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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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  • UNC - Novant Clinical Trials Leaders

    Novant Health, UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine collaborative awards $1 million to launch two clinical trials in North Carolina

    A $1 million investment will launch two physician-led clinical research efforts in North Carolina to grow medical knowledge by seeking to answer pressing questions.

    The pair of $500,000 research grants focusing on urgent health needs marks the largest single investment awarded by the collaborative involving Novant Health, UNC Health and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The funding will launch joint Novant Health and UNC School of Medicine studies focusing on treatments for patients with pediatric asthma and advanced prostate cancer.

  • Eveline Wu, MD, MSCR

    Eveline Wu Wins CARRA-Arthritis Foundation Advancing Biosample Collection Award

    Eveline Wu, MD, MSCR, Associate Professor and Division Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics, is one of 14 researchers nationwide selected to receive the award this year.

  • Edwin Kim, MD, MS, Corinne Keet, MD, PhD

    UNC School of Medicine Selected as Site for New Food Allergy Research

    The UNC site lead investigators are Edwin Kim, MD, associate professor of medicine, division chief of UNC Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, and Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, vice chair of clinical and translational research.

  • Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD

    Antibody Trial Launched to Address Enterovirus Threat

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a first-in-human clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of an experimental monoclonal antibody against enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). UNC School of Medicine’s Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, was a postdoctoral fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at VUMC when he co-led the development of monoclonal antibody therapies against EV-D68.