Author Archives: Kate Matthews

The National Institutes of Health has formed the Trans-NIH Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research programs across its institutes and centers. Nearly all of the 27 NIH institutes and centers fund some aspects of child health research. In fiscal year 2017, this support totaled more than $4 billion. The...

In addition to our regular CRI Activities Update, this month’s Research Focus highlights the research and work of Kimon Divaris, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry. Activities Update: July 23rd marked the arrival of our new Department of Pediatrics Chair, Stephanie D. Davis, MD. Dr. Davis’ research interests focus on...

The Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network’s Conference on Clinical Research for Rare Diseases will be held on Monday, November 19, 2018. New investigators, trainees, junior faculty, and others interested in rare disease research methodology are invited to attend. Read more >>

The majority of blood cultures performed on children with common skin and soft tissue infections are unnecessary, according to a new article by researchers in the Department of Pediatrics. The article, “Blood Cultures for Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections of Children” was written as part of the journal’s ongoing...

Researchers in the lab of Ilona Jaspers, PhD, found that the common food additive cinnamaldehyde impaired cilia–the hair-like structures on lung cells crucial for proper respiratory function. Read more >>