Center for Pediatric Research

Researching children’s health in the upper Midwest

The Center for Pediatric Research fosters a collaborative and supportive environment for its innovative pediatric research laboratories. Through these labs, we are making a major impact on children’s health research across the upper Midwest.

Pediatric research COBRE

What we research

The Center for Pediatric Research provides a framework for scientists who perform research that focuses on understanding the basic biology of human development. Researchers affiliated with the center work in either a unique disease-based model or a model related to the manifestation of clinical abnormalities that show up during childhood.

Our interdisciplinary center applies genetic, biochemical, cell and molecular biology approaches to model organisms to characterize alterations during development as they pertain to pediatric diseases.

Principal investigator: Kyle Roux, PhD

Core facilities

The center supports and mentors investigators (project leaders) who research the developmental origin and mechanisms of pediatric disorders, including rare diseases. The leadership team provides these project leaders with an individualized mentorship plan to enhance their professional skills and further their research goals.

The center also supports two interdisciplinary cores:

• Biochemistry Core
• Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Core

These cores provide center affiliates and regional scientists with key expertise and access to the latest technology.

Research publications

Browse the research published under our COBRE grant to learn more about the Center for Pediatric Research.

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