Amy Freeman, M.D., First Year Fellow, and Vivek Shukla, M.D., First Year Fellow, Neonatology, received fellow research awards from the Society of Pediatric Research (SPR) as part of the Pediatric Academic Society (PAS) meeting. Though the PAS Meeting did not take place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, awards were handed out for submitted abstracts.

Dr. Freeman received the SPR Fellow’s Basic Research Award for her research “Germ Free Mice are Protected whereas Humanized Mice with Severe BPD Airway Microbiome Develop severe Lung Injury in Hyperoxia.”

Dr. Shukla received the SPR Fellow’s Clinical Research Award for his research “Effect of Indomethacin Prophylaxis on Cerebral and Abdominal Tissue Oxygenation by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Preterm Neonates.”

These awards are given annually to honor pediatric fellows who are engaged in clinical and basic science research and are designed to encourage trainees to pursue careers in academic pediatrics.

Congratulations Drs. Freeman and Shukla!