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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

Dr. Keith August Receives ‘Hyundai Hope on Wheels’ Grant to Support Cancer Research

December 8, 2023

Dr. April McNeill-Johnson Receives Grant to Study How to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Juvenile Detention Centers

December 4, 2023

NBC News: New tech helps doctors diagnose rare genetic diseases in kids

December 1, 2023

Dr. Alexandra Prosser Receives Funding to Study Connection Between Ribosome Protein Gene RPL30 and Bone Marrow Failure

November 24, 2023

Dr. Tomoo Iwakuma Receives NIH Grant to Organize International Conference Focusing on Cancer Research, Promoting Scientific Interactions

November 17, 2023

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Our latest discoveries and stories

Dr. Kai Ling Kong and the Baby Health Behavior Lab

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Children’s Mercy Kansas City First to Use 5-Base HiFi Genomic Sequencing in the Clinical Setting

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Poised for Life Program to Enhance Health Equity in Children

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Blazing a Trail in Genetic Cancer Testing for Children

Learn more about this new genetic test

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