Oculomotor Circuitry Dr. Whitman’s lab is currently studying development of the brainstem circuitry controlling eye movements through transsynaptic viral tracing. They are also examining whether brainstem circuitry develops abnormally in mouse models of …

Genetic Studies of Strabismus​: Now Recruiting We know that strabismus tends to run in families, but we have not identified any specific genes that cause the most common types of strabismus. The Whitman Lab is currently recruiting patients with strabismus …

  Research goals Our goal is to capture, aggregate and decode longitudinal genomic and clinical data from a large population (beyond Boston Children's Hospital) with the aim of a precision medicine model for post-kidney transplant patients. We will build …

  PRoMPT BOLUS will enroll children over 6 months and less than 18 years of age with possible sepsis during an emergency department visit at a study site. Children will be considered to have possible sepsis if their doctor thinks they may have sepsis that …

  How will the study work? If a child is enrolled in PRoMPT BOLUS, they will be randomly assigned during their ED visit (like the flip of a coin) to receive either NS or balanced IV fluids as part of their sepsis treatment. At Boston Children’s, patients …

  Approximately 2,500 non-newborn children die from septic shock each year in the U.S., and thousands more die worldwide. Despite widespread implementation of resuscitation protocols, contemporary studies still report 2 to 6 percent mortality for children …

  The Neurodevelopmental Disorders Phenotyping Program is a group of researchers from the Divisions of Developmental Medicine , Genetics , and the Program in Genomics at Boston Children's Hospital. We are working together to gain a better understanding …

  April 2011-Neurodevelopmental Disorders Phenotyping Program staff traveled to the Monarch School of New England to complete testing with several families who are participating in the Phenotypic and Genetic Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorders study. …

  Newsletter Archives Winter 2009 Winter 2008 News and Events Archive April 30, 2010-  Ellen Hanson, PhD was quoted in an article for Thriving , entitled Children's Hospital Boston's blog , Sensory friendly movies for kids with autism. April 28, 2010 …

  "Congenital" describes any condition that exists at birth. However, many congenital conditions are not identified until days, weeks, months or even years after a baby is born. Congenital heart defects are the most frequently occurring birth defect. …