PABI Plan - The Sarah Jane Brain Project

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Provide the following information for the key personnel and other significant contributors in the order listed on Form Page 2.
Follow this format for each person. DO NOT EXCEED FOUR PAGES.
NAME
Rachel Pardes Berger
eRA COMMONS USER NAME
BERGERRP
POSITION TITLE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE
(if applicable)
YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA A.B. 1988-1992 Biochemistry
Columbia University College of Physicians and M.D. 1992-1996 Medicine
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP), Pittsburgh, PA Intern/Resid 1996-1999 Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Fellow 1999-2001 Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, M.P.H. 1999-2001 Public Health
NOTE: The Biographical Sketch may not exceed four pages. Items A and B (together) may not exceed two of
the four-page limit. Follow the formats and instructions on the attached sample.
A. Positions and Honors. List in chronological order previous positions, concluding with your present position. List
any honors. Include present membership on any Federal Government public advisory committee.
Positions and Employment
1996 - 1999 Pediatric Intern and Resident, CHP, Pittsburgh, PA
1999 - 2001 Instructor of Pediatrics/Fellow in General Academic Pediatrics, CHP, Pittsburgh, PA
1999 - 2006 Medical Staff Attending, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 - 2003 Director, Pediatric Partners, Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Center, CHP, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 - present Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Staff Attending, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pgh PA
2001 - present Scientist, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2006- present Associate Director, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pgh, PA
2008- present Core Faculty, Center for Injury Research and Controls (CIRCL), University of Pittsburgh, Pgh, PA
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1996 - present Member, American Academy of Pediatrics - Sections on Child Abuse & Neglect
2001 - present Member, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Child Protection Team
2001 - 2008 Member, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
2001 - present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
2002 - 2008 Member, International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)
2004 - present Helfer Society (Honorary Society for experts and leaders in the field of child abuse and neglect)
Honors
1996 Election to ΑΩΑ (Medical Honor Society)
2001 Ambulatory Pediatric Association Fellows Award
2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 Listed in Best Doctors in America
2003 - present Member, Society for Pediatric Research (SPR)
2004 Michael E. Miller Young Investigator Award (most promising young investigator at CHP)
2006 Selected as one of Pittsburgh’s 40 Under 40 for work related to child abuse
Selected peer-reviewed publications (selected, since 2003)
1. Berger RP. Biomarkers or neuroimaging in central nervous system injury: will the real "gold standard"
please stand up? Ped Crit Care Med 2003;4(3):391-392.
2. Berger RP, Heyes M, Wisniewski S, Adelson PD, Thomas N, Kochanek P. Assessment of the macrophage
marker quinolinic acid in cerebrospinal fluid after pediatric traumatic brain injury: Insight into the timing and
severity of injury in child abuse. J Neurotrauma 2004;21(9):1123-1130.
3. Berger RP, Pierce MC, Kochanek P. Biochemical markers of brain injury: Could they be used as diagnostic
adjuncts in cases of inflicted traumatic brain injury? Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal
2004;28(7):739-754.