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.
38th Annual Research Symposium Features Keynote Address by Jorge Di Paola, MD, Chief, Hematology Oncology, Washington University in St. Louis
Please join us for a full day of presentations, awards, and our featured speaker Jorge Di Paola, MD! Participants will display poster presentations summarizing their work, followed by the opportunity for lively discussion with faculty and colleagues.
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.
- Major Step Toward Growing Kidney Cells That Produce Blood VesselsLearn More
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.
After 60 Year, Scientists Find the Missing Link in Our Body's Blood Pressure ControlLearn MoreUniversity 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.
36th Research Symposium 2024Learn MoreOn 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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