THE AMBITION OF RESEARCHERS IS TO DISCOVER INFORMATION WHICH WILL IMPACT FUTURE PRACTICE. Consistient with this vision, Lanny J. Rosenwasser, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, was named the first Dee Lyons/Missouri Endowed Chair in Pediatric Immunology Research at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics.

"I was drawn to Children's Mercy by its strong commitment (of resources) to research, " says Dr. Rosenwasser. "Dr. Jay Portnoy's well-established Allergy/Asthma/Immunology research, Dr. Steve Leeder's work in pharmacology and research strengths in genetics augmented my admiration for this institution."

Dr. Rosenwasser's research encompasses the disciplines of Immunology, Pharmacology and Genetics in his studies of the interaction of genetics and the environment in determining the varying susceptibility of different individuals to asthma and other immunologic disorders and their response to treatment. Dr Rosenwasser's vision is to develop new treatments for immune diseases and to understand how they interact with the genetic and environmental components.

Widely published and having served on the editorial boards of many presigious journals including the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Cellular Immunology, and the International Archive of Allergy and Immunology, Dr. Rosenwasser is a nationally and internationally renowned physician in immunology research.

The Dee Lyons/Missouri Endowed Chair in Pediatric Immunology Research is made possible by a generous gift from Fred and Dee Lyons in honor of Dee's service to Children's Mercy. The endowment gift from the Lyons is matched by the University of Missouri system to support this chair.