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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


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

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

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

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 - 2026

BPCA Data Closeout, Results Dissemination, And Stakeholder Engagement (Version 2.0)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2023 - 2025

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

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

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

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 - 2026

BPCA Data Closeout, Results Dissemination, And Stakeholder Engagement (Version 2.0)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2023 - 2025

Center for Innovative TRIals in ChilDrEN and AdulTs (TRIDENT)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2025