Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research Network

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请突出了埃默里大学儿科新生儿部继续参与NICHD合作多中心新生儿研究网络（NRN）的能力和承诺。概述了埃默里大学的研究环境和该司强大的研究计划。我们的新生儿部门致力于为新生儿提供最高质量的循证和以家庭为中心的护理，并促进创新研究，以改善儿童的健康和福祉。我们在亚特兰大大都市的三家医院提供服务并招募研究患者：格雷迪纪念医院，格鲁吉亚州最大的医院，每年约有3200例分娩;埃默里大学医院市中心，每年约有4200例分娩的高风险孕产妇中心;以及亚特兰大埃格斯顿儿童保健中心，每年约有350例新生儿重症监护室入院的三级转诊中心。这些医院照顾不同的人群与无与伦比的病理，提供了一个很好的环境，以解决重要的研究问题。新生儿司与埃默里大学和其他机构的其他司和部门进行了有效合作。一个独特的优势是我们与国家疾病控制和预防中心科学家的密切学术联系。埃默里大学的参与NRN的研究进行了详细的审查，并提出了一个创新的概念应用。为了响应RFA，我们的拨款申请审查临床和研究设施;产科和新生儿合作;医务人员和支持服务;可用于临床研究的各种人群;母婴医学;围产期数据收集;高风险婴儿随访计划;我们精湛的研究护士;产科医生研究和人员配备;埃默里和亚特兰大的特殊研究优势。芭芭拉·斯托尔博士在埃默里大学担任PI已有19年。她是一位公认的临床研究者，多年来一直领导该网络的感染研究和极低出生体重患者登记。她在NRN中表现出领导能力，并具有与其他研究人员，临床中心和科学团体合作的重要能力。大卫卡尔顿博士，共同PI，是我们的新生儿司司长，并取得了NRN研究的最高优先级为我们的新生儿司。伊拉·亚当斯-查普曼博士，NRN随访PI，是一位为NRN做出重要贡献的既定f/u研究者。斯托尔博士和我们整个新生儿部门都热衷于他们对NRN的承诺。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application highlights the ability and commitment of Emory University's Department of Pediatrics Neonatal Division to continue participation in the NICHD Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research Network (NRN). An overview of the research environment at Emory and the robust research program of the Division are described. Our Neonatal Division is committed to the highest quality evidence-based and family-centered care for newborns and to fostering innovative research that will improve the health and well-being of children. We provide services and recruit study patients at three hospitals in metropolitan Atlanta: Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest hospital in the state of Georgia, with ~3200 deliveries per year; Emory University Hospital Midtown, a high risk maternal center with ~4200 deliveries per year; and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, a tertiary referral center with ~350 NICU admissions each year. These hospitals care for a diverse population with unparalleled pathology, providing an excellent setting to address important research questions. The Neonatal Division has collaborated effectively with other divisions and departments at Emory and at other institutions. A unique strength is our close academic link to scientists at the national Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention. Emory's participation in NRN studies is reviewed in detail and an innovative concept application is presented. In response to the RFA, our grant application reviews clinical and research facilities; obstetrical and neonatal cooperation; medical staff and support services; the varied population available for clinical research; maternal fetal medicine; perinatal data collection; the high risk infant follow up program; our superb research nurses; neonatologist research and staffing; and special research strengths of Emory and Atlanta. Dr. Barbara Stoll has been the PI at Emory for 19 years. She is a recognized clinician-investigator who has led the Network's infection studies and very low birth weight patient registry for many years. She has demonstrated leadership within the NRN and the important ability to work collaboratively with other investigators, clinical centers, and scientific groups. Dr. David Carlton, Co-PI, is our Neonatal Division Director and has made NRN studies the highest priority for our Neonatal Division. Dr. Ira Adams-Chapman, NRN follow-up PI, is an established f/u investigator who has made important contributions to The NRN. Dr. Stoll and our entire Neonatal Division are enthusiastic in their commitment to the NRN.