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Congratulations to the 2021 Pediatric Research Awardees supported by the Imlay Innovation Fund

December 9, 2021 Smart and Connected Nanomembrane Biopatch with AI for Wireless, Continuous Health Monitoring of Pediatric Patients – Towards Immediate Commercialization Georgia Tech: Woonhong Yeo, PhD Children’s:  Kevin Maher, MD Award Amount: $120,000 supported by the Imlay Innovation Fund …

Congratulations to our 2021 Atlanta Pediatric Scholars!

The Atlanta Pediatric Scholars Program, (K12HD072245; PI, Lucky Jain, MD), is funded by The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and is administered and supported by Emory University Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This program is a mentored institutional career development program for senior fellows and junior faculty who have recently completed postgraduate clinical training in Pediatrics and are committed to launching an independent research career in basic laboratory science.

Recipients of the 2021 Clinton Joiner Career Development Awards:

Congratulations to the recipients of the Clinton Joiner Career Development Awards

Children’s and Emory studies show evidence of COVID-19 and MIS-C biomarkers

Two inflammatory biomarkers, secretory phospholipase 2 and plasma osteopontin, were observed in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 and multi-system inflammatory condition in children (MIS-C)

Congratulations to the 2021 Pediatric Research Alliance Pilot Grant Awardees!

We are excited to announce our 2021 Pediatric Research Alliance Pilot Grant Awardees!

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine safe, spurs immune response in kids ages 5 to 11

Dr. Evan Anderson summarizes the information Pfizer has released on the initial pediatric trial results.

Video: Wearable Sensors Pick up Early Signs of Autism

Gordon Ramsay, PhD from Marcus Autism Center discusses his innovative research using wearable sensors to track early development of autism.

Which Pediatric Research Is Overfunded by NIH?

Congrats to Chris Rees on his paper addressing gaps in NIH funding for Pediatrics research.

“It is concerning that several of the most underfunded conditions -- drownings, falls, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and dietary iron deficiency -- are conditions with some of the greatest racial/ethnic disparities in outcomes, including mortality."