The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) was founded in 1929 and serves “to cultivate a diverse network of child health researchers through collaboration, community, mentorship, and advocacy“. Election to the SPR is selective, recognizing productive, independent, active researchers who are conducting hypothesis-driven research in a field related to pediatrics. We are thus proud to announce that our faculty Dr. Cat Pinnaro has been elected to the SPR, effective January 1st, 2024. Dr. Pinnaro received her medical training at New York Medical College. She then completed a pediatric residency followed by a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, both at the University of Iowa. During this time she was a trainee in both the Physician Scientist Training Program and the T32 diabetes research program and earned a Masters in Translational Biomedicine. She has developed an independent research program focused on identifying genetic modifiers that influence the manifestations of karyotypic disorders. She has contributed to the understanding of diabetes as a complication of Turner syndrome and has established expertise in researching the impact of insulin delivery technology. Dr. Pinnaro already has published 19 articles appearing in the PubMed database, despite being an early stage investigator. She successfully competed for an NIH K23 career development award. Additionally, she is an active clinical member of our pediatric endocrinology and diabetes program. Finally, she provides important service to the state and region by being the (volunteer) Medical Director for Hertko Hollow Diabetes Camp for children, located in central Iowa. Congratulations Dr. Pinnaro for this well earned honor of being elected to the SPR.
