More than 3,000 researchers and scientific staff
1 million square feet of research space — and growing
$423 million in research funding in FY2020 — #1 in NIH funding for pediatric research
3,400 articles/year in peer reviewed journals — the most of any pediatric hospital
149 new inventions in FY2020 alone
As of March 2021, Boston Children’s Hospital had produced 1,127 COVID-19-related research publications, according to Erudera. These range from molecular investigations of SARS-CoV-2 and the immune response to large-scale clinical studies of the effects of COVID-19 in children.
Science can be a long process, so when lab discoveries advance on the road to clinical application, it’s cause to celebrate. A recap of 10 successes poised to change medicine.
Serious infections can trigger a runaway inflammatory reaction that can do more harm than the infection itself. New research suggests a novel way to block this response with an existing drug.
The state of care for acute myeloid leukemia has changed little in decades. But that could change: a search for genes AML needs for basic survival turned up two strong therapeutic leads.
The 2021 Science Media Exhibition solicited more than 40 science image submissions from research laboratories and programs throughout Boston Children’s Hospital. The images here were presented live during a virtual event held in June in conjunction with Dr. M. Judah Folkman Research Day.
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