150 Years Stronger Through Discovery and Care

Spotlights

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  Center Spotlight

  Diverse Reference Genomics for Central Africa and Beyond

  A team of scientists within the Center for Genetic Medicine Research at Children’s National has launched a program that they hope will generate better reference genome data for diverse populations, starting with those of Central African descent.

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  Center Spotlight

  Gift of $5.7 Million Connects Care and Research for Better Outcomes in Polycystic Kidney Disease

  A $5.7 million gift received by the Center for Translational Research’s director, Lisa Guay-Woodford, M.D., will reinforce close collaboration between research and clinical care to improve the care and treatment of children with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and other inherited renal disorders.

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  Center Spotlight

  A Global Destination for Training and Mentorship in Neuroscience

  A research institute deeply integrated into the infrastructure of a pediatric hospital creates a unique set of opportunities for scientists and clinicians to work together on pressing problems in children’s health. It also creates a unique learning environment for research and clinical trainees.

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  Center Spotlight

  NIAID-Children’s National Partnership Cracks the Code on Public-Private Research Collaborations

  A unique partnership between Children’s National and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) engages investigators at every level from both institutions to tackle pediatric research across three main areas of mutual interest aligning with the NIAID mission.

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  Center Spotlight

  Getting to be a Kid is the Real-World Outcome of a Novel Immunotherapy Trial

  A young patient finds respite from relapsing refractory Wilms tumor via a novel Phase One clinical trial that manufactures T cells to target and fight solid tumors, led by the Center for Cancer and Immunology at Children’s National Research Institute.

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  Center Spotlight

  Introduction to National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI)

  Now in its seventh year of operation, the NCC-PDI facilitates the development and commercialization of devices that are indicated for use in pediatric patients or that are intended to treat, diagnose or cure diseases from which pediatric patients suffer.

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  Education Spotlight

  Vice Chair Keeps Trainees at the Heart of Medical Education

  The passion Dewesh Agrawal, M.D., possesses for the success of every resident he’s worked with as director of the pediatric residency program made him the perfect person to become vice chair of medical education at Children’s National in 2019.