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      Dr. Ed W. Childs '83, Named 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
      Posted on January 26, 2022

      Dr. Ed W. Childs, '83

      Dr. Ed Childs, a Mexia native, is a 1983 graduate of Navarro College and received both the Caston and Graduate Caston Scholarships. He is a well-established research specialist, sought after speaker and published author, is currently chair and professor for Trauma and Critical Care at Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Childs is passionate about the institution’s commitment to the under-served communities of Georgia and the nation.

       

      Publications (from the Morehouse School of Medicine website)
      • Sawant DA, Tharakan B, Hunter FA, Childs EW.  The Role of Intrinsic Apoptotic Signaling in Hemorrhagic Shock-Induced Microvascular Endothelial Cell Barrier Dysfunction. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2014 Oct 3. PMID: 25277298
      • Stagg HW, Whaley JG, Tharakan B, Hunter FA, Jupiter D, Little DC, Davis ML, Smythe WR, Childs EW.  Doxycycline attenuates burn-induced microvascular hyperpermeability. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Dec;75(6):1040-6; discussion 1046. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182aa9c79. PMID: 24256679
      • Cromer WE, Zawieja SD, Tharakan B, Childs EW, Newell MK, Zawieja DC. The effects of inflammatory cytokines on lymphatic endothelial barrier function. Angiogenesis. 2014 Apr;17(2):395-406. doi: 10.1007/s10456-013-9393-2. Epub 2013 Oct 20. PMID: 24141404
      • Sawant DA, Tharakan B, Wilson RL, Stagg HW, Hunter FA, Childs EW. Regulation of tumor necrosis factor-α-induced microvascular endothelial cell hyperpermeability by recombinant B-cell lymphoma-extra large. J Surg Res. 2013 Sep;184(1):628-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.04.079. Epub 2013 May 23. PMID: 23731686
      • Stagg HW, Bowen KA, Sawant DA, Rodriguez M, Tharakan B, Childs EW. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand promotes microvascular endothelial cell hyperpermeability through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway. Am J Surg. 2013 Apr;205(4):419-25. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.027. Epub 2013 Jan 31. PMID: 23375756
      • Sawant DA, Tharakan B, Tobin RP, Reilly J, Hunter FA, Newell MK, Smythe WR, Childs EW.  Microvascular endothelial cell hyperpermeability induced by endogenous caspase 3 activator staurosporine. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Feb;74(2):516-23. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827a0620. PMID: 23354245

        Honors and Awards (from the Morehouse School of Medicine website)
      • Craig Charleston- 13th Annual Anesthesiology Resident Research
      • Rudy Puana- 14th Annual Anesthesiology Resident Research  
      • Forum- Best Research and Presentation
      • Rudy Puana- 15th Annual Anesthesiology Resident Research
      • Forum- Best Research and Presentation
      • Georgia Holder-Haynes 16th Annual Society of Black Academic   
      • Surgeons- Best Presentation
      • Georgia Holder-Haynes 1st Annual General Surgery Research Forum  
      • Best Research     
      • John Ingraham Texas Society of Plastic Surgeon 2nd place, Basic Science   

       


      About the Distinguished Alumni Award

      The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor that Navarro College bestows upon an outstanding alum. The award acknowledges and recognizes the outstanding accomplishments and exemplarily achievements of Navarro College alumni whose personal lives, professional achievements, and community service exemplify the objectives of their alma mater.  The award recipients are chosen by the Distinguished Alumni Award Selection Committee consisting of members of the Navarro College Foundation Board of Directors, two Navarro College employees (active or retired) and the Executive Director of the Foundation. 
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