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February 11 was #NationalInventorsDay. President Reagan chose that date as it is the birthday of Thomas Edison, one of the most well-known inventors. To celebrate the day, our Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization honored 6 Children's Mercy inventors for their work.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mollie Walton. She received a grant through the CM Clinical Fellowship Research Awards program for her study that focuses on beta blocker therapy for those with Marfan Syndrome. #MarfanSyndrome #pedscards Learn more: bit.ly/walton-MARFAN

Robin Shook's, Ph.D., Children's Mercy Research Institute, research, which was partly funded by a Frontiers Lauren S. Aaronson Pilot Award, was recently featured in Kansas City Magazine. Read more at kansascitymag.com.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Venkatesh Sampath. In early January he received a 4-year grant from NIDDK to investigate how premature infants develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening illness. Learn more: bit.ly/sampath-niddk-…

Our #Ethics #Fellow Dr Candyce Greene (profiles.childrensmercy.org/candyce-h-gree…) discusses, "Pediatric Bioethics: Delivering Serious or Bad News" in the latest Children's Mercy Research Institute the Link: childrensmercy.org/health-care-pr…

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

Dr. Paul Kulesa's research focuses on neural crest cell development in the embryo and how these cells migrate long distances and differentiate into specific cell types (bone, cartilage and neurons). Learn about his team & his lab's innovative techniques: bit.ly/kulesa-lab

Feb. 28 is #RareDiseaseDay and today our Rare Disease PFAC (Patient Family Advisory Council) hosted an awareness table in the Kreamer Resource Center. PFAC members handed out information on rare diseases and answered questions.

Please join us in congratulating Lynette Lartey. She received a grant from Kansas Birth Equity Network for her project that explores how doulas & community health workers culturally broker communication between pregnant clients & providers in the Midwest. bit.ly/lartey-KBEN

“My main research focus is understanding how rare human genetic variation affects disease risk." Meet Dr. Craig Smail and learn about his work in genetic research: bit.ly/craig-smail

Please join us in congratulating Children's Mercy's Facility Dog Program! It received two grants to maintain and expand, which includes adding a 5th dog, Patsy, in December. 🐶Learn about what the Facility Dog Program provides to patient, families & staff: bit.ly/facility-dog-p…

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

We look forward to having Dr. Hubert Tse, KU Medical Center, as the guest speaker for our next Academic Scholarship Conference. ▶️ April 11 at 12 p.m. ▶️ Presentation: "The genetics of Type 1 diabetes susceptibility in mouse and man"

Helping researchers turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions! Our own Dr. Todd Bradley is among the 9 researchers participating in the 6-month KU Innovation Park program to drive their discoveries from the lab to the marketplace. kuinnovationpark.com/ku-innovation-…

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jessica Wallisch! She received an Innovative Project Award from American Heart Association to support her research on a new method for early detection of acute brain injury in #ECMO patients. #NeuroPICU #PedsICU Learn more: bit.ly/wallisch-ecmo

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 Ashley Parks, BSN, RN, CPN, Research Nurse Coordinator, Pediatric Clinical Research Unit (PCRU): childrensmercy.org/5-questions

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Keith August! For the second year in a row, he received a Hope On Wheels Impact Grant, which helps maintain his clinical trials infrastructure. Learn more: bit.ly/august-hhow2024