Gene therapy, in mice modeling Batten disease, found to slow symptoms, extend lifespan
Fatal neurodegenerative disease in kids also affects the bowel (Links to an external site)
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RDRRC Mini Symposium
The Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-Based Center (RDRRC) invites you to its Mini Symposium, an event designed to unite rheumatic and autoimmune disease researchers from across the campus. This symposium will provide a valuable platform to share new research findings, facilitate scientific exchange, identify potential new collaborations, and promote our associated research core facilities.
Researchers solve medical mystery of neurological symptoms in kids (Links to an external site)
Most people who visit a doctor when they feel unwell seek a diagnosis and a treatment plan. But for some 30 million Americans with rare diseases, their symptoms don’t match well-known disease patterns, sending families on diagnostic odysseys that can last years or even lifetimes.
Staff spotlight Emily Cox
Emily Cox has been with the Department of Pediatrics for almost two years serving as a clinical manager for Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine and recently as interim clinical manager for Academic Pediatrics. Cox grew up in the small town of Hardin, Illinois and for many summers, she worked for Baalman Produce planting, picking and selling […]
Congratulations to our October 2024 SAFE accolade recipients
Four members of the Department of Pediatrics received accolades through the Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) program — congratulations! SAFE aims to improve the learning environment by promoting positive behaviors and managing concerns about learner mistreatment and unprofessional behaviors. SAFE accolades include treating others with dignity and respect, creating an environment that values diversity, equity […]
Fighting for possible (Links to an external site)
When Maria and Matt Granados noticed their six-year-old daughter, Natalie becoming ill, it was a challenge to find an accurate diagnosis. Finally, Natalie, now 8 years old, received a diagnosis of PYROXD-1, a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Realizing how many other families experience this kind of frustration when trying to get answers, the two […]
Rising number of kids poisoned by cannabis edibles alarms doctors, government officials (Links to an external site)
For the first time in her 10-year career, Dr. Lindsay Clukies is admitting toddlers into the hospital and even the intensive care unit for accidentally eating products infused with cannabis. “We are asking right off the bat in a neutral and supportive way: ‘Do you have THC-containing products in your home?’ Because it’s so common, […]
New employees September 2024
Name Division Title Artrice Bolden Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Pre-Certification Coordinator Brandi Brumbalow Central Administration Certified Coder Ata A. Canbaz Infectious Diseases Postdoc Research Associate Katherine Carr Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Chloe Cevan Genetics & Genomic Medicine Genetic Clinical Counselor I Elizabeth Flock Newborn Medicine Research Technician II Sheridan Franklin Genetics […]
Funded Awards August 2024
PI Agency Title Irem Eldem FDA/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Phase 2a/2b Study Emapalumab: A Window of Opportunity in Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Melanie Fields NIH/R01 Neurocognitive Effects of Late-Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia Stephanie Fritz SLCH Foundation Epidemiology of the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in children Christina Gurnett NIH/P50 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES […]
‘The sky is the limit’: 23 surgeries in the first 19 years of life leads to a medical career (Links to an external site)
One former St. Louis Children’s Hospital patient has turned her struggles into a calling that’s changing lives. Riley Kruse, now a pre-med student, was born two months early in 2005 with a condition called hemifacial microsomia. Dr. Kamlesh Patel, a pediatric plastic surgeon at the hospital, explains, “Hemifacial microsomia can in most cases involve the jaw, meaning one side […]