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ADHD Assessment: Options for Assessing Functional Impairment
Options for assessing functional impairment: History Vanderbilt items: Parent Scale Questions (48-55)* Teacher Scale Questions (36-43)* Impairment Rating Scale *Children’s Mercy providers may access these...
Hitting and biting: what parents need to know
Imagine it: You’re at the store with your toddler, loading up on applesauce pouches and toilet paper when your sweet angel sinks their teeth into you without any warning *cue Jaws music*. You’re shocked...
Dr. Emily Farrow Receives Grant to Develop, Test Comprehensive Panel for Early Detection of Angelman Syndrome
Dr. Farrow’s project will address the current limitations of diagnostic testing for Angelman Syndrome by utilizing a novel long read (LR) based sequencing approach, capturing multiple disease categories...
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Rose Gelineau-Morel
Rose Gelineau-Morel, MD, Neurology, has always had an interest in how the brain works. “I remember in high school thinking about what makes people tick. It’s fascinating that everyone has a brain with the...
Three Investigators Receive Braden’s Hope Grants to Further Childhood Cancer Research
Three Children’s Mercy investigators received new pediatric cancer research awards, totaling $700,000. The grants, independently awarded by Braden’s Hope for Childhood Cancer, will further collaborations...
Dr. Terrie Flatt Receives Grant to Increase Participation of Hispanic Children in Clinical Trials
This grant supports a Spanish-speaking Clinical Research Assistant to ensure that more Hispanic children can be treated on clinical trials.
Dr. Friedman Receives EPA Funding to Increase Lead and Pesticide Safety Outreach to In-Home Daycares
The project focuses on lead and pesticide outreach and education efforts for in-home daycare centers located within vulnerable communities identified by the EPA in St. Louis, MO.
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Kaela Varberg
Kaela Varberg, PhD, Independent Investigator, Neonatology, is fascinated by maternal-fetal interaction and the field of developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD).
Dr. Warady Receives Nearly $5.8 Million Award for the “Chronic Kidney Disease in Children” Study
Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face increased health risks beyond their primary kidney disorder. CKiD V continues the observational CKiD study that began in 2003 and that follows 1,100 children...
Dr. Erin Guest Receives New Grant from Noah’s Bandage Project for Study Focusing on Leukemia in which the KMT2A Gene is Rearranged
Dr. Guest and her study team will address this unmet need for children with leukemia in which the KMT2A gene is rearranged by defining new genes and genetic pathways involved in leukemia progression and...
Dr. Paprocki Receives Award from Foundation for Prader-Willi Research to Gather Data Surrounding Growth Hormone Therapy, Sleep Disturbances
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder that can cause intellectual disabilities, behavioral problems, sleep abnormalities, and obesity due to extreme hunger. In infancy, signs and symptoms...
Student DNA Decoding Challenge
The lights of the Children’s Mercy Research Institute aren’t just another beautiful addition to the skyline of Kansas City. The lights of the CMRI building are a design based on DNA sequences and gene...
Research Summer Scholars
Undergraduate students can make a real impact in pediatric research at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) this summer. This competitive program offers the opportunity to work with expert...
Talk With Me Baby
Children’s Mercy works with the creators of Talk With Me Baby to increase public awareness and educate caregivers on the importance of talking with their baby every day.
Epilepsy in Adolescents and Children: Telemedicine
REACT is Reaching Out for Epilepsy in Adolescents and Children through Telemedicine. Through this program, Children’s Mercy partners with community providers to improve access to specialized epilepsy care...
Alcanzando la epilepsia en adolescentes y niños a través de la telemedicina (REACT)
A través del programa REACT, Children’s Mercy se enorgullece de asociarse con proveedores de la comunidad a través Kansas para mejorar el acceso a la atención especializada en epilepsia y...
Research Studies and Clinical Trials Search
Many of the studies and clinical trials that are currently enrolling patients at Children’s Mercy can be found in this database. Find out who can participate, and tell us you’re interested in enrolling.
History and Culture
Yesterday’s visionaries define our future of pediatric health The very foundation of the Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) is deeply rooted in its long history of innovation. More than a 120 years...
Research Annual Report
The CMRI annual report highlights our translational research efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of children. It also showcases our partnerships with researchers, clinicians, patients, their...
Institutional Partnerships and Collaborations
Building a network to enhance research, improve health care Collaboration is the cornerstone of research at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) and a key to our success in improving the health...