A note from the Brasacchio children to their mother, Colleen.
“All of the doctors at Magee were so great. This is something small I can do, and just maybe help someone else in this situation,” she said. “I will donate to Magee for the rest of my life. Was the outcome what I wanted? No. But I do truly feel like at Magee, I got so much attention and so much care, and they did everything they could do to make this story have a different ending.”
The Brasacchio family: Colleen and Joe with children, Tyler, Brayden and Mia.
Scientists at Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation are investigating many factors related to prematurity, including preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, placenta malfunction, and more. Approximately 380,000 babies are born prematurely in the United States each year, according to the March of Dimes. The fundraiser, and sharing James’ story, has also helped Colleen honor his brief life.
NOTABLE Mary Ackenbom, MD, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Tamara Harris Foundation entitled “Evaluating Postpoerative Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Women Undergoing Elective Minor Urogynecologic Surgery.”
Megan Bradley, MD, received a two-year, $89,000 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation entitled “Urinary Incontinence in Women with Cystic Fibrosis.” She also received a two-year, $25,000 grant from the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction entitled “Whole-Exome Sequencing in Women with Refractory Overactive Bladder: Biomarker Prediction of Treatment Response.” Sandra Cascio, PhD, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance entitled “EGFL6 as a New Regulator of Myeloid Cell Expansion and Function in HGSOC.”
Kyle Orwig, PhD, and Alex Yatsenko, MD, PhD were elected to the Board of Directors for the American Society of Andrology.
Lisa Rohan, PhD, with colleagues from the University of Kentucky, received a one-year, $434,000 grant (for a total of $8.5 million to the entire group) from the Department of Defense, entitled “PREVENT-COV: A Q-Griffithsin Intranasal Spray. MAGEE :: PAGE 27
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