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Children’s-Emory Cystic Fibrosis Specialist Dr. Rachel Linnemann Publishes Article on Modulator Management Enhancement and Improved Side Effect Screening at CFLN Centers Nationally

  • July 23, 2025

CF-AIR and CF@LANTA primary investigator Rachel Linnemann, MD recently published an impactful journal article which outlines the application of quality improvement methods to improve modulator management and side effect screening at multiple cystic fibrosis (CF) centers across the country. 

Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airways Disease Research (CF-AIR)

Dr. Claudia Morris receives award in Global Clinical and Translational Research from the University of Abuja, Nigeria

  • July 17, 2025

Claudia Morris, MD, FAAP, received the Global Clinical and Translational Research Award on June 2, 2025 from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Abuja, Nigeria. Dr. Morris was an invited guest speaker at the university, giving a talk entitled "Arginine Deficiency: A Consequence of Hemolysis that Creates a Distinctive Nutritional Requirement.” During this time, she was celebrated for her contributions to sickle cell disease and successful collaboration with investigators at University of Abuja on a phase 2 trial and arginine therapy.

Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (Aflac) Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)

Congratulations to the 2025 Warshaw Fellow and Buchter Resident Research Awardees!

  • July 14, 2025

Congratulations to the following fellows and residents whose research projects were selected for funding in the eighth cycle of the Warshaw Fellow Research Awards and Buchter Resident Research Awards.

These awards are named in honor of Dr. Barry Warshaw, Vice Chair of Education and Dr. Susie Buchter, Residency Program Director, for their pioneering and tireless efforts cultivating fellows and residents in pediatric research at Emory University School of Medicine.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University Hospital participate in nationwide infectious diseases exercise

  • July 9, 2025

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University Hospital participated in a nationwide four-day, large-scale patient movement exercise that involved more than 50 international, federal, state and local collaborators, designed to test and validate the nation’s ability to move patients with highly infectious diseases safely and securely to regional treatment centers. Children’s Arthur M. Blank Hospital and Emory University Hospital, a part of Emory Healthcare, are a combined Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center and one of 13 in the county with specialized training and capabilities to care for patients with highly contagious infectious diseases.

Center for Childhood Infections and Vaccines (CCIV)

Lisa Marie Cranmer, MD, MPH, receives 2025 Passionate Provider Award

  • June 24, 2025

Congratulations to Lisa Marie Cranmer, MD, MPH, for receiving the 2025 Passionate Provider Award in recognition for her work to develop and implement a breastfeeding support program at Grady, benefitting numerous women living with HIV at the Emory Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)’s 8th Annual Barbara Vick Impact Awards on Thursday, May 29, 2025. The event is hosted by the CFAR’s Community Liaison Council to celebrate local “unsung heroes” – nurses, clinicians, community advocates, researchers, public health workers – who are making a difference in the Metro-Atlanta HIV response. This year, the awards ceremony recognized 23 honorees, including Dr. Cranmer (Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, SOM).

Center for Childhood Infections and Vaccines (CCIV)

Winners Announced at the 14th Annual Southeastern Pediatric Research Conference

  • June 10, 2025

Winners Announced at the 14th Annual Southeastern Pediatric Research Conference

The 14th Annual Southeastern Pediatric Research Conference, held on Friday, June 6th at the Georgia Aquarium, celebrated excellence in pediatric research with record attendance and outstanding presentations from across the region. We are excited to announce this year’s award winners:

Best Poster Presentation: Coco Zheng (Emory University)

Poster Runner-Up: Sean Stielow, MS, MAT, BS (Emory University)

Best Rapid-Fire Presentation: Samadhi Attanayaka (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Rapid-Fire Runner-Up: Erin Seibel, MMSc, LCGC (Emory University)

Congratulations to all of our winners for their exceptional contributions and thank you to all who participated in making this year’s conference a success. We look forward to seeing you next year!

New single-cell atlas maps childhood leukemia in landmark study

  • June 3, 2025

Researchers from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta have published the most comprehensive single-cell analysis of pediatric leukemia to date in Nature Communications. The study introduces the Pediatric Single-cell Cancer Atlas (PedSCAtlas), the first public online resource of its kind dedicated to pediatric cancers.

Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (Aflac)
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