Association between temporal changes in serum lactate, fluid resuscitation, and outcomes, in Malawian children with cerebral malaria

Trainee Mentoring Award

Applicants: Ronke Olowojesiku, MD, MPH, Pediatric Residency; Douglas Postels, MD, Pediatric Neurology

Objectives: To identify whether trends in serum lactate through time are a better marker of adverse outcomes than a single measurement at admission, and to identify whether fluid resuscitation (crystalloid, colloid, blood) modifies these associations.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural and Urban Colombian Children’s Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development and Importance for Global Child Outcome Research

Interdisciplinary Research Award

Applicants: Sarah Mulkey, MD, PhD, Prenatal Pediatrics Institute, Children’s National Hospital; Madison Berl, PhD, Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Children’s National Hospital; Margarita Arroyave-Wessel, MPH, Telemedicine, Children’s National Hospital; Carlos Cure, MD and John Negret, PhD, Biomelab, Barranquilla, Colombia; Pablo Reyes, PhD, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio and Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

Project Objectives: The goal of this project is to determine the impact of COVID-19 on child cognitive and social-emotional development in low-risk Colombian children from rural and urban settings and the factors that influence outcome. The study will evaluate the impact of educational loss due to COVID-19 on the social and cognitive development of school-aged children in both rural and urban regions of Colombia.