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The Children’s Discovery Institute supports broad, interdisciplinary research initiatives within four specific centers:

  • McDonnell Pediatric Cancer Center focuses on the etiology and treatment of pediatric cancer with special emphasis on brain cancer and genetic and genomic approaches to discovery.
  • Center for Musculoskeletal and Metabolic Diseases focuses on the genetic basis of musculoskeletal birth defects,  childhood arthritis, metabolic diseases, and related disorders.
  • Center for Pediatric Pulmonary Disease focuses on the biology of the pulmonary system and genetic mechanisms in lung diseases.
  • Congenital Heart Disease Center focuses on the environmental and genetic etiology of congenital heart disease and the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

All funding initiatives are organized through these four centers and submitted proposals must be immediately relevant to the research programs outlined above.  Funding objectives include:

  • Focus on childhood disease and clinical relevance
  • Potential for acquisition of new knowledge/translational impact and scientific excellence
  • Fit within each Center’s model of interdisciplinary team-based research
  • Programs synergistic with Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital
  • Must have high likelihood for significant impact given the resources requested

Funding Mechanisms

Although all faculty are encouraged to apply, preference will be given to faculty members prior to achieving tenure and to teams composed of investigators from multiple discplines.  All investigators receiving CDI funding will be expected to participate fully in the on-going activities of the specific Center relevant to their proposed work.

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Last Updated: Jul 2009