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Marcus Autism Center Director awarded Ruane Prize by Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
November 01, 2018The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation has selected Ami Klin, PhD, as the 2018 winner of the Ruane Prize. Klin is director of Marcus Autism Center, an affiliate of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at Emory University.
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Researchers suggest a global alternative for accurate child body measurements
October 30, 2018A low-cost, portable, 3D scanner may reliably determine body measurements of young children within one millimeter of gold-standard manual measurements, according to recent research.
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The Marcus Foundation renews support for 15 physician researchers
October 22, 2018The Marcus Foundation has announced a new $5 million gift to the Department of Pediatrics in Emory University School of Medicine to renew support for 15 pediatric physician/researchers in the Marcus Society in Pediatrics.
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Cells in “little brain” have distinctive metabolic needs
October 19, 2018Cells’ metabolic needs are not uniform across the brain, researchers have learned. “Knocking out” an enzyme that regulates mitochondria, cells’ miniature power plants, specifically blocks the development of the mouse cerebellum more than the rest of the brain.
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Children’s to begin clinical trials, research on childhood food allergies
October 19, 2018By: Wendy Corona Updated: Oct 16, 2018 - 6:12 PM DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - For the first time, an Atlanta hospital will conduct research and clinical trials on childhood food allergies. Channel 2's Wendy Corona visited the…
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NIH selects Point of Care Technologies Center at Emory, Georgia Tech for research network, $7M grant
September 26, 2018A new NIH-funded research center at Emory, Georgia Tech, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will assist inventors across the United States in developing and translating microelectronics-based point-of-care (POC) technologies for patient care. The Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered POC Technologies (ACME POCT) will be funded by a $7 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health.
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2018 Researcher Appreciation Day
September 19, 2018Congratulations to the nominees from the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health researchers who were recognized for their resesarch at the 2018 Researcher Appreciation Day on September 12, 2018.
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3D-Printed Tracheal Splints used in Groundbreaking Pediatric Surgery
September 19, 2018With assistance from Georgia Tech, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has performed Georgia’s first-ever procedure to place 3D-printed tracheal splints in a pediatric patient. The splints were designed by Scott Hollister, who holds the Patsy and Alan Dorris Endowed Chair in Pediatric Technology, a joint initiative supported by Georgia Tech and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.