Children's Mercy Research Institute

We're excited to share with you all our FY24 Annual Report. It highlights our translational research efforts to improve the health & wellbeing of children. It also showcases our partnerships with researchers, clinicians, patients, families + communities. childrensmercy.org/researchannual…

@Kat_McNamara @BigSlickKC Thank you SO MUCH for your continued support of @ChildrensMercy and all the work our amazing teams are doing for kiddos in the region and beyond! Best of luck at the #HispitalHillRun. 🏃‍♀️

It's that time of year again, angels! Please consider supporting me in the #HospitalHIllRun benefitting @BigSlickKC and #CihldrensMercyHospital @ResearchCM #BigSlickEnergy #SeriousFun Donation link: runsignup.com/kat_mcnamara

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Keith August! For the second year in a row, he received a @hopeonwheels Impact Grant, which helps maintain his clinical trials infrastructure. Learn more: bit.ly/august-hhow2024

We're spotlighting CMRI team members who play an integral part in making research happen but whose role may be more behind-the-scenes. Meet Ashley Parks, BSN, RN, CPN, Research Nurse Coordinator, Pediatric Clinical Research Unit (PCRU): childrensmercy.org/5-questions

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jessica Wallisch! She received an Innovative Project Award from @American_Heart to support her research on a new method for early detection of acute brain injury in #ECMO patients. #NeuroPICU #PedsICU Learn more: bit.ly/wallisch-ecmo

Helping researchers turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions! Our own Dr. Todd Bradley is among the 9 researchers participating in the 6-month @KuInnovation program to drive their discoveries from the lab to the marketplace. kuinnovationpark.com/ku-innovation-…

We look forward to having Dr. Hubert Tse, @KUMedCenter, as the guest speaker for our next Academic Scholarship Conference. ▶️ April 11 at 12 p.m. ▶️ Presentation: "The genetics of Type 1 diabetes susceptibility in mouse and man"

Help us congratulate some members of our research community who are celebrating their @ChildrensMercy work anniversaries this month. We're extremely lucky to have these amazing people as part of our team!

Please join us in congratulating @ChildrensMercy's Facility Dog Program! It received two grants to maintain and expand, which includes adding a 5th dog, Patsy, in December. 🐶Learn about what the Facility Dog Program provides to patient, families & staff: bit.ly/facility-dog-p…

“My main research focus is understanding how rare human genetic variation affects disease risk." Meet Dr. Craig Smail and learn about his work in genetic research: bit.ly/craig-smail

Please join us in congratulating Lynette Lartey. She received a grant from Kansas Birth Equity Network for her project that explores how doulas & community health workers culturally broker communication between pregnant clients & providers in the Midwest. bit.ly/lartey-KBEN

Feb. 28 is #RareDiseaseDay and today our Rare Disease PFAC (Patient Family Advisory Council) hosted an awareness table in the Kreamer Resource Center. PFAC members handed out information on rare diseases and answered questions.

Dr. Paul Kulesa's research focuses on neural crest cell development in the embryo and how these cells migrate long distances and differentiate into specific cell types (bone, cartilage and neurons). Learn about his team & his lab's innovative techniques: bit.ly/kulesa-lab

Robin Shook's, Ph.D., @ResearchCM, research, which was partly funded by a Frontiers Lauren S. Aaronson Pilot Award, was recently featured in Kansas City Magazine. Read more at kansascitymag.com.

Help us congratulate some members of our research community who are celebrating their @ChildrensMercy work anniversaries this month. We're extremely lucky to have these amazing people as part of our team!

Our #Ethics #Fellow Dr Candyce Greene (profiles.childrensmercy.org/candyce-h-gree…) discusses, "Pediatric Bioethics: Delivering Serious or Bad News" in the latest @ResearchCM the Link: childrensmercy.org/health-care-pr…

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Venkatesh Sampath. In early January he received a 4-year grant from @NIDDKgov to investigate how premature infants develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening illness. Learn more: bit.ly/sampath-niddk-…

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mollie Walton. She received a grant through the CM Clinical Fellowship Research Awards program for her study that focuses on beta blocker therapy for those with Marfan Syndrome. #MarfanSyndrome #pedscards Learn more: bit.ly/walton-MARFAN

February 11 was #NationalInventorsDay. President Reagan chose that date as it is the birthday of Thomas Edison, one of the most well-known inventors. To celebrate the day, our Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization honored 6 @ChildrensMercy inventors for their work.

Thanks to generous support from donors and dedicated work from our clinicians and researchers, we are making great strides towards better understanding and treatment for children with this rare neurogenetic disorder. #AngelmanSyndrome (4/4) Learn more: childrensmercy.org/childrens-merc…

The Madison Lauren Sargent Endowed Professorship in Neurology/Angelman Syndrome was established in 2023 and Dr. J.B. Le Pichon is proud & humbled to be its first recipient. (3/4)

Tonight our building joins others downtown in lighting up blue for International #Angelman Day. Thanks to Leah, a member of our Angelman Syndrome Patient Family Advisory Council, @QuintonLucasKC signed a proclamation recognizing Feb. 15 as International Angelman Day in KC. (1/4)