Symposium 2010 ... more

Mary Dinauer, MD, PhD joins the Children's Discovery Institute ... more

It’s common knowledge that healthy kids eat right and stay fit. What’s uncommon—four well-designed studies on nutrition and exercise funded by the Children’s Discovery Institute. Three of these studies address the metabolic problems of diabetes and malnutrition within the Center for Musculoskeletal and Metabolic Diseases; one study is funded through the Congenital Heart Disease Center. ... more

Popular culture depicts science as a solitary, purely quantitative pursuit. Nothing could be further from the truth. ... more

Steven Teitelbaum, MD, Messing Professor of Pathology and Immunology, first came to Washington University School of Medicine in 1960. He trained with one of the university’s legendary researchers. Today, he is a legend himself—a world- renowned expert on the mechanisms of osteoporosis. In a recent interview, Dr. Teitelbaum shared his ideas on the scientific process. ... more

Just hours before her birth, little Macie Schnepper was suspected of having a severe heart condition. Macie’s family raced from central Illinois to St. Louis, where her mother gave birth. Macie received life-saving care at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, including an eventual heart transplant. Researchers funded by the Children’s Discovery Institute strive constantly to improve the care of children like Macie. ... more

Audrey Odom, MD, PhD receives Doris Duke Foundation Grant ... more

Projects that expand research across the spectrum of pediatric health ... more

Jeff Bednarski, MD, PhD takes a new look ... more

Link to video of investigators Michael Brent, PhD, and Thomas Baranski, MD, PhD ... more