2nd
We ranked second among medical school departments of pediatrics in total NIH funding for 2023.Pediatric Research
The Department of Pediatrics is a national and international leader in child health research. Our research program consistently ranks among the top three departments of pediatrics nationwide in NIH research funding. Our faculty are active leaders of research initiatives spanning the full range of basic and clinical investigations, ensuring that discoveries made in the laboratory will be translated into tomorrow’s cures.
Much of our research is organized into highly collaborative centers and institutes supported by state-of-the-art facilities that bring diverse expertise and perspectives to bear on challenging aspects of child health. Our faculty are also passionate teachers training students and fellows to become tomorrow’s research leaders.
$66 Million
We received more than $66 million in peer-reviewed awards from the NIH in 2023.
2018
Our researchers confirmed linkage between enterovirus D68 and acute flaccid myelitis in 2018.
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Kristen Nadeau, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical
and Translational Research
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Charles Sagerström, PhD
Vice Chair for
Basic Science Research
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