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From all of us at Children’s Mercy Research Institute to all of you: Wishing you a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season! ❄️
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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In a recent @kctv5.com interview, Dr. Scott Younger highlighted the Children's Mercy Research Institute's role in advancing pediatric care through innovative research and community collaboration to improve outcomes for children. 👂 Listen to the full interview: www.kctv5.com/video/2025/1...
A screenshot of a 2-screen interview between reporter Taylor Johnson and Dr. Scott Younger with Children's Mercy Research Institute. Taylor is in the screen on the left and Dr. Younger is in the screen on the right. Both have large microphones in front of them.
December 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Todd Bradley! He received #NIH funding for a study with Duke University to research pediatric immune system response to #HIV vaccines. Learn more: bit.ly/bradley-niai...
This graphic is on a medium blue colored background. A portrait of Todd Bradley, PhD, Genomic Medicine Center, is on the right. On the left is text that outlines who he received the funding from and for what study. "National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases". Study: “Mechanisms of Early-life Immunity Associated with HIV-1 Vaccine-induced Neutralizing Antibody Responses"
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Congratulations to Dr. Jake Dahl, Research Director of Otolaryngology – ENT, whose work was featured in the October issue of "Head and Neck Surgery Foundation" and highlighted on the AAO-HNS White Journal Podcast.
📖 Paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40376722/
👂 Podcast: bit.ly/dahl-podcast
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December 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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💙 #BuiltForKids #BoldScience
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Kids deserve more than care — they deserve breakthroughs.

We’re pushing boundaries with bold science, innovative research and technology built just for kids. Because when science meets heart, amazing things happen. 💙

#BuiltForKids #BoldScience #ChildrensMercy
December 16, 2025 at 4:26 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 is on a yellow and gold-colored background. On the right is a photo of Liz Edmundson, who is celebrating 35 years at Children's Mercy in December. On the left are the names and departments of 3 people who are celebrating 5 years and the one person who is celebrating 10 years at CM this month.
December 15, 2025 at 4:38 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 Jack Frank, Clinical Research Coordinator I, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine, @childrensmercy.org: childrensmercy.org/5-questions
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December 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mark Connelly! He received #NIH funding to study preventive mind-body treatment for pediatric #migraine. Learn more about the project that involves virtual reality neurofeedback: bit.ly/connelly-ped...
This graphic has a medium blue background color. On the right is a portrait of mark Connelly, PhD, Developmental & Behavioral Health. On the left is text that outlines who he received funding from and for what project: NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Study: “Feasibility Trial of Home-Based Immersive Neurofeedback Self-Regulation Training (INSeRT) for the Preventive Treatment of Pediatric Migraine"
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Every discovery matters for the tiniest patients—like Hazel. Dr. Venkatesh Sampath’s research is transforming care for premature and critically ill newborns. See how science + compassion drive change: https://cmkc.link/4r4l7lo
Dr. Sampath with a family in a medical office, holding a baby with medical equipment. A person smiling at a young child with glasses, who is being supported in their arms. The child is equipped with medical devices.
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Big news: We're now a NORD® Rare Disease Center of Excellence! #RareDisease
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We’re proud to be named a NORD® Rare Disease Center of Excellence, a network of 46 institutions nationwide advancing expert care + research for rare disease patients. https://cmkc.link/3Y64yZ0 @nordrare.bsky.social #RareDisease
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December 4, 2025 at 10:50 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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December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Maria Deza Leon! She received funding for her project to more accurately predict pediatric surges & improve hospital preparedness, specifically looking at acute respiratory infections #ARI #AcuteRespiratoryInfection Learn more: bit.ly/deza-leon-ho...
The background color of this graphic is medium blue. On the right is a portrait of Maria Deza Leon, MD, Infectious Diseases. On the left is text that described who she received funding from and for what project it's being used for: "Children’s National Hospital’s Pediatric Pandemic Network Pilot and Emerging Issues Program". Project: “Forecasting Hospital Surges: Identifying Predictive Factors for Respiratory Infection Outbreak”
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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“Hazel wouldn't be where she is without research. We were so lucky she was alive. So, we were like, ‘Yeah, if we can help, yes.’” Dr. Venkatesh Sampath is passionate about bridging the gap between scientific discoveries and clinical applications for babies like Hazel. #BPD #NEC bit.ly/sampath-hazel
Mom Nikki stands on the left side of this photo with Dr. Venkatesh Sampath in the middle holding Hazel. Father Cory stands on the right side. Hazel has pigtails and wears glasses. She has a trach tube.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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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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What an honor to be 1 of 10 Distinguished Poster Award Winners at #AMIA2025! The Navigator role has helped researchers at @research.childrensmercy.org feel connected with & supported by informatics resources available to them. @markhoffmankc.bsky.social @frontiersctsi.bsky.social @amia.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 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-...
A photo of a baby girl with a bow on her head. She has an NG tube going into her nose and holding the tube onto her face is a bandage shaped like a heart.
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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#AMIA2025 Come meet Abby Kietzman @abbykietz.bsky.social and learn about the Reasearch Informatics Navigator role at Children's Mercy @research.childrensmercy.org . Poster #P78 Sunday Nov. 16.
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 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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Our very own Dr. Jennifer Goldman, pediatric infectious diseases expert at @childrensmercy.org, discusses her team's study that offers critical insight into how kids’ immune systems develop — and why exposure to common illnesses is part of growing up.
During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest
A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs. Researchers looked at nasal swabs and symptom reports of more than 800 students and staff in Kansas City, Misso...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Discover how @childrensmercy.org is revolutionizing genetic diagnosis to provide faster answers and brighter futures for children in the latest episode of Transformational Pediatrics. Available wherever you get podcasts. #GeneticDiagnosis #ChildrensMercy
Faster Answers, Brighter Futures: How Children’s Mercy Is Transforming Genetic Diagnosis
Children’s Mercy is transforming pediatric genetic diagnosis with a single, advanced sequencing test