Search Results
Your search returned 261 results
Dr. Jake Dahl Receives NIH Grant to Create More Precise Method for Diagnosing Upper Airway Obstructions in Newborns
The goal of this project is to develop an innovative, anatomically precise, patient-specific diagnosis method for upper airway obstruction that will use the integration of dynamic upper airway computed...
Qualitative Research Skills Series
Qualitative Study Design Conducting In-Depth Interviews View Story Conducting Focus Group Discussion View Story Analyzing Qualitative Data View Story Synthesizing and Disseminating Qualitative Findings...
Formative Research Skills Series
2024 Series Materials Session 1: Understanding formative research objectives, aims, and research questions Session 2: Integrating theory and conceptual frameworks View Story Session 3: Integrating survey...
Dr. Helena Laroche’s Research Sits at the Intersection of Social Risk Factors and Health Outcomes
When families struggle with social risk factors like inadequate housing or food insecurity, it impacts their health care. Helena Laroche, MD, FAAP, ABOM, Scientific Medical Director for the Center for...
Meet Pete Muenks
Pete Muenks, MA, ACRP-CP, Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, talks about what drew him to his current research career, his career goals, and much...
Dr. Dolores Lamb Receives Nearly $2.9 Million NCI Grant to Explore Links Between Male Infertility and Their Increased Risk of Cancer
The Lamb lab works on the molecular basis of non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), specifically defects in DNA/mismatch repair proteins. She is using the results of previous research to focus her attention on...
PharmVar Makes the Cover of Leading Clinical Pharmacology Journal
The Pharmacogene Variation Consortium (PharmVar), is featured on the cover of the October 2024 issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, a leading journal in clinical pharmacology. Children’s...
Courtney Berrios Receives Grant to Understand Barriers Families in Rural Communities Face in Accessing Rare Genetic Diagnosis Follow-Up Care
Courtney’s project focuses on the underserved group of individuals living in rural communities and addressing the barriers they face when given genomic findings and are then asked to take action on the...
Developmental and Behavioral Health Research: Finding Answers to Tough Questions
Researchers from the Developmental and Behavioral Health Research Group at Children’s Mercy Research Institute search for answers and solutions to a variety of issues ranging from rising rates of depression...
Drs. Schuster, Goldman, Selvarangan Receive New CDC Contract to Study Ventilation, Environmental Intervention Effect on Respiratory Viral Transmission in Schools
The funding goes towards their project, “Impact of Ventilation and Environmental Interventions on Respiratory Viral Transmission in K-12 Schools.” It gauges the impact of ventilation and environmental...
Dr. Chavez-Bueno Receives Funding to Study Potential Use of Glycoprotein Secreted in Breastmilk to Prevent Newborn Sepsis
“This project will investigate an innovative approach against neonatal E. coli sepsis for which no prevention currently exists. This approach would also represent a breakthrough, non-antibiotic alternative...
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Dana Bakula
In 2020, Dr. Bakula began her fellowship in pediatric psychology at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC), and she joined the faculty in 2022. Much of her research focuses on improving the wellbeing of...
Dr. Kyler Receives Frontiers CTSI Award to Study Relationship Between Obesity and Treatment Response in Children with Asthma
Dr. Kyler’s project seeks to fill knowledge gaps by investigating how obesity influences steroid PK (i.e., exposure, or drug levels achieved in the body) and PD treatment response.
Summer Study Programs for High School Students
While many high schoolers spend the summer hanging out with friends or working part-time jobs, a handful of ambitious teens are getting a jump start on their futures through our summer study programs.
Meet Rose Reynolds
Rose Reynolds, PhD, Data Science Research Associate, Research Informatics, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC), talks about what drew her to a career in...
Dr. Venkatesh Sampath, Collaborators Receive NICHD Grant to Study Safety of New Brain-Sparing Corticosteroid to Prevent BPD in Premature Infants
This study investigates the use of ciclesonide (CIC), a synthetic glucocorticoid (sGC) pro-drug that in the inhaled form is FDA approved for use in asthma and allergic rhinitis in older children, to...
Anne Stuedemann Receives Grant for Project Aimed to Improve Health Literacy While Reducing Use of Paper at Children’s Mercy
The funding is being used on Anne Stuedemann’s Quality, Safety, Value Improvement (QSVI) project, “Orthopaedic Dynamic Quick Response (QR) Code Development: Quick and Easy Access to Standardized Patient...
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Stephani Stancil
Building on her interests in precision therapeutics for mental health conditions, Dr. Stephani Stancil is researching the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to detect brain response in...
Drs. Grundberg, Pastinen Receive $3.3 Million NICHD Grant to Advance Understanding of Genetic Determinants of Pregnancy Loss
The researchers' project titled “5-base HiFi sequencing to advance the understanding of genetic determinants of pregnancy loss,” looks to see how long-read technologies can fill gaps of genetic variation...
Meet Xiomara Aguilera
Xiomara Aguilera, JD, Senior Manager of Research Contracting, Research and Sponsored Projects Administration, talks about what drew her to a career in research contracts, her career goals, and much more.