Betty Sue Pace MD
Professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University
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1120 15th StAugusta, GA 30912
Phone+1 706-721-6256
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Education & Training
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1984- Medical College of WisconsinClass of 1981
University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2011
AL State Medical License 1994 - 2003
WA State Medical License 1994 - 1994
CO State Medical License 1987 - 1991
WI State Medical License 1982 - 1987
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- PRIDE-FTG advances academic careers of underrepresented early-stage investigators performing blood disorders research.Betty S Pace, Oluwatoyosi A Onwuemene, Athena Starlard-Davenport, Rhea-Beth Markowitz, Vahé Heboyan
Blood Advances. 2025-08-12 - Cholesterol-conjugated miR-29b induces fetal haemoglobin expression via γ-globin promoter demethylation in the Townes mouse model for sickle cell anaemia.Chithra D Palani, Alana Smith, Xueyuan Cao, Biaoru Li, Betty S Pace
British Journal of Haematology. 2025-06-01 - 2 citationsInnovations in Drug Discovery for Sickle Cell Disease Targeting Oxidative Stress and NRF2 Activation-A Short Review.Athena Starlard-Davenport, Chithra D Palani, Xingguo Zhu, Betty S Pace
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025-04-28
Abstracts/Posters
- Double-Blind, Randomized Study of Canakinumab Treatment in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients with Sickle Cell AnemiaClinically Relevant AbstractBetty S. Pace, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Downregulation of Cytoskeletal Protein Kazrin in Lung Endothelial Cells of Preclinical Sickle Cell Disease Mouse Model - Essential Role of Endothelial Barrier FunctionBetty S. Pace, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Press Mentions
- New Drug Boosts Foetal Haemoglobin to Fight Sickle Cell DiseaseMay 18th, 2023
Research Program Aimed at Diversity Brings Young Scientists to MCG Through July 30, 2019July 17th, 2019
Pace to Be Honored with Inaugural Award for Leadership in Promoting DiversityAugust 28th, 2017- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- PRIDE-Functional and Translational Genomics of Blood DisordersAUGUSTA UNIVERSITY2010–2029
- Phase I study of panobinostat in adults with sickle cell disease: novel approach to recruitment and retentionAUGUSTA UNIVERSITY2023–2026
- Development of fetal hemoglobin inducers targeting epigenetic and oxidative stress mechanismsAUGUSTA UNIVERSITY2020–2025
- Gamma Globin Induction: Molecular And Cell-Based StrategiesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
- Gamma Globin Induction: Molecular And Cell-Based StrategiesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2010
- Genome-Wide Association Study: Fetal Hemoglobin Phenotypes In Sickle Cell DiseaseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009
- Sickle Cell Disease Research Center (SCDRC) Summer Institute/Mentoring ProgramNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2009
- Mechanisms For STAT 3-Mediated Gamma-Globin Gene Silenc*National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2006
- Mechanisms For STAT 3-Mediated Gamma-Globin Gene SilencingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004
- Mechanisms For P38 MAP Kinase Dependentt Gene InductionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2004
- Mechanisms For P38 MAP Kinase Dependentt Gene InductionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002
- Novel Mechanism For Globin Gene Silencing During Alternate Lineage CommitmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
- Mechanisms For P38 MAP Kinase Dependent Gene InductionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001
- Mechanisms Involved In The Induction Of Fetal HemoglobinNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–2000
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