Research News and Stories

We make great strides every day on our mission of improving the health and well-being 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

Dr. Rachel Segal Receives Grant To Study Effectiveness of Home Visiting Programs

July 26, 2021

Dr. Zohreh Talebizadeh Receives Funding to Promote Patient-Centered Autism Research by Engaging Stakeholders

June 23, 2021

Courtney Berrios Receives PCORI Award To Identify Shared Research Priorities Among Patients With Rare Diseases, Their Parents, Clinicians, and Researchers

June 14, 2021

Children’s Mercy Receives Award to Update and Expand Vaccine Education Program and App

May 25, 2021

Dr. Nadine Mokhallati Awarded Grant To Explore Patient and Caregiver Beliefs Regarding Remote Patient Monitoring of Children With Asthma

May 22, 2021

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Our latest discoveries and stories

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Enhancing the Impact of Research through Greater Diversity and Inclusion

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Mashed strawberries being strained into a glass jar.

Science for Kids: How to Extract DNA from a Strawberry

Learn how to extract strawberry DNA

Children’s Mercy Researchers Conduct First Large Study into Infant Sleep Disorders

Learn more about this infant sleep study

2 year-old Nora Kelley receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at Children's Mercy.

NBC Nightly News: Inside COVID vaccine trials in young children

Learn about the vaccine trials

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Andrea Bradley-Ewing smiling with illustrated beakers off to the left.

Why Research Matters

“Research matters because it helps lead to the development and implementation of interventions to enhance the physical, social, and emotional well-being of children, caregivers, and the community.”

Andrea Bradley Ewing, MPA, MA
Director, Community Engaged Research
Population Health
Children's Mercy Research Institute