We investigate essential functions of biological processes and fundamental mechanisms of diseases and disorders affecting children’s health. Our lab-based programs are organized into virtual scientific neighborhoods that promote collaborations.
Our work translates the discoveries of basic science into promising clinical applications. Multidisciplinary teams of researchers collaborate on clinical research on a range of specialties and conditions organized into program areas.
We drive the research on biological, psychological, social, behavioral, and environmental causes and influencers of common and prominent child health problems to generate evidence for clinical and public health interventions.
The Quantitative Science pillar provides cutting-edge statistical and analytical support and computational techniques to maximize research impact and improve the health outcomes of pediatric patients.
Our diverse team of researchers are influential leaders in investigating pediatric health issues and diseases, and include physicians, scientists, postdocs, coordinators, statisticians, data analysts, trainees, and others who routinely collaborate with medical centers, academic institutions, and community partners across the globe.
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Two recent studies published in the journal JAMA Network Open provide important insights about the clinical effectiveness of surgical interventions for children and adolescents with kidney or ureteral stones. The findings are based on the largest comparative effectiveness trial done in youth with kidney stones; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago played a critical part in this multi-center study.
ARISE investigates the role of Adversity, Racism, Inequities, Structures (and) Empowerment on health. We combine multiple research approaches to interrogate our society’s most pressing issues. Learn more.
The Foster Health Lab’s mission is to improve the health and participation of children with medical complexity and disability in a family-centered manner. Learn more.
Monica Bianco, MD, Attending Physician, Endocrinology, at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, recently received a K23 award from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The award in the amount of $944,519 will support her study Developing a Predictive Risk Score for Pre-Diabetes in Youth.
Research Interests: Eosinophilic esophagitis, Ulcerative colitis, Gastrointestinal allergies and inflammation, Immunology, GI mast cell activation, Histamine, Eosinophilic gastritis, Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Eosinophilic colitis, Hypermobile connective tissue disease, Deconditioning and dysautonomia
Uncover strategies to enrich your bioinformatic analysis by utilizing the support offered by our dedicated Bioinformatics Support Services within the Quantitative Science Pillar. This session
The NUSeq Core, Northwestern University’s core facility dedicated to state-of-the-art sequencing technologies, provides genome/exome/transcriptome (including single cell and spatial)
Research Interests: Gymnastics injuries, Physical activity in transgender adolescents
