Lecture Series

To showcase research by the Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, all Mellon Scholars have an opportunity to present at the Rangos Research Seminar Series or the Mellon Scholar Seminars.

There are six Rangos Research Seminars sponsored by the Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research on an annual basis, occurring approximately every other month.

Mellon Scholars Seminars are informal presentations that occur monthly and feature two 30 minute presentations by Mellon Scholars. Presenters are asked to focus on their hypotheses, general concepts, and technologies used. Divisional and hospital leadership are invited to attend the presentations.

2021 Mellon Scholars Seminars

August 19

  • “Development of a Tumor-specific Surgical Tracer to Guide Complete Resection of Pediatric Cancers,” presented by Marcus Malek, MD
  • “B Cells to the Forefront of Immunotherapy: What are They Good For?,” presented by Tullia Bruno, PhD

July 14

  • “Stability and Heterogeneity in the Antibacterial Antibody Repertoire of Breast Milk,” presented by Timothy Hand, PhD
  • “Interventional Genomics in Rare Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders,” presented by Dwi Kemaladewi, PhD

June 17

  • “A Tale of Two Cytokines: Human Metapneumovirus and Interferon,” presented by John Williams, MD
  • "Crosstalk Between Macrophages and Beta-cells in Postnatal Beta-cell Growth and in Diabetes," presented by Xiangwei Xiao, MD, PhD

May 12

  • “BDNF and Neurobehavioral Recovery in TBI Across the Lifespan,” presented by Amery Treble-Barna, PhD
  • “Real World Data, Evidence, and Reality in the Development of a Learning Health System,” presented by Christopher Horvat, MD

April 13

  • “Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Metabolic Activation,” presented by Craig Byersdorfer, MD, PhD
  • “Chitinase-3-like-1 Protein Binding Complexes Regulate Immune Suppression in Glioblastoma,” presented by Baoli Hu, PhD

March 16

  • “Bridging the Next Generation Gap: The role of Bioinformatics Core at CHP,” presented by Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, PhD
  • “Developmental Pathways in Liver Development and Repair,” presented by Paul Monga, MD

February 17

  • “Persistent DNA Damage Links Acute Kidney Injury to Chronic Kidney Disease and Tubular Cell Senescence,” presented by Rannar Airik, PhD
  • “Heart Regeneration,” presented by Bernhard Kuhn, MD

January 13

  • “Synaptic Alterations After Traumatic Brain Injury,” presented by Shaun Carlson, PhD
  • “Bacterial Colonization of the Urinary Tract in Children with Neuropathic Bladders,” presented by Katie Forster, MD