Researchers, Martin and Cherkoff Waltz at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital share $100k grant from 5/3
Two researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center will share a grant designed to promote promising young talent.
Research into traumatic brain injury in children and the genetics behind childhood obesity, both taking place at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, just got a hand up. The researchers, Dr. Lisa J. Martin and Dr. Nicolay Chertkoff Walz, will share a $100,000 grant from Fifth Third Bank and its Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Women Scholars Program, which recognizes younger female faculty members who show promise and leadership.
Dr. Martin is a genetic epidemiologist whose focus is on childhood obesity. Dr. Walz studies how brain injuries in children lead to social difficulties and is working to come up with ways to help.
Writer: David Holthaus
Source: Jim Feuer, Children’s Hospital Medical Center
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