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Samia Aleem

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Neonatology
2424 Erwin Road, Hock Plaza I, Durham, NC 27705

Research Interests


My research focus includes large epidemiological database analyses to improve the health and outcomes of premature and critically ill infants. In particular, I am interested in neonatal infections, chronic lung disease, and improving the care and outcomes of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernias.

Selected Grants


PTN 3.0 Task Order #2_ BPCA Pediatric Drug Development Clinical Trial Infrastructure

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Duke-Utah HEAL KIDS Pain Resource and Data Center

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2030

NICHD Pediatric and Maternal Resource Center: Bridging Pharmacology and the Real World

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2024 - 2028

BPCA Innovative Trial Designs and Assay Developments in Pediatric Therapeutics

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2023 - 2027

HEAL Clinical Coordinating Resource Center for the Pain Management Effectiveness Research Network

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027