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Dr. Daniel Forsha Receives Funding to Study Skeletal Muscle System in Teens with Single Ventricle Circulation
Dr. Forsha’s study, “A comprehensive and non-invasive assessment of skeletal muscle in adolescents with single ventricle circulation,” focuses on adolescents who have had the Fontan procedure (the third of...
Dr. Shayla Sullivant Receives Grant from Menorah Heritage Foundation to Expand Prepped and Ready Program
Prepped and Ready is a program to help equip parents for the transition into parenting teenagers. The goal is to empower parents and caregivers to address the hard topics that can be very uncomfortable.
Andrea Bradley-Ewing Receives PCORI Award to Help Advance the Study of Health Disparities Among Black and Latinx Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The group's project, “Addressing Health Disparities in Black Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)” will partner with historically marginalized communities to develop a...
Dr. Tomoo Iwakuma Receives NIH Grant to Organize International Conference Focusing on Cancer Research, Promoting Scientific Interactions
Dr. Iwakuma used the funding to co-organize the 10th International MDM2 Workshop which took place Oct. 15-18, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Keith August Receives ‘Hyundai Hope on Wheels’ Grant to Support Cancer Research
Dr. August said, “Here at Children’s Mercy Kansas City we are deeply committed to providing access to the newest and most exciting treatments for children with cancer. This grant goes a long way to helping...
Community Advisory Board and Youth Research Advisory Board
As part of the commitment to community engagement, the CMRI established the Community Advisory Board (CAB) in 2020 and the Youth Research Advisory Board (YRAB) in 2022. Board members provide input on CMRI...
Dr. Kaela Varberg Awarded NIH Grant to Investigate the Role of ASCL2 in Trophoblast Cell Lineage Development
Dr. Varberg’s study titled, “Regulation of Invasive Trophoblast Cell Lineage Development,” will identify gene targets of Achaete-Scute Family Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor 2 (ASCL2) and place...
Dr. Meagan Vacek Receives Award from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to Study Infant Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dr. Vacek's study will use single cell genomics to investigate transcriptomic changes during hematopoietic differentiation of human iPSCs engineered to express the KMT2A:AFF1. It will also compare the iPSCs...
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Romina Barral
In 2012, Dr. Romina Barral joined Children’s Mercy Kansas City as a physician-researcher and has recently focused on research aimed at decreasing disparities in reproductive and sexual health care for...
Drs. Iwakuma and Perry Receive Masonic Cancer Alliance Grants to Further their Cancer-Fighting Research
Tomoo Iwakuma, MD, PhD, and John Perry, PhD, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, both received advisory board grants from the Masonic Cancer Alliance (MCA) to further their ongoing cancer research.
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Ayanda Chakawa
Ayanda Chakawa, PhD, Developmental and Behavioral Health, is both a clinical psychologist who provides behavioral health care to youth and a researcher interested in improving access to that care.
Department of Defense Funds $1.5 Million Grant to Dr. Tarak Srivastava to Study Immunopathogenesis of Nephrotic Syndrome in Children
Nephrotic syndrome is a common kidney disease in children that causes protein loss from the blood into the urine leading to proteinuria from damage to the kidney filter. Treatment involves steroids and...
Genomic Medicine Center: Building the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Research Today
The Genomic Medicine Center at Children’s Mercy Kansas City provides clinical genomic services and conducts innovative genomic research, including the Genomic Answer for Kids (GA4K) program. The team has...
Summer Training in Academic Research (STAR) Program 2.0
June 15 to July 23, 2026 | The STAR Program 2.0 provides high school students with hands-on, high-quality research experience.
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Dr. Doug Myers Receives Grant to Study How Tumor Microenvironment Suppress Tumor Killing Capabilities of CAR T Cells
The funding is being used for Dr. Myers’ study “Role of macrophages and tumor structure in modulating chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell activity in solid tumors.”