Improving Childhood Health Across Disciplines

The diversity and excellence of CHAM research underscores our dedication to improving child health across a wide range of disciplines and diseases. With particular strengths in understanding and addressing disparities in health care delivery and outcomes for economically disadvantaged and under-represented children, research conducted at CHAM provides important insights into the unmet medical and mental health needs in vulnerable pediatric populations.

Investigators at CHAM are nationally recognized for their cutting edge research leading to advances in:

Infectious diseases, vaccine development, prevention of transmission of HIV and other viral and bacterial pathogens.

Childhood cancers, including novel therapies for bone tumors and leukemia.

Neurologic and behavioral conditions including ADHD, autism, and seizure disorders.

General Pediatrics Research
Developmental Medicine Research
John J. Foxe, MD, PhD Research Profile
Sophie Molholm, MD, PhD Research Profile
Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC) Research

Diabetes prevention and treatment, and disorders of bone metabolism.

Prevention of preterm birth and its complications, including neonatal lung diseases.

Conditions impacting adolescents, including medication adherence, transitions to adult care and adolescent AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Adolescent AIDS Program Research

Cardiovascular disease and heart failure.

Bernice E. Morrow, MD, PhD Research Profile

Immune deficiencies and microbiome research

Steven Ira Berk, MD, PhD Research Profile
Harris Goldstein, MD, PhD Research Profile
Betsy Herold, MD, PhD Research Profile

Rheumatologic conditions, including lupus erythmatosis.

Gastrointestinal conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, and fatty liver disease, hepatitis and liver failure.

Emergency Medicine

Genetics and epigenetics

Deepa Rastogi, MD, PhD Research Profile
Bernice E. Morrow, MD, PhD Research Profile
The Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Research in Action

"Our research on the anatomical and functional causes of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is leading to new diagnostics and treatments that will reduce the risk of related cardiovascular complications and neurocognitive deficits."

Raanan Arens, MD
Chief, Division of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

RESEARCH

CHAM researchers are involved in literally hundreds of clinical trials and research studies to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of innovative treatments and diagnostics.

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Research and Clinical Trials