Child Health Research Center

At the Child Health Research Center, we support scientists engaged in basic and clinical research for the purpose of discovering innovative therapies for childhood diseases.

We bridge the gap between the laboratory and the bedside with cutting-edge research that improves the lives of children.

The mission of the center is to foster cutting-edge research that improves the lives of children. The Center will comprise research administration, support, laboratory, and core facilities in the MR-4 research building, as well as clinical research facilities in the new Battle Building. We expect that the Center will continue to grow and develop with the addition of investigators and support over the coming years.

37th Annual Research Symposium Features Keynote Address by Sergio D. Rosenzweig, MD, PhD, Chief, Immunology Service National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

On Thursday May 29, 2025, the Child Health Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, hosted its 37th Annual Research Symposium. The renowned event began with an invigorating keynote lecture by Sergio D. Rosenzweig, MD, PhD “Ikaros-Associated Diseases: Where the 1 gene/1 protein/1 disease Dogma Concedes.” Dr. Rosenzweig is Chief of the Immunology Service at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. R. Ariel Gomez, MD, Director Child Health Research Center (CHRC) gave the introduction and welcoming remarks.

One Vaccine to Rule Them All

UVA Health’s Dr. Steven L. Zeichner and his colleague at Virginia Tech, Dr. Xiang-Jin Meng are developing a vaccine that could help contain both current and future variants of the COVID-19 virus – including the Delta variant currently plaguing the United States, and other variants that might crop up in the coming months and years.

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Major Step Toward Growing Kidney Cells That Produce Blood Vessels

Researchers at the Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology at UVA have identified the cells that give rise to the blood vessels within the kidney.

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After 60 Year, Scientists Find the Missing Link in Our Body's Blood Pressure Control

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have determined the location of natural blood-pressure barometers inside our bodies that have eluded scientists for more than 60 years.

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36th Research Symposium 2024

On Thursday, May 30, 2024, The Child Health Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, hosted its 36th Annual Research Symposium. The renowned event began with an invigorating keynote lecture by Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH “My Journey from Bone to the Brain.” Dr. Misra is the Benjamin Armistead Shepherd Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, UVA, Physician-in-Chief, UVA Health Children’s, and Fritz Bradley Talbot and Nathan Bill Talbot Professor of Pediatrics, Emerita, Harvard Medical School. R. Ariel Gomez, MD, Director of the Child Health Research Center (CHRC) gave the introduction and welcoming remarks.

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R. Ariel Gomez, MD Awarded $4.3M NIH P50 Grant to Study the Fate of Kidney Vascular Cells During Development and Disease

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2021 Circulation Research Best Manuscript Awards

Congratulations to Dr. Maria Luisa Sequeira-Lopez and colleagues for receiving a 2021 Circulation Research Best Manuscript Award for your article “Renin Cell Baroreceptor, a Nuclear Mechanotransducer Central for Homeostasis” published…

Renin Cell Baroreceptor, a Nuclear Mechanotransducer Central for Homeostasis

CHRC scientist, Dr. Maria Luisa Sequeira-Lopez and team publish article. Citation: Watanabe, H., Belyea, B. C., Paxton, R. L., Li, M., Dzamba, B. J., DeSimone, D. W., Gomez, R. A.,…

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37th Annual Research Symposium, Keynote Speaker: Sergio D. Rosenzweig, MD, PhD

5/02/2025: Carrie Cowardin, PhD

Child Health Research Center Carrie Cowardin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology University of Virginia School of…

4/18/2025: Tobias Grossmann, PhD

Child Health Research Center Tobias Grossmann, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Director of UVA Babylab University of Virginia “The social self in the developing brain.” Battle Building, Quayle Conference Center…

3/03/2025: Sage Timberline, MD

UVA Children's Faculty Candidate Seminar Sage Timberline, MD Pediatric Critical Care Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine “De-convoluting the CKI-CKD Spectrum.” Pinn Hall,…

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