Sallie Permar at 2012 NIH PECASE recipients

Sallie Robey Permar is the pediatrician-in-chief at

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and the chair of the Department of Pediatrics at

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. Her research focuses on infections affecting newborns.

Education

Permar graduated with a BS in biology from

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in 1997. In 2004, she earned an MD from

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and a PhD in

microbiology Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...

and

immunology Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of Immune system, immune systems in all Organism, organisms. Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the Physiology, physiological functioning of the immune system in ...

from

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. She then did a pediatrics residency and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at

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Career

In 2011, Permar joined the faculty at

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as an assistant professor of pediatrics. She was promoted to associate professor in 2013. Permar was the Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor of

pediatrics Pediatrics (American English) also spelled paediatrics (British English), is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, Adolescence, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, pediatrics covers many o ...

, and

molecular genetics Molecular genetics is a branch of biology that addresses how differences in the structures or expression of DNA molecules manifests as variation among organisms. Molecular genetics often applies an "investigative approach" to determine the st ...

, associate dean of physician-scientist development; and founding director of the Duke Medical's Children's Health and Discovery Institute. She is also a member of the Duke Global Health Institute. On December 1, 2020, Dr. Permar was appointed chair of the Department of Pediatrics at

and the pediatrician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital. As Pediatrician-in-Chief, Dr. Permar hosted the 13th Plates for Pediatrics Dinner on February 25, 2025. This event collected $2.5 million dollars to fund pediatric programs such as the Pediatric Simulation Center, Residency Education, and Pediatric Mental Health. Dr. Permar is an author of almost 150 scientific publications.

Awards

* 2012 New Innovator Award,

National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Service ...

* 2012 Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (awarded in 2013) * 2014 Young Investigator Award,

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* 2015 Young Investigator Award, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society * 2020 E. Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research * 2020 Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children's Health Research from Weill Cornell Medicine * 2022 Excellence in Science Award
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
She was elected to the

American Society for Clinical Investigation The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), established in 1908, is one of the oldest and most respected medical honor societies in the United States. Organization and purpose The ASCI is an honorary society to which more than 2,800 p ...

in 2016.

References

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