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
RESEARCH STORIES
- 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
- Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization: Accelerating commercialization of Children’s Mercy innovations
THE CHILDREN'S MERCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE NEWS
Two Children’s Mercy Researchers Receive Funding from the Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition to Study Health and Wellbeing of Children
Laura Plencner, MD, Hospital Medicine, and Jennifer Scheurich, PhD, Developmental & Behavioral Health, both received a one-year, $33,000 grant from the Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition. Dr. Plencner's study looks at fruit and vegetable intake and children's health while Dr. Scheurich's study explores chronic pain.
RECENT RESEARCH NEWS
5 Questions:
RJ Brooks, LPN, AAS
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 Rajanna (RJ) Brooks, LPN, AAS, Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator, Research Core, Neurology.
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
Learn about the dynamic research programs and explore potential collaborations with our world-renown investigators.
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