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Jillian Hurst

Associate Professor in Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Children's Health Discovery Institute
3 Genome Court, MSRB3, 4022 Bay 22, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Developing strategies to identify candidate individuals for early genetic therapies

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2024 - 2029

Duke University Program in Environmental Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2019 - 2029

Clinical and host microbiome features in the development of acute otitis media

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Impact of Early-life Exposure to Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs) on Neonatal and Early Childhood Immune Function

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027

Early life B cell responses and inflammation following SARS-CoV-2 infection

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine · 2022 - 2026

Flame retardant effects on thyroid hormone regulation at the fetal-maternal interface of the placenta

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2020 - 2026

Insights and Interventions for Infant Diet via DNA metabarcoding

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Gerber Foundation · 2023 - 2025

Maternal Predictors of Early Childhood Bacterial Colonization or Invasive Infection

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation · 2022 - 2025

Avenues for Prevention and Early Intervention to Address Child Maltreatment

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2022 - 2024

Gene expression profiling of children with SARS-CoV-2 infection or exposure

ResearchProject Manager · Awarded by Merck & Co., Inc. · 2021 - 2023

HOPE 1000 Sub-study

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. · 2022 - 2023

Using simulation modeling and real-world data to monitor the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine

ResearchProject Manager · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2021 - 2023

Immune Correlates and Mechanisms of Perinatal Cytomegalovirus Infection and Later lLife ALL Development

ResearchProject Manager · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2022

Early life B cell responses and inflammation following SARS-CoV-2 infection

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2022

Early Identification and Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Cross-Agency Processes and Outcomes

ResearchCommunications Project Manager · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2019 - 2022

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award · 2010 - 2012 PI · Awarded by: NIGMS COORDINATED REGULATION OF MAP KINASE SIGNALING BY UBIQUITINATION