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NIH selects Point of Care Technologies Center at Emory, Georgia Tech for research network, $7M grant
September 26, 2018A new NIH-funded research center at Emory, Georgia Tech, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will assist inventors across the United States in developing and translating microelectronics-based point-of-care (POC) technologies for patient care. The Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered POC Technologies (ACME POCT) will be funded by a $7 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health.
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2018 Researcher Appreciation Day
September 19, 2018Congratulations to the nominees from the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health researchers who were recognized for their resesarch at the 2018 Researcher Appreciation Day on September 12, 2018.
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3D-Printed Tracheal Splints used in Groundbreaking Pediatric Surgery
September 19, 2018With assistance from Georgia Tech, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has performed Georgia’s first-ever procedure to place 3D-printed tracheal splints in a pediatric patient. The splints were designed by Scott Hollister, who holds the Patsy and Alan Dorris Endowed Chair in Pediatric Technology, a joint initiative supported by Georgia Tech and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
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NIH $3 million grant will enable Emory, Georgia Tech researchers to tackle sickle cell disease
September 14, 2018NIH $3 million grant will enable Emory, Georgia Tech researchers to tackle sickle cell disease with new technologies
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Boyhood DISRUPTED
September 14, 2018When 9-year-old Brayden Harrison fell out of a tree, his life was saved by Emory pediatric neurosurgeon Andrew Reisner and a novel protocol he created for treating brain injuries in children.
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Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute launches with focus on research and training
September 06, 2018Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University have announced the launch of the Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute, an affiliation focused on leveraging the capabilities of both top-tier organizations. Through the Pediatric Institute, Emory and Children’s will facilitate leading-edge pediatric research and train pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists, both of which are in short supply in the United States.
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Fragile X: New drug strategy corrects behavioral + biochemical measures in mouse model
July 20, 2018Research in mice shows that a pharmacological strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral and cellular deficiencies in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and a major single-gene cause of autism spectrum disorders.
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Children’s Ranks among “Best Children’s Hospitals” in Nation, According to U.S News and World Report
July 11, 2018Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is ranked among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals for 2018-2019 by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals list. Children's had four specialties rank in the top 20.