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Addressing the need for a specialized pediatric research workforce, the Pediatric Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Training Program provides intensive, mentored predoctoral and postdoctoral training in the cellular and molecular mechanisms of childhood cardiopulmonary disease, equipping trainees for independent, externally funded research careers.

Providing a spatially resolved multiomic blueprint of gene regulation and expression across the pediatric lifespan, our center is dedicated to advancing research in healthy and disease conditions. Through innovative resources, educational opportunities and bioinformatics tools, we aim to transform pediatric kidney research, foster cross-species molecular mapping and attract new strategies to keep children’s kidneys healthy. By connecting investigators with cutting-edge technologies and collaborative networks, we accelerate discovery and improve outcomes for the next generation.

Bringing together leading researchers and clinicians, this series creates a collaborative forum to advance child health through innovative science. Each session showcases cutting-edge research, emerging methodologies and opportunities for interdisciplinary partnerships, with the goal of accelerating the translation of discoveries into improved care for children and families.

Providing expert coordination for pediatric research, the PCRC Pool offers flexible support to investigators across the School of Medicine. Through paid and subsidized options, the program supplies clinical research coordinator effort for government, industry and investigator-initiated studies. Subsidized support is available to junior investigators and feasibility projects, helping generate preliminary data that can lead to future external funding and advance child health research.

Supporting high-quality pediatric research, the PCRU offers dedicated space, nursing, study coordination and bionutritional support for clinical studies involving children. Located on the 11th floor of St. Louis Children’s Hospital (11W19), the unit features exam and interview rooms, a procedure area and facilities for phlebotomy and sample processing — providing investigators with the infrastructure and expertise needed to conduct safe and efficient research.

Providing focused immersion in investigative pediatric digestive diseases, the Pediatric Gastroenterology Research Training Program (Award #5T32DK077653) offers two years of mentored research training for two predoctoral and four postdoctoral fellows across complementary tracks in microbial–host interactions, GI developmental biology and translational research, preparing future leaders in pediatric gastroenterology, nutrition and hepatology.

Strengthening the future of medical genetics and genomic medicine, the Pediatric Genomic Medicine Training Program (Award #1T32GM139799) provides intensive postdoctoral training for physician‑scientists through focused mentorship and cutting‑edge research in areas of rapidly growing clinical need, preparing trainees to advance innovative, data‑driven diagnostics and therapies in pediatric and genomic medicine.

Training the next generation of pediatric cancer investigators, the Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Training Program (PHO‑TP; Award #2T32CA269116) provides intensive, mentored postdoctoral research training for outstanding MD and MD/PhD fellows, combining rigorously selected research experiences with a comprehensive curriculum to prepare physician‑scientists for independent careers in pediatric hematology and oncology research.

Addressing the global burden of infectious diseases in children, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunity Training Program (Award #5T32AI106688) provides intensive postdoctoral training for physician‑scientists focused on applying advanced genomic and immunologic approaches to understand host–pathogen interactions and improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pediatric infections.