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Research Symposium in Child Environmental Health

September 4, 2018
Save the date! The Center for Environmental Health and Sustainability and the Children’s Research Institute will be co-hosting a symposium, “Kids Matter! Research to Action in Children’s Environmental Health” on October 12, 2018. Read more >>

September 2018 Update

September 1, 2018
In addition to our regular CRI Activities Update, this month’s Research Focus highlights the research and work of Haiyan FU, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Genetics and Metabolism. Activities Update: We are excited to welcome James Hagood, MD to UNC! Dr. Hagood comes from Rady...

Early research indicates vaping impairs lung immune function

August 31, 2018
Lung cell impairment can occur with exposure to e-cigarettes, but other short and long-term effects of vaping remain unknown. The use of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, is becoming increasingly popular in the United States, especially amongst teenagers. An e-cigarette is a device that produces an aerosol by heating a liquid,...

New trans-NIH consortium aims to advance pediatric research on a global level

August 15, 2018
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...

August 2018 Update

August 1, 2018
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...