Mary Leonard, MD, MSCE is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology applying to renew her Mid-Career Award in Patient Oriented Research (K24). She has an outstanding record of mentorship, leadership and research productivity. During the initial four years of the K24 award, she served as the primary mentor for two funded and two pending K23 applications (submitted 2011), the co-mentor for an additional K23 recipient and the mentor for a K12 Pediatric Scientist Development Award recipient. In addition, she chaired the MSCE thesis committee for 8 physician fellows, served on the thesis committees for 3 PhD students supported by the Renal Biostatistics T32 grant, and mentored 6 medical students supported by research foundations. She mentored two junior investigators in successful R01 applications, and six additional K23 or K25 recipients in ancillary studies, manuscripts and grant applications. Her mentees published 25 first-author manuscripts under her leadership. The overarching goal of this K24 application is to provide the candidate with continued support to lead her multidisciplinary research program, mentor junior investigators in patient oriented research (POR), and develop interventions to improve clinical outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Improved strategies for the prevention of CKD are urgently needed. Vitamin D deficiency may contribute directly to kidney damage by promoting inflammation and fibrosis, and accelerating podocyte injury and apoptosis. A primary objective of the initial K24 award was to assess vitamin D status and physical function in CKD. The preliminary results subsequently supported the candidate's successful R01 application, Vitamin D Deficiency, Physical Performance and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study (CRIC). These data suggested that lower 25(OH) vitamin D levels at Year 1 were associated with greater risk of CKD progression, and documented striking increases in vitamin D supplement use by CRIC participants. The proposed New Research in this K24 renewal will identify associations between annual measures of 25(OH) vitamin D levels and progression of CKD within the CRIC cohort of 3939 participants. Innovations include the use of a case-cohort design (the first in CRIC), annual measures of 25(OH)D, FGF-23 and phosphorus levels that will capture cumulative effects over a 4-year interval, and assessment of the effects of vitamin D binding protein to potentially modify the association between 25(OH)D levels and CKD progression. The data generated by the candidate's ongoing and proposed studies of vitamin D metabolism in CRIC, combined with the resources in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, will continue to provide a wealth of opportunities to attract new investigators to POR and foster the next generation of clinical investigators in nephrology.

Public Health Relevance

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 10 million Americans and poses an enormous financial burden on the US health care system;therefore, strategies for the prevention and treatment of CKD complications are vitally important. Dr. Leonard proposes to renew her K24 funding to continue her productive mentorship of junior clinical investigators in studies related to CKD and its complications.
The research aims i n this application expand on her research in vitamin D metabolism in CKD to address the role of vitamin D deficiency in the progression of renal injury in CKD.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
Project #
2K24DK076808-06
Application #
8299243
Study Section
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases B Subcommittee (DDK)
Program Officer
Rankin, Tracy L
Project Start
2007-03-01
Project End
2017-07-31
Budget Start
2012-08-01
Budget End
2013-07-31
Support Year
6
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$172,095
Indirect Cost
$12,748
Name
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department
Type
DUNS #
073757627
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
19104
Kelley, Jennifer C; Stettler-Davis, Nicolas; Leonard, Mary B et al. (2018) Effects of a Randomized Weight Loss Intervention Trial in Obese Adolescents on Tibia and Radius Bone Geometry and Volumetric Density. J Bone Miner Res 33:42-53
Lee, Dale; Swan, C Kaiulani; Suskind, David et al. (2018) Children with Crohn's Disease Frequently Consume Select Food Additives. Dig Dis Sci 63:2722-2728
Atkinson, Meredith A; Leonard, Mary B; Herskovitz, Rita et al. (2018) Changes in Hepcidin and Hemoglobin After Anti-TNF-alpha Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Crohn Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 66:90-94
DeBoer, Mark D; Lee, Arthur M; Herbert, Kirabo et al. (2018) Increases in IGF-1 After Anti-TNF-? Therapy Are Associated With Bone and Muscle Accrual in Pediatric Crohn Disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 103:936-945
Mostoufi-Moab, Sogol; Kelly, Andrea; Mitchell, Jonathan A et al. (2018) Changes in pediatric DXA measures of musculoskeletal outcomes and correlation with quantitative CT following treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Bone 112:128-135
Horton, Daniel B; Haynes, Kevin; Denburg, Michelle R et al. (2017) Oral glucocorticoid use and osteonecrosis in children and adults with chronic inflammatory diseases: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open 7:e016788
Baker, Joshua F; Giles, Jon T; Weber, David et al. (2017) Assessment of muscle mass relative to fat mass and associations with physical functioning in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 56:981-988
Wendel, Danielle; Weber, David; Leonard, Mary B et al. (2017) Body composition estimation using skinfolds in children with and without health conditions affecting growth and body composition. Ann Hum Biol 44:108-120
Denburg, Michelle R; Leonard, Mary B; Jemielita, Thomas O et al. (2017) Risk of Urolithiasis in Anorexia Nervosa: A Population-Based Cohort Study Using the Health Improvement Network. Eur Eat Disord Rev 25:406-410
Rajapakse, Chamith S; Leonard, Mary B; Kobe, Elizabeth A et al. (2017) The Efficacy of Low-intensity Vibration to Improve Bone Health in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease Is Highly Dependent on Compliance and Muscle Response. Acad Radiol 24:1332-1342

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