Student athletes with inflammatory bowel disease #IBD face challenges that can stand in their way of participation & performance. How can sports medicine professionals help? A multidisciplinary team at @childrensmercy.org outlines practical tips in Current Sports Medicine Reports: cmkc.link/4c3DD84

In the latest Pediatrics in Practice: A CME Podcast, Scott Younger, PhD, breaks down how genomics is already influencing pediatric diagnosis and care today, when pediatricians should consider genomic testing or referral, and much more. 👂Listen here: bit.ly/podcast-scot...

Registration is now open for the Genomic Medicine Short Course - held June 1-4! Topics include technical and analytic aspects of DNA and RNA, gene regulation and epigenetics, and much more. 🔬 Learn more and register: www.childrensmercy.org/gmc-short-co...

We're excited to welcome Dr. Yong Li, whose research has been continuously funded by the NIH for more than 15 years! We're also equally excited to welcome Dr. Rana El Feghaly to her new role! Her research focuses on judicious antibiotic use & diagnostic stewardship in ambulatory settings.

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

Our Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization helps team members turn their ideas into products and treatments for patients through patents, copyrights, trademarks, and commercialization. Read about some of their recent collaborations with @childrensmercy.org teams.

We're spotlighting CMRI team members who play an integral part in making research happen but whose role is more behind-the-scenes. Meet Monika Yadav, PhD, Post Doctoral Research Scholar, Hematology/Oncology/BMT. Find out what drew her to a career with us & more! www.childrensmercy.org/5-questions

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Todd Bradley and Dr. Vivekanand Yadav! They each received grants for their cutting-edge pediatric cancer research studies. #PediatricCancer #Research 📖 Learn more about each: bit.ly/bradens-hope...

"These findings suggest a path toward earlier risk recognition and prevention strategies built around restoring the missing protective maternal antibodies,” said co-author Dr. Susana Chavez-Bueno. Congratulations to all who took part in this significant study and the publication of its findings.

Our teams have been out and about, making connections and sharing their research at recent conferences. At #ASCPT2026, team members presented their posters during a number of sessions, participated in poster walks, and oral abstract presentations. What conference are you attending next?

Member of our Ward Family Heart Center recently attended #CHOP2026 where they contributed across plenary sessions, breakout discussions, panels, case-based learning and abstract presentations.

Meaningful progress is underway for families facing movement disorders. Through an exclusive partnership, a Children’s Mercy discovery moves closer to a new oral treatment for dystonia and Parkinson’s, designed to better control movement with fewer side effects. Details: https://cmkc.link/4s8zrcS

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Adam Whiteley! He received funding through the Children's Mercy Clinical Fellow Research Awards program for his project that studies the #ECMO consent process. Learn more: bit.ly/whiteley-ecmo

We look forward to having Dr. Rachel L. Leon, UT Southwestern Medical Center, as the guest speaker for our next Academic Scholarship Conference. ▶️ March 13 at 12 p.m. ▶️ Presentation: "From Womb to NICU: Translational Neuroplacentology in Congenital Heart Disease"

In 2023, Children's Mercy changed perforated appendicitis patients at discharge protocol: We no longer test for white blood cell count that could trigger an additional outpatient antibiotics course. A new study published confirmed it didn’t significantly change patients’ intra-abdominal abscess rate

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 Darlene Brenson-Hughes, CCRC, Clinical Research Coordinator II, Allergy, Asthma and Immunology! www.childrensmercy.org/5-questions

Dr. Ana Cohen is helping make answers more accessible for kids with rare diseases, no matter how far they live from the city. Her research brings hope a little closer to home. Learn more: https://cmkc.link/46GvKmm

This week @jaylvivian.bsky.social spent time with members of @childrensmercy.org's Rare PFAC tabling at the hospital. Besides resources and giveaways, Dr. Vivian also talked about our NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence designation. #RareDisease #RareDiseaseDay

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

Youth suicide is preventable. What works? Children’s Mercy clinician-researchers measured the effectiveness of their Prepped and Ready intervention for caregivers. The study suggests even a single session can help caregivers create safer homes for young people. Learn more: cmkc.link/3Z2rokY

Today, no FDA‑approved theranostic therapies are designed specifically for kids. But research is moving fast. By engaging early, we will be ready with the experience and infrastructure to deliver safe, effective pediatric theranostic care when it becomes clinically available.

Please join us in congratulating Amy Mesplay and all who make up @childrensmercy.org's Project RISE! They received a grant from The Ronald D. Deffenbaugh Foundation that allows them to continue empowering individuals with disabilities to build meaningful, career-ready futures: bit.ly/project-rise...

Our Community Engaged Research team is investigating the gap in pediatric cancer research engagement and creating a toolkit that helps reduce barriers potentially affecting participation rates. Learn more about the toolkit: bit.ly/cancer-resea...

‼️ Undergraduate students summer opportunity! ‼️ Research Summer Scholars runs from June 1-Aug. 7 and offers an immersive, hands‑on research experience focused on advancing pediatric medicine 📆 The application deadline is Feb. 15. 💡 Learn more and apply here: www.childrensmercy.org/ResearchSumm...

