Alexandra Leegwater, MD, Receives The Marshall Klaus NEC Research Award

The NEC Society is honored to fund a $5,000 research award for early-career faculty, who are key to driving progress and innovation in this field.

Alexandra Leegwater, MD, is mentored by Steve McElroy, MD, the Chief of Neonatology at the University of California, Davis.

Her project will investigate a specific host defense peptide’s ability to protect and prevent injury of the immature intestine, like necrotizing enterocolitis. The Marshall Klaus Award, funded by the NEC Society, will support laboratory operations for this 18-month project.

Alexandra (left) and Steve McElroy (right)
Alexandra (left) and Steve McElroy (right)

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