Research News and Stories - Children's Mercy

We make great strides every day on our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of children through state-of-the-art translational research. Here you can find the latest news and feature stories on the groundbreaking work of the Children’s Mercy Research Institute investigators and research teams, and how their discoveries and work are changing the future of pediatric medicine.

Thanks to ground-breaking research at the Genomic Medicine Center at Children’s Mercy, new treatments provide hope to infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a rare cancer of the blood and bone marrow that has a very poor prognosis. Watch as baby Brisia joins just 49 other infants.

News from the Children's Mercy Research Institute

Drs. Erickson, Gross-Toalson, author American Heart Association Scientific Statement

April 13, 2026

Dr. Kathryn Pavia Selected as New Early-Career Investigator to Receive Funding Through NIH K12 National Career Development Program

April 10, 2026

Two Children’s Mercy Investigators Receive Braden’s Hope Grants for Cutting-Edge Pediatric Cancer Research

March 13, 2026

Dr. Adam Whiteley Receives Grant to Study ECMO Consent Process

February 26, 2026

Project RISE Receives Grant to Continue Empowering Individuals with Disabilities to Build Meaningful, Career-Ready Futures

February 11, 2026

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Biostatistics & Computational Biology Core Embodies Collaboration and Team Science

Accelerating Commercialization of Children’s Mercy Innovations

Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization

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Children’s Mercy Investigators Spread Awareness on Pediatric Cancer Research to Encourage Engagement

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Community Engaged Research Team Connects with KC Families

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