ElMallah Lab

Honored to be selected as Director of the Duke Pediatric Research Scholars @Duke_Childrens. I am excited to continue to help mentor exceptional pediatrician-scientists committed to advancing child health.

New Research: Editorial: Respiratory dysfunction in neurological disease and injury: novel mechanisms and potential therapeutics frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #FrontiersIn #Physiology

Doing good science is 90% finding a science buddy to constantly talk to about the project.

These findings shed light on mechanisms responsible for breathing pathophysiology in infantile-onset SCA7. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39053472/

New publication from our lab: poly-Q-ataxin-7 accumulates in astrocytes in respiratory motor nuclei in the SCA 7 mouse model, disrupting glial function and impairing nerve output, contributing to respiratory pathology. @LeaElHaddad @dhindsa_justin @NAF_Ataxia

Grateful to receive funding for an R01 titled “Optimizing Gene Therapy for Respiratory Insufficiency in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy” funded by @NIH @NHLBI. Honored to have this support as we continue this important and impactful work.

Did u know your child’s doctor is paid 25% less than adult docs with the same yrs of training and debt? The way we fund care in this country is backwards, leading to a dwindling pool of med grads choosing pediatrics @bvincibmc and I propose a fix here: statnews.com/2024/04/02/too…

excited to share our paper on bioethics & nsgy in @WorldNeurosurg the idea of this paper was born 2 yrs ago, great to see it published! team: @white_sasha_j @Twilli7 @BrianNahed @stephenpmiranda @GLMbioethics @drpouratian @MariamA_2023 @HMSbioethics sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Muscle weakness doesn’t interfere with fighting bacteria, but it definitely interferes with recovery. #Pompe - Keyana Sullivan

New pub: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39041612/ We found a pragmatic demarcation of classifying upper injuries as C1-C3 and lower cervical injuries as C4-C7.   Excited about more 'real world' SCI research coming down the pipeline!

Congratulations to Shannon Routh for completing the RAC program which aims to enhance protocol compliance, disseminate knowledge, and facilitate protocol processing. We are lucky to have her expertise in the @ElMallah_Lab

Congratulations to Shannon Routh for completing the RAC program which aims to enhance protocol compliance, disseminate knowledge, and facilitate protocol processing. We are lucky to have her expertise in the @ElMallah_Lab .

As always, @LeaElHaddad gave a fantastic presentation at her last @ElMallah_Lab meeting. Although we are sad to see her go, we are excited for her to start her Peds residency in the PSTP program @umichmedicine. Can't wait to see all your accomplishments Lea! We will miss you!

Congratulations to Marán Hernández-Rodrígues for receiving the UTDS scholarship award at @atscommunity @ATSPeds for the research she is conducting @Duke_Childrens on AAV gene therapy for respiratory complications of DMD. #ATS2024 #ElMallah_Lab

Congratulations to Sophia on completing her research project on the repair and differentiation of alveolar type 2 cells in Pompe disease and presenting it at the NCSSM research symposium! Excited to see where your path leads next! #Pompedisease #ElMallahlab

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⭐️Our talented postdoctoral fellows and undergraduate students shining at the Duke 2024 Pediatric Research Retreat poster session! Proud of our team's dedication to advancing pediatric research! @DukePedsRes #ElMallahlab

Get past hump-day with this interesting #ArticleinPress GAA deficiency disrupts distal airway cells in Pompe disease (Léa El Haddad et al. @Duke_Childrens): ow.ly/YVCe50P7ZHU #PompeDisease #Respiratory #GAA

Working with an amazing colleague like you has been an absolute pleasure and a source of inspiration! @A_RogerPhD

So proud of my friend @LeaElHaddad for publishing a groundbreaking paper on Pompe disease! Congratulations on this incredible achievement! 🔬👏🏻