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John E. Fortunato, Jr, MD, Director of the Neurointestinal and Motility Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, recently received the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation/Takeda Pharmaceutical Products Research Innovation Award. The grant will provide $75,000 annually for two years (total $150,000) for innovative, high-impact research in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition.
The funds will support Dr. Fortunato’s research investigating ways to improve diagnosis and treatment of functional gastrointestinal health conditions known as disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI).
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Kyle MacQuarrie, MD, PhD, an attending physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, received an ‘A’ Award Grant from the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for $800,000 to support his research on rhabdomyosarcoma tumor cells and their resistance to chemotherapy.
Dr. MacQuarrie holds the Sharon B. Murphy, MD and Steven T. Rosen, MD Research Professorship in Cancer Biology & Chemotherapy at Lurie Children’s and is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The award period for his ‘A’ Award Grant is February 2024–February 2028.
Pediatric research at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is conducted through Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute.
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New research published in JAMA Network Open investigated how surges in three respiratory illnesses—respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and COVID-19—affected care for children who presented at emergency departments throughout Michigan. Among the findings of the study are that prolonged wait times and lengths of stay were more common at specialized children’s hospitals than at other sites and that higher visit volumes were associated with increased likelihood of revisits to emergency departments across hospitals. They concluded that advanced preparation and collaboration across all emergency departments may improve and enhance care for children during surges in illnesses.
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The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation recently presented a major gift to Kyle MacQuarrie, MD, PhD, an attending physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, to investigate treatment resistance of rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive pediatric cancer of the muscle.
Treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma includes chemotherapy along with surgical removal of the tumors, radiation therapy to the tumors, or both.
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Youth suicide rate increased as county levels of mental health professional shortages increased, after adjusting for county demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, according to the first national study to assess this association. Read More.
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A parent survey from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found intergenerational trends in swimming skills, with stark racial and ethnic differences. Read More.
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Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the Fall 2022 Internal Grant Award (IGA) program. Read More
