Members
NICER Consortium relies on two types of membership: institutional members and individual members to allow for robust and meaningful participation by all those interested. Members from the fields of hematology/oncology, allergy/immunology, rheumatology, genetics, infectious disease, diagnostic immunology and more are actively being recruited.
Institutional members have signed a "memorandum of understanding" or MOU to attest their institutional commitment of resources and pledge active participation in both the educational, research and community facets of NICER. Institutional members designate an PI and co-I with expectations to participate in at least 70% of the monthly Steering and At-Large Committee Meetings, although additional faculty and trainees from each center are highly encouraged to participate. Institutional members have opportunities to serve in elected leadership positions, act as a lead investigator on a NICER supported research proposal and have access to expanded authorship opportunities. New institutional membership requests are reviewed by the Steering Committee and a modest administrative fee is assessed annually.
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For those not in a position to join NICER at an institutional level, we welcome your participation as an individual member. Individual members are noted as important contributors to the vibrancy and success of NICER and enjoy the benefits of access to all NICER educational activities (e.g. the monthly patient case conferences, mini-symposia), options to propose research studies in collaboration with an institutional member and authorship opportunities for significant contributions to NICER research. Individual members fee is $100 annually or $250 every 3 years.
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Importantly, all members have access to mentoring initiatives and to real-time communication options via the NICER listservs and chat rooms for in-the-moment expertise, feedback and support at your fingertips.
Institutional Members
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
Primary Investigator : Kelly Walkovich, MD - Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Co-Investigator : Mark Hannibal, MD PhD. - Associate Professor, Genetics
Washington University in St. Louis - St. Louis, MO
Primary Investigator : Irem Eldem, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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Nationwide Children's Hospital - Columbus, OH
Primary Investigator : Melissa Rose, DO - Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Co-Investigator : Amanda Jacobson-Kelly, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
Primary Investigator : Beth Thielen, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease & Immunology
Co-Investigator : Christen Ebens, MD, MPH - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and HSCT
Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, OH
Primary Investigator : Harry (Adrian) Lesmana, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Genetics
Co-Investigator : Seth Corey, MD, MPH - Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and HSCT
Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
Primary Investigator : Kathleen Overholt, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Co-Investigator : Jay J. Jin, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital - Cleveland, OH
Primary Investigator : JP Matias-Lopes, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Co-Investigator : Jignesh Dalal, MD - Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Nashville, TN
Primary Investigator : James Connelly, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and HSCT
Co-Investigator : Daniel Dulek, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease
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University of South Florida - Saint Petersburgh, FL
Primary Investigator : Jolan Walter, MD, PhD - Professor, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Co-Investigator : Emma Westermann-Clark, MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA
Primary Investigator : Ram Kalpatthi, MD - Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Co-Investigator : Hey Chong, MD, PhD- Associate Professor, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
St. Jude's Children Hospital - Memphis, TN
Primary Investigator : Rohith Jesudas, MBBS - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Co-Investigator : Parul Rai, MD - Instructor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Primary Investigator : Allison S. Remiker MD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Primary Investigator : Sarah Henrickson, MD PhD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Co-Investigator : Scott Canna, MD PhD - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Rheumatology
University of Chicago
Primary Investigator : Saara Kaviany, DO - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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John Hopkins University
Primary Investigator : Xiao Peng, MD PhD - Assistant Professor, Genetic Medicine
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Primary Investigator : Sarah Henrickson, MD PhD - Associate Professor, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Co-Investigator : Scott Canna, MD - Associate Professor, Pediatric Rheumatology and Immune Dysregulation
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Primary Investigator : Eyal Grunebaum, MD M.Sc.- Professor, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
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Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Primary Investigator : Holly Miller, DO.- Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant
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Cook Children's
Primary Investigator : Natalia Chaimowitz, MD PhD - Allergy/Immunology
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Sanford Health
Primary Investigator : Christopher Failing, MD - Pediatric Rheumatology
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Texas Children's Hospital
Primary Investigator : Lisa Forbes Satter, MD - Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Co-Investigator : Amanda Grimes, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Individual Members
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