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Two @childrensmercy.org researchers were named to the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list for 2025: Dr. Andrea Gaedigk and Dr. J. Steven Leeder. This is nothing new for them, as Dr. Gaedigk has been named to this list 7 times and Dr. Leeder 5 times! 👏👏👏 bit.ly/HighlyCitedR...
Text says Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025. Celebrating researchers with significant and broad influence. Andrea Gaedigk, PhD, MS, and J. Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD. On the right are portraits of Dr. Gaedigk and Dr. Leeder.
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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🚨 We’re #Hiring: Division Director – Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 🚨
This is an opportunity to transform pediatric pharmacology through research and discovery while fostering partnerships across Children’s Mercy and CMRI.
📍 Location: Kansas City
🔗 Apply Now: bit.ly/CM-Division-...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Help us congratulate some members of our research community who are celebrating their @childrensmercy.org work anniversaries this month. 👏 We're extremely lucky to have these amazing people as part of our team!
This graphic has two shades of yellow as its background: a lighter yellow on the left and a marigold yellow on the right. On the left is a list of names and departments of those celebrating 5, 10, and 15 years at Children's Mercy. On the right are photos, their names and departments of the three people who are celebrating 20 and 30 years.
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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We look forward to having Dr. Chad Bousman, University of Calgary, as the guest speaker for our next Academic Scholarship Conference. ▶️ Dec. 12 at 12 p.m. ▶️ Presentation: "Navigating Pharmacotherapy in Youth Mental Health with a Pharmacogenomic Compass" #MentalHealth #Pharmacogenomics
This graphic is on a white colored background. On the left is the following text: Academic Scholarship Conference. Guest Speaker: Chad Bousman, PhD, University of Calgary, Dept. of Medical Genetics, Canada. "Navigating Pharmacotherapy in Youth Mental Health with a Pharmacogenomic Compass". On the right is a portrait of Dr. Bousman. He is wearing glasses, has a beard.
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rose Gelineau-Morel! She received funding from the NICHD to study precision drug treatment for #dystonia, a debilitating movement disorder often experienced by children with cerebral palsy. #CerebralPalsy Learn more: bit.ly/cmri-dystonia
This graphic is on a medium blue colored background. On the right is a portrait of Rose Gelineau-Morel, MD, Neurology. On the left is text that explains who she received funding from and for what project: "K23 award from the National Institutes of Health – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development". Study: “Pharmacogenomic Contribution to the Biotransformation of Trihexyphenidyl and Development of a Precision Dosing Model for Children with Dystonia and Cerebral Palsy”.
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Help us congratulate some members of our research community who are celebrating their @childrensmercy.org work anniversaries this month. We're extremely lucky to have these amazing people as part of our team!
This graphic has a gold background color with a lighter gold on the left and a darker gold on the right. It contains on the right photos of Beth Orrick and Dr. Geetha Raghuveer, who are celebrating 20 years at Children's Mercy in October. It also has a photo of Jami Penny, who is celebrating 25 years. Below their photos are their names, the department they work for and the number of years they are celebrating. On the left is text that lists those who are celebrating 5, 10, and 15 years at Children's Mercy. Each person listed also includes their department.
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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We're spotlighting CMRI team members who play an integral part in making research happen but whose role may be more behind-the-scenes. Meet Freddie Karumbi, CORE Accountant, Research & Sponsored Projects Administration, @childrensmercy.org: childrensmercy.org/5-questions
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October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Chase Sakitis! He received funding from @frontiersctsi.bsky.social for his project to develop Bayesian statistical models and software to analyze ovarian cancer data, with the ultimate goal of helping with treatment decisions. Learn more: bit.ly/sakitis-fron...
This graphic is on a medium blue colored background. On the right is a portrait of Chase Sakitis, PhD, Health Services & Outcomes Research. On the left is text that describes who he received funding from and for study project it's being used on: "TL1 Post-Doctoral Trainee Award from National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) via a Frontiers CTSI subaward". Study: “Bayesian models for the analysis of spatial proteomic data with application to ovarian cancer”
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Todd Bradley! He received a grant from the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for his project to develop a vaccine to prevent Hand Foot Mouth Disease #HFMD. Learn more: bit.ly/Bradley-R21-...
This graphic is on a medium blue background. On the right is a portrait of Todd Bradley, PhD, Genomic Medicine Center. He's wearing a blazer and a plaid shirt underneath it. On the left is text that describes who he received the funding from and for what study it's being used for: "R21 award from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases". Study: "Development of mosaic enterovirus mRNA vaccine to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease".
October 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The gorgeous weather was the bow on top of the present as we celebrated our employees this week! Thank you to each of our research team members for bringing your heart and talent to our organization every day. Your help making science bolder in turn makes kids' futures brighter. ☀️
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October 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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We're spotlighting CMRI team members who play an integral part in making research happen but whose role may be more behind-the-scenes. Meet John Means, PhD, Assistant Director, Patient Cells Models, Genomic Medicine Center: childrensmercy.org/5-questions
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October 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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We look forward to having Dr. Meghan J. Chenoweth, University of Toronto, as the guest speaker for our next Academic Scholarship Conference. ▶️ Oct. 10 at 12 p.m. ▶️ Presentation: "Pharmacogenomics of smoking and vaping: from youth to adulthood"
This graphic is on a white background. A photo of Meghan J. Chenoweth, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, is on the right. Below her photos is a light blue banner that says "Children's Mercy Research Institute." Text on the left says: Academic Scholarship Conference and the title of Dr. Chenoweth's talk: Pharmacogenomics of smoking and vaping: from youth to adulthood
September 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Pastinen & Dr. Grundberg! They received a nearly $3.3 million grant from the NIH's NICHD for their study that aims to identify novel parent of origin effects of genetic signatures and their role in human disease. bit.ly/Pastinen-Gru...
