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Congratulations to the 2019 Pediatric Research Alliance Pilot Grant Awardees!
June 28, 2019We are excited to announce our 2019 Pediatric Research Alliance Pilot Grant Awardees!
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Scientists track brain tumor turncoats with advanced imaging
June 27, 2019Glioblastomas, the deadliest type of brain tumor in adults, attract “turncoats.” These are macrophages, a type of immune cell, which promote tumor progression and mask tumors from the immune system’s scrutiny. To better understand the cells that brain tumors recruit, scientists led by Dolores Hambardzumyan, PhD, developed advanced imaging techniques to visualize macrophages found in the brain tumors of living mice.
The results were published Monday, June 24 in PNAS.
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Have anemia? Now there’s an app for that!
June 27, 2019This new app could offer a painless way to detect anemia, using your smartphone and photos of your fingernails. It was created by Dr. Lam and researchers from Children's, Emory University and Georgia Tech.
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MilliPub Club 2019 Members
June 27, 2019The MilliPub Club honors and recognizes current Emory faculty who have published one or more individual papers throughout their careers that have each garnered more than 1,000 citations. Such a paper is commonly considered a “citation classic” and represents high impact scholarship.
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Emory University receives historic $180 million grant
June 20, 2019Emory University announced that the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS), a global health network headquartered in the Emory Global Health Institute, has been awarded the university’s largest-ever single grant.
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Congratulations to the Spring 2019 Warshaw Fellow and Buchter Resident Research Awardees!
June 18, 2019Congratulations to the fellows and residents whose research projects were selected for funding during the third award cycle for the Fellow and Resident Research Fund (newly named the Warshaw Fellow Research Award and Buchter Resident Research Award).
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2019 Fellows Research Competition
June 12, 2019Top 5 abstracts invited to present on Fellow Research Competition Day May, 14 and winners announced on June 11, 2019
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2019 Southeastern Pediatric Research Conference Poster Award Winners
June 11, 2019Congratulations to our 2019 Southeastern Pediatric Research Conference Poster Award Winners!