The Children’s Mercy Research Institute
The Children’s Mercy Research Institute
Built for kids.TM
The Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) integrates research and clinical care with multidisciplinary teams at the point of care while bringing together nationally recognized expertise in genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health and health care innovation.
As a result, we accelerate the development of groundbreaking individualized therapies and treatments that transform the potential of all children, one child at a time.
RESEARCH STORIES
- Researchers Begin Sharing Results of NIH-Funded Zero-Fare Bus System Research
- Advanced Neuroimaging Lab: Innovative Neuroimaging Technologies Examine Pediatric Brains
- Infectious Diseases Researchers Collaborate Across Children’s Mercy and Kansas City
- Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Alexandra Prosser-Dombrowski
- Biostatistics & Computational Biology Core Embodies Collaboration and Team Science
THE CHILDREN'S MERCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE NEWS
Dr. Kai Ling Kong Receives Over $2.5M NIH Grant to Study Health Risks of Added Sugars in Infant Formula
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are major health problems around the world and they may be influenced by nutrition during infancy. Dr. Kong and her research team are trying to understand whether added sugar in baby formula and baby foods affects how a baby's body handles blood sugar, and whether that could lead to faster weight gain and a greater risk of obesity later in life.
RECENT RESEARCH NEWS
5 Questions:
Nikolaus (Nik) Schuetz, PhD, LCSW, LSCSW
The CMRI has a collaborative and innovative team with experts in a wide array of fields to make research happen. Each month, we ask one of our CMRI team members five questions to learn more about their role in research and what motivates them. This month, meet Nikolaus (Nik) Schuetz, PhD, LCSW, LSCSW, Social Scientist II, Center for Population Health and Outcomes Research.
The future of health begins with you
Too often, health care is one size fits all. But imagine a future where prevention, treatment, and care are tailored for YOU.
That future starts with research that includes all of us.
Preventing Deadly Antibiotic Reactions in Children
Two Children’s Mercy doctors are on a crusade to address Bactrim-related deaths.
Genomic Answers for Kids
Thousands of genetic diseases affecting children remain undiscovered and untreatable. But hope is on the horizon with Genomic Answers for Kids, a first-of-its-kind pediatric data repository to find novel treatments for pediatric genetic conditions.
Researcher Network
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