This graphic is on a medium blue background. On the right are photos of Tomi Pasitnen, MD, PhD, Clinical and Research Integration, Genomic Medicine Center, and Elin Grundberg, PhD, Genomic Medicine Center. On the left is text that explains who the funding is from and for study study it's being used on: National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD). Study: “Complete human parent-of-origin genome: functional signatures and developmental determinants of disease”.
September 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🔬✨ Bringing science to life! Thanks to a collaboration with some of our brilliant researchers and incredible hospital-based schoolteachers, @childrensmercy.org patients explored hands-on experiments at multiple interactive stations, including sink or float tests & dry ice volcanoes 🌋
Two researchers and two Child Life staff pose with a young girl. The adults are wearing white lab coats. There is a Science sign in the background Two researchers stand at a table with a volcano experiment. A young boy in a wheelchair watches. Seven researchers stand posing next to each other. Five are wearing white lab coats and two are wearing blue lab coats. In the background is a large Science sign. Two female researchers stand at a table with an experiment about mixing liquids.
September 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Help us congratulate some members of our research community who are celebrating their @childrensmercy.org work anniversaries this month. We're extremely lucky to have these amazing people as part of our team!
This graphic has a gold background color with a lighter gold on the left and a darker gold on the right. It contains on the left a photo of Anna Egan, PhD, who is celebrating 20 years at Children's Mercy in September. Below her photo is her name, the department she works for and the number of years she is celebrating: 20. On it is tex on the right are lists of those who are celebrating 5, 10, and 15 years at Children's Mercy. Each person listed also includes their department.
September 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Scientific imagery as stunning works of art - that's the idea behind BioNexus KC's Science2Art exhibit! 🔬🎨 The scientific art of our own Dr. Avner Meoded is among those on display. All proceeds from the auction go to supporting STEAM education initiatives in our region. bionexuskc.org/science2art/
Dr. Avner Meoded stands on the right next to his framed scientific art. The art is colorful and has 4 sections. A close up of Dr. Meoded's scientific art. It's brightly colored and broken up into 4 quadrants. Each shows a different image relating to the nervous system (like the brain and spinal cord)
September 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Cuna & Dr. Park! This year's Children's Mercy Research Partners selected their research projects, out of five pitches and 23 applicants, to accelerate. Learn more about their projects: bit.ly/cm-research-...
This graphic has a medium blue background. On the right are portraits of Alain Cuna, MD, Neonatology, and Taeju Park, PhD, Hem/Onc/BMT. On the left is text that explains who they received funding from and for what projects: "Children's Mercy Research Partners 2025". Dr. Cuna Project: "Postbiotics for Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants". Dr. Park Project: "Peptide Therapeutics for brain tumors".
September 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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We're spotlighting CMRI team members who play an integral part in making research happen but whose role may be more behind-the-scenes. Meet Addison Leabo, MS, Biostatistician II, Biostatistics & Computational Biology (BCB) Core, Health Services and Outcomes Research: childrensmercy.org/5-questions
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September 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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So proud of Dr. Avner Meoded, who runs our Advanced Neuroimaging Lab at @childrensmercy.org! He's racing in his first Ironman to help raise funds for pediatric brain research: "It has been an intense yet enriching journey." 💙 ironmanfoundation.donordrive.com/participants...
On the left is a photo of Dr. Avner Meoded in a full body wet suit, standing on a sandy beach. On the right is a flyer for Racing for Healthier Kids' Brain. It has an image of a brain on it with icons over that. It has the Ironman Foundation logo and a QR code to donate.
September 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Today's Google Doodle is all about DNA, the genetic code that makes each individual unique! Our Genomic Answers for Kids program is changing the landscape of pediatric genomics through what may be the most advanced system for rare disease diagnosis in the world www.childrensmercy.org/childrens-me...
The Google Doodle for Sept. 10, 2025: The word "Google" made to look like purple and pink inflated letters with DNA aspects.
September 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Help us congratulate some members of our research community who are celebrating their @childrensmercy.org work anniversaries this month. We're extremely lucky to have these amazing people as part of our team!
This graphic has a gold background color with a lighter gold on the left and a darker gold on the right. It contains photos of 7 people who are celebrating 20 years or more at Children's Mercy. Below each photo is the person's name, the department they work for and the number of years they are celebrating: 20, 25, 30 and 45. This graphic has two shades of gold as it's background color: lighter gold on the left and darker gold on the right. On it is text that lists those who are celebrating 5, 10, and 15 years at Children's Mercy. Each person listed also includes their department.
August 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Our face when we heard the news is also our face when kids learn to love science! 😍
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August 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kai Ling Kong! She received funding from the NEA for her project to test a music-based program for low-income families. Learn more about how it works: bit.ly/kong-nea
This graphic is on a medium blue background. On the right is a portrait of Kai Ling Kong, PhD, MS, Health Services & Outcomes Research. On the left is text that describes who she received funding from and for what project it's being used on: "Research Grants in the Arts – FY2025 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)". Study: “Do-Re-Me-Family: Music-based parenting intervention to improve quality of parent-infant interaction among families from low socioeconomic status”
August 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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🥳 🥳 🥳 for Ashley, Graduate Research Assistant, Varberg Lab. She received the STEMMy Student Achiever award this year! The STEMMy Awards were created to honor and celebrate the achievements of women in STEMM driving progress in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine in Kansas City.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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The Children’s Mercy Research Institute will be sparkling tonight with the rest of downtown Kansas City for #TS12! #TaylorNation #LifeofaResearcher
August 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM