Solving pediatric health challenges through research discoveries and advancements.
Our mission is to generate new knowledge and translate advancements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases that affect children’s health through adolescence and adulthood. Read More About Us
Research Discovery Week is April 6-10
Lurie Children's and Manne Research Institute faculty and staff are encouraged to join us for the inaugural Research Discovery Week, a five-day scientific symposium showcasing the innovation, collaboration, and impact of our research community. Attendees will explore the breadth of our institution's ongoing work through keynote lectures, hallmark research presentations, skill and career-building workshops, and networking opportunities.
Latest News
2026 Research Discovery Week Collaborative Impact Award Winners Announced
The honorees of the inaugural Manne Research Institute Research Discovery Week Collaborative Impact Award were named on Thursday, April 9. Read more.
Institutional Review Boards Protect the Rights of Research Participants
In his message, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute President and Chief Research Officer, Patrick Seed, MD, PhD, lauds the collaborative teamwork of Manne Research Institute's research complia...
Study Finds No Association Between Level of Sports Specialization and Health-Related Quality of Life After Injury
A new multi-center study performed at three primary care sports medicine clinics, including Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, investigated associations between sports specializatio...
Teen Cancer America Awards $25,000 to Lindsay Schwartz to Fund Cancer Survivorship Care Project
Lindsay Schwartz, MD, MS, a pediatric oncologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, received a $25,000 grant from Teen Cancer America to support her project Building an Inclusive...
Latest Publications
Autism and Hierarchical Models of Intelligence
We focus on researching better ways to improve the future of children’s healthcare.
As the research arm of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, we are one of the only freestanding pediatric research centers in the country. Our teams are based in the Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Building, which houses our basic and preclinical sciences laboratories and administration offices, as well as additional campus locations that include our academic partner, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
