrafish #devbio

I-Corps@CCTSI | CCTSI Short course for faculty, staff, students. Guides through the early stages of customer discovery. Test the business model hypotheses for their idea

Do you have an innovation that could make a difference? Our I-Corps@CCTSI workshop teaches you the skills to turn your research innovation into a commercial success. The next workshop begins July 31! buff.ly/KGYkoBM
@cupediatrics.bsky.social

Building vaccine confidence through empathy and evidence‐based communication With a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases and increasing vaccine disinformation, vaccine hesitancy is a serious threat to public health around the world. Through an empathetic approach to vac...

💉Want to brush up on your vaccine communication skills?
We wrote something to help with this evergreen challenge. @jhospmedicine.bsky.social @cupediatrics.bsky.social
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42nd Annual Conference on Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Children's Hospital Colorado Continuing Education We are excited to return to Vail, Colorado for the 42nd Annual Conference on Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Vail is a small community nestled in the mountains and a short, beautiful drive from Denver, Colorado.

It's not too late! Register Now for the 42nd Annual Conference on #PediatricInfectiousDiseases live in Vail, CO or virtual: 7/27–8/1 bit.ly/42ndPID Earn 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits! @childrenscolo.bsky.social @cudivofid.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social

Christopher Baker, MD, Laura Brown, MD, Emily DeBoer, MD, Melanie Everitt, MD, Stacey Martiniano, MD, MSCS, Livia Veress, MD, Raj Wadwa, MD

👏Congratulations👏 to 7 of our pediatrics faculty who have received Awards of Tenure! @cuanschutz.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @childrenscolo.bsky.social #tenure

Why Pediatricians Recommend Vaccines: An Open Letter to Parents Here's why pediatricians recommend vaccines with confidence. As vaccine misinformation comes from the highest levels, they will continue to be there for you to support important parenting decisions.​

"Why Pediatricians Recommend Vaccines: An Open Letter to Parents" by David Higgins, MD, MPH, MS bit.ly/4npMGnH @childrenscolo.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @drhigginsmd.bsky.social

People’s Choice Podcast Awards

📣 Nominate @childrenscolo.bsky.social's 📻 "Charting Pediatrics" and "Pediatras en Línea" for the People's Choice Podcast Awards! www.podcastawards.com/ Voting is open for the month of July @cuanschutz.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social

Vail Colorado

July 27 - August 1 @cupediatrics.bsky.social in Vail CO

42nd Annual Conference on Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Children's Hospital Colorado Continuing Education We are excited to return to Vail, Colorado for the 42nd Annual Conference on Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Vail is a small community nestled in the mountains and a short, beautiful drive from Denver, Colorado.

Early registration ends tomorrow! 42nd Annual Conference on #PediatricInfectiousDiseases live in Vail, CO or virtual: 7/27–8/1 bit.ly/42ndPID For pediatric, #FamilyPractice & #InfectiousDiseases clinicians, w/ most recent info on diagnosis, management + prevention of #PediatricInfections

Thank you to everyone who presented their #pediatric research at the Children's Hospital Colorado poster session last week! It was amazing to learn about the impactful work happening at @cuanschutz.bsky.social‬, @childrensresearch.bsky.social‬, @cupediatrics.bsky.social‬, and beyond!