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Research. Our History and Our Future.

We are proud of the department's long history of cutting edge investigation in all types of health science research. While our investigators continue to pursue substantial bench research, we have been expanding our focus in the areas of translational and clinical research.

Research

FEATURED PROGRAMS

Children's Research Institute

Children’s Research Institute

Food Allergy Initiative

Rare and Genetic Lung Diseases

RESEARCH BY SPECIALTY

Lab researcher

Allergy-Immunology

Dr. Sylvester using a pipette in his lab

Gastroenterology

Two Pediatric Patients playing in the clinic waiting room

General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Dr. Powel examining patient in clinic

Genetics and Metabolism

Dr. Salvodo looking at samples with a microscope

Hematology-Oncology

Uma Nagarajan looking into a microscope

Infectious Diseases

Dr. Melissa Bauserman and NP Kimberly Nail checking on infant with a stethoscope

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Dr. Esther and colleague examining a specimen in the lab

Pulmonology

Dr. Wu and Dr. Stein having a discussion in clinic

Rheumatology

PEDIATRICS RESEARCH NEWS

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  • Misty Good, MD, MS

    Good Named UNC School of Medicine 2024-25 Yang Family Biomedical Scholar

    Misty Good, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Co-Director of Carolina Child Health Scholars Program is one of three researchers named a Yang Family Biomedical Scholar in the eighth installment of this annual School of Medicine award.

  • Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD

    Vogt Selected for 2024–25 Translational Team Science Award

    Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology, leads one of three interdisciplinary teams of UNC researchers to have been selected for the 2024–25 Translational Team Science Awards. Each team will receive $50,000 in phase one funding to launch innovative pilot projects that bring together basic science and clinical expertise.

  • Jackie Patterson, MD, MPH and Melissa Bauserman, MD, MPH

    Effective Antibiotic for Maternal Sepsis Saves Healthcare Costs, Study Finds

    An international cost-effectiveness study, led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the Kinshasa School of Public Health, has found that an effective antibiotic used to combat maternal sepsis vastly reduces health-care costs for pregnant patients.

  • Erica Brenner, MD, MSCR

    Brenner Receives ACG Junior Faculty Development Grant

    Erica Brenner, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor in Pediatric Gastroenterology, was awarded a Junior Faculty Development Grant from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).  Dr. Brenner received one of three junior faculty awards for 2025 for her project “Safety and Effectiveness of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Women with Crohn’s Disease.”