August 2020

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Advocating for CMV Newborn Screening Without Legislation

Author: Maggie Kettler, AuD
Posted: 8/30/2024
Category: Advocacy
CMV newborn screening has increased tremendously in the past decade, with many states implementing the screening through legislative efforts. However, CMV screening legislation is not a realistic avenue in all states. In this blog post, we hear from Maggie Kettler, AuD, who has helped to lead successful efforts to increase CMV newborn screening in her home state of Ohio. In this post she discusses successes, challenges, and advice she has for advocates in other states. 

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Together We Stand, United We March On

Posted: 8/28/2020
Category: Advocacy, Community
We are so proud of what we've collectively built over the years, and we want to continue to strengthen and expand this work. As the African Proverb states, "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

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Volunteer Spotlight: Lisa Eickel

Posted: 8/24/2020
Category: Advocacy, Awareness, Community, Fueling Our Mission, Parent Perspective
Meet Lisa Eickel, our Community Alliance Chair from Virginia! Lisa is a busy mom to three boys and a speech language pathologist. 

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Early Career Research Award Recipient: Dr. Pesch

Posted: 8/24/2020
Category: Clinical, Fueling Our Mission
Dr. Megan Pesch is a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician at the University of Michigan and one of our 2020 early career CMV research award recipients! Dr. Pesch's research will investigate social-emotional and behavioral concerns in children with congenital CMV.

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Early Career Research Award Recipient: Dr. Kakkar

Posted: 8/24/2020
Category: Clinical, Fueling Our Mission
Dr. Fatima Kakkar is a pediatric infectious disease specialist and clinician-researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal and her research will focus on determining the best newborn screening test for the province of Quebec. She is one of our 2020 early career CMV research award recipients! 

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Early Career Research Award Recipient: Jennifer Jenks

Posted: 8/18/2020
Category: Clinical, Fueling Our Mission
Jennifer Jenks is an MD PhD student in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Duke University School of Medicine and is one of our 2020 early career CMV research award recipients! Jennifer's research investigates the rational design of CMV vaccines.

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