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Predicting Asthma Treatment Response in Children
Bridgette Jones, MD, MSCR, received an NIH grant for her research on predicting treatment response in children with asthma.
CODIEFY Study Offers Kid-focused COVID-19 Clarity
The CODIEFY study uses COVID-19 testing and single-cell genomic sequencing technology and other tools to create evidence-based COVID-19 education.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: New Treatment Available Thanks to Children's Mercy Research
Data from a phase 3 trial studying acute myeloid leukemia in children helped the FDA decide to approve gemtuzumab ozogamicin (MYLOTARG) for use in pediatric patients.
Stay Active Program Keeps Kids Moving During COVID-19
This community-based project delivers physical activity breaks to students in virtual classrooms. Stay Active targets fifth and sixth grade students in Kansas City public schools.
Extract DNA from a Strawberry: Science for Kids at the Children's Mercy Research Institute
Children’s Mercy Teen Advisory Board member Lauren Spector shows kids the connection between clinical care and research. Follow along as she extracts DNA from a strawberry.
Tomoo Iwakuma, MD, PhD, and Children's Mercy Research Institute Receive Funding to Support Osteosarcoma Research
Dr. Tomoo Iwakuma, a Children's Mercy researcher, has received a 1-year, $25,000 2021 Research Catalyst award from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Children’s Mercy Receives Award to Update and Expand Vaccine Education Program and App
Dr. Barbara Pahud and colleagues received a grant covering the Collaboration for Vaccine Education and Research (CoVER) Vaccine Modules and The Vaccine Handbook App (TVH App).
Diversity and Inclusion Enhance the Impact of Research | Children's Mercy Research Institute
Children’s Mercy Research Institute is committed to ensuring participants taking part in our research studies reflect the diversity of the patients and families at Children’s Mercy.
Dr. Rachel Chevalier Receives Grant To Study Variability in Therapeutic Response to EoE Treatment
Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Dr. Rachel Chevalier Receives Grant To Study Variability in Therapeutic Response to EoE Treatment Rachel Chevalier, MD...
Dr. Jay Vivian Receives Grant To Further Research on Therapies for Vici Syndrome
Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Dr. Jay Vivian Receives Grant To Further Research on Therapies for Vici Syndrome Jay Vivian, PhD, Children’s Mercy Research Institute...
Stancil Receives Funding to Study Neuroimaging as a Biomarker of Drug Response for Adolescents with Eating Disorders
The project, “Eating Disorder Individualized Therapeutics-Naltrexone Neuroimaging (EDIT-N2),” aims to understand individual response to naltrexone in the brain and shed light on why some patients respond...
Emerging Infections a New Area of Emphasis at the Children's Mercy Research Institute
The new Area of Emphasis is dedicated to recognizing and surveilling new and reemerging pediatric infectious diseases around the world...
Cystic fibrosis treatments: Dr. Hugo Escobar receives renewed funding to continue research
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation renewed funding of their Therapeutics Development Network project led by Hugo Escobar, MD, Pulmonology. The $254,699 Therapeutics Development Center Award is for one year and...
Drs. Laura Plencner and Molly Krager Receive Funding to Broaden Food Security Initiatives, Including Healthcare-Based Food Pantry System at Children’s Mercy
Laura Plencner, MD, Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, and Molly Krager, MD, Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, and co-chairs of the Children’s Mercy Kansas City Hunger Free Hospital Council received a...
Children's Mercy's PROTECT Team Receives Funding to Improve Suicide Screening and Data Collection
The grant project, “Children's Mercy Suicide Prevention: Current Practice, Collaborative Initiatives, Continued Improvement,” will be conducted through the Zero Suicide initiative.
Project Will Study Housing Assistance During Childhood
Jeffrey Colvin’s study is titled “Childhood Housing Assistance and Adult Health: Life Course Critical Periods and Cumulative Impact.”
Matthew McLaughlin Receives Funding to Study Gabapentin Use for Neuropathic Pain Management
McLaughlin’s study, “Variability in Gabapentin Exposure,” aims to improve medication management in the pediatric rehabilitation population.
New NIH Supplement Awards Expand Study of Asthma in African American Children
The project studies the potential links of chronic stress to biological (epigenomic) changes in immunity impacting asthma risk and morbidity in African American children.
Dr. Scott Younger Receives Funding from BioNexus KC to Study Genetic Variation Detected in Children Living with Undiagnosed Rare Disease
Dr. Younger’s study, “Scalable systems for the identification of splice-disrupting genetic variants in pediatric rare disease genomes,” will develop scalable systems to evaluate the molecular consequences...
Dr. Shayla Sullivant Receives Funding to Increase Prepped and Ready Program Engagement in Kansas City, MO
Dr. Sullivant will use the funding for her “Prepped and Ready: Experts Edition” program. Prepped and Ready is designed to empower parents. The goal is to make homes safer for children with actionable...