Pediatric Research

The Department of Pediatrics is committed as the destination site within Virginia for research into the causes and treatment of diseases which affect children. This site integrates links for established and prospective investigators to resources and support systems so as to support the research mission.

Funding & Grants

• Federal Economic Stimulus Funding Opportunities | VP for Research | NIH
• HS Library – For Researchers | For Grant Seekers
• UVAHS Private Funding Opportunities Database
• SOM Office for Research
• SOM Office of Grants and Contracts
• National Science Foundation
• NIH Office of Extramural Research
• AAP Resident Research Grant Program awards grants of up to $2000; applications are due in February each year
• The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Resident Funds program supports pediatric residents in the planning of community-based child health initiatives; grants of up to $3,000 are awarded twice each year
• Other Grants

• Support for Basic and Clinical Research in the UVA SOM (Fox/Turner, Sep 2012)
• Health Sciences Library
• OVID/Medline For Researchers
• Using RefWorks with Pubmed
• UVA Pediatric Clinical Trials
• Research at UVA | VP for Research
• SOM Office for Research
• SOM Clinical Trials Office
• CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listings
• UVA Research Cores Handbook

• UVA Libraries has online dictionaries and links to style manuals and writing references
• Strunk and White’s Elements of Style
• Writer’s Handbook, U Wisconsin includes tips on improving writing style and editing to reduce grammar errors
• Tips on Revising Prose
• Writing Informative Abstracts for Journal Articles
• Writing for Publication in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine includes useful ideas for medical writing for any forum
• Reporting Statistical Information in Medical Journal Articles
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical JournalsUniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References