In the Spotlight
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Cincinnati Children's Celebrates Community Health Worker Day
Cincinnati Children’s community health workers from the HealthVine, Ambulatory, and Cradle Cincinnati teams attended the Cincinnati CHW Day event hosted by Healthcare Access Now (HCAN) on June 6. During the event, HealthVine's Debra Langford received an award of appreciation for 12 years of service.
Community health workers with Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, who declared June 6 as Community Health Worker Day in the city.
Cincinnati Children's is fortunate to have such a dedicated team of community health workers who genuinely care about the patients and families they serve.
Community health workers make a difference in vulnerable communities, working to promote health equity to increase positive health outcomes.
Community health worker Debra Langford (left) was recognized for 12 years of service.
2023 Arnold W. Strauss Fellows Announced
Congratulations to this year's Arnold W. Strauss Fellow Awardees. This award was instituted in 2014 in honor of Dr. Arnold Strauss’ tireless efforts at advocacy and championship towards higher education at Cincinnati Children’s.
Tiziana Coppola, MD
Strauss Clinical Fellow Division of Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute
Mentor: Marie-Dominique Filippi, PhD
Project Title: "Role of Mitochondria in Hematopoietic Stem Cells After Transplant"
Abigail Russi, MD, PhD
Strauss Clinical Fellow Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Mentor: Sing Sing Way, MD, PhD
Project Title: "Krupple-Like Factor 2 (KLF2)--Expressing T Cells Protect Against Intestinal Fibrosis"
Adewale Fadaka, PhD
Strauss Research Fellow Research Fellow Division of Anesthesia
Mentor: Michael Jankowski, PhD
Project Title: "Modulation of Neonatal Inflammatory Pain by Neuroimmune Signaling"
Natsume Inoue, PhD
Strauss Research Fellow Research Fellow Division of Rheumatology
Mentor: Grant Schulert, MD, PhD
Project Title: "Neutrophil Contribution to Systemic Juvenile Ideopathic Arthritis"
Mario Ynga Durand, MD, PhD
Strauss Research Fellow Research Fellow Division of Allergy and Immunology
Mentor: Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD
Project Title: "TSLP-Mediated Mechanisms of Epithelial Disregulation in Eosinophilic Esophagitis"