For #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience we are spotlighting some of the women who help make our important research happen. It takes so many different types of people in many types of roles working together to help with our scientific discoveries! 👩‍⚕️👩🏾‍🔬👩🏽‍💻 🧪🔬 💻 📝 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwPK...

🏆 Dr. Kaela Varberg received the Longo/Power New Investigator Award at the Lawrence D. Longo Center for Perinatal Biology Symposium. It recognizes a new investigator who is a leader in their field and who has made outstanding early career contributions to the field of Perinatal Biology. 🏆

Please join us in congratulating Drs. Bridgette Jones & Ann Davis! They received renewal of an NIH grant that continues their work bringing pediatric clinical trials to #rural areas in Kansas. The project focuses on rural and medically underserved areas in Kansas. Learn more: bit.ly/SPeCTr3

Connecting with the community! 🧑‍🔬 👩‍🔬 🧒 👧 Our Science Days program provides an opportunity to engage children in age-appropriate, interactive activities that are tied to the groundbreaking scientific work happening at @childrensmercy.org every day. 🧪 🪴 Read more: bit.ly/Science-Days...

Dr. Elin Grundberg has been named our Division Director of Genomic Medicine! 🥳 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Grundberg on this well‑deserved role and the continued growth of Genomic Medicine under her leadership. #GenomicMedicine

We look forward to having Dr. Marius George Linguraru, Children's National Hospital, as the guest speaker for our next Academic Scholarship Conference. ▶️ Feb. 13 at 12 p.m. ▶️ Presentation: "Ethical AI for Children’s Health and Rare Diseases" #RareDisease

Very happy to share that our paper describing a self-service geocoding application has been published. We provide a front end to DeGAUSS for non-technical users. We also added an API interface and management dashboard. #geocoding #geospatial #informatics. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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

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 Abby Kietzman, Research Informatics Navigator. Find out what drew her to a career with us, what's on her bucket list & more! www.childrensmercy.org/5-questions

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jeffrey Colvin & Dr. Hank Puls! They received a grant from #NIH #NICHD to study whether state policies improve the health and wellbeing of children. #StatePolicy Read more about the preliminary data and their study: bit.ly/colvin-puls-...

Publishing our research annual report at the end of the year is a great way to look back on and celebrate the accomplishments of our teams and colleagues. One such story is about the breakthrough study on patient-derived cellular models published in @nature.com: bit.ly/cmrinaturepu...

We look forward to having Dr. Jared A. Weis, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, as the guest speaker for our next Academic Scholarship Conference. ▶️ Jan. 9 at 12 p.m. ▶️ Presentation: "Developing Translational Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for Pediatric Intestinal Disease"

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 HyukJin Yun, PhD, Research Scientist, Radiology. Find out what drew him to a career with us, what's on his bucket list, & more!: childrensmercy.org/5-questions

From bench-to-bedside research changing the course of a child’s life, to making science more accessible to kids & much more - our researchers focus on the needs of not only our patients but children everywhere. 📖 Learn more in our latest annual report: childrensmercy.org/researchannualreport

From all of us at Children’s Mercy Research Institute to all of you: Wishing you a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season! ❄️

In a recent @kctv5.com interview, Dr. Scott Younger highlighted the Children's Mercy Research Institute's role in advancing pediatric care through innovative research and community collaboration to improve outcomes for children. 👂 Listen to the full interview: www.kctv5.com/video/2025/1...

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Todd Bradley! He received #NIH funding for a study with Duke University to research pediatric immune system response to #HIV vaccines. Learn more: bit.ly/bradley-niai...

Congratulations to Dr. Jake Dahl, Research Director of Otolaryngology – ENT, whose work was featured in the October issue of "Head and Neck Surgery Foundation" and highlighted on the AAO-HNS White Journal Podcast. 📖 Paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40376722/ 👂 Podcast: bit.ly/dahl-podcast

💙 #BuiltForKids #BoldScience

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

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 Jack Frank, Clinical Research Coordinator I, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine, @childrensmercy.org: childrensmercy.org/5-questions

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mark Connelly! He received #NIH funding to study preventive mind-body treatment for pediatric #migraine. Learn more about the project that involves virtual reality neurofeedback: bit.ly/connelly-ped...

Every discovery matters for the tiniest patients—like Hazel. Dr. Venkatesh Sampath’s research is transforming care for premature and critically ill newborns. See how science + compassion drive change: https://cmkc.link/4r4l7lo

Big news: We're now a NORD® Rare Disease Center of Excellence! #RareDisease

🚨 We’re #Hiring: Division Director – Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 🚨 This is an opportunity to transform pediatric pharmacology through research and discovery while fostering partnerships across Children’s Mercy and CMRI. 📍 Location: Kansas City 🔗 Apply Now: bit.ly/CM-Division-...

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Maria Deza Leon! She received funding for her project to more accurately predict pediatric surges & improve hospital preparedness, specifically looking at acute respiratory infections #ARI #AcuteRespiratoryInfection Learn more: bit.ly/deza-leon-ho...