VCURES Research Fellow Wins Prestigious Critical Care Research Award

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Section on Critical Care awarded Melissa Evans, MD its 2002 New Investigator Research Award. Dr. Evans is a Pediatric Critical Care fellow in the VCU Department of Pediatrics and Division of Pediatric Critical Care. The fellowship is three years in duration with one year spent in research. Dr. Evans performed her research with VCURES. The project explores the utility of modulating certain metabolic functions in order to reduce the body’s need for oxygen in shock states thus potentially buying precious time for other interventions.

The award includes a grant in the amount of $10,000 and an invitation to present her work at the 2003 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans during the Critical Care Section’s scientific meeting.

It should also be noted that Dr. Evans utilized a prestigious NIH National Research Service Award grant under the direction of Dr. Robert Diegelmann to complete her research year. Dr. Diegelmann is a senior VCURES investigator and a Professor of Biochemistry and Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Evans who is now in the clinical training phase of her pediatric critical care fellowship plans to continue her research in this area after the completion of her training. For more information on this and other research and training opportunities please contact VCURES.