Latest News
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2017 Researcher Appreciation Day
September 18, 2017Congratulations to 12 nominees from the Department of Pediatrics who were recognized for their resesarch at the 2017 Researcher Appreciation Day on September 6, 2017.
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Marcus Autism Center chosen again as Autism Center of Excellence
September 07, 2017Marcus Autism Center has been chosen again by the National Institutes of Health as an Autism Center of Excellence and is one of only five centers in the country to receive this designation. The funding will support large-scale studies on autism, with the goal of identifying causes and best-practice treatments. Learn more about this exciting designation for our center.
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Seeking Research Rockstars!
August 22, 2017Now accepting applications for 2018 Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars. A scholarship program for undergraduates to conduct PAID, independent, bio-related research for a full year at Georgia Tech.
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Clinton H. Joiner, MD, PhD named Department of Pediatrics Vice Chair for Research
August 22, 2017I am happy to announce that as of August 15, 2017, Clinton H. Joiner, MD, PhD, will serve as the Emory University Department of Pediatrics Vice Chair for Research.
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Kids with heart defects face learning challenges
August 03, 2017Children born with heart defects face learning challenges and inadequate special education assistance in elementary school, according to a new study. Matthew Oster, MD featured in AHA news. Link to story.…
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Smartphone Technology Helps Patients to Test Their Own Hemoglobin Levels
August 02, 2017Georgia Tech, and the Coulter Department’s, collaborations with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University has led to another innovative improvement within healthcare. It all started when a Children's Healthcare of Atlanta patient, Rob…
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How Are You Feeling Today?
July 26, 2017A child-friendly app improves symptom reporting accuracy in young cancer patients
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How young children perceive world is guided by genetics and disrupted in autism
July 17, 2017Using eye-tracking technology, researchers have found that genetics directly affects how children pay attention to the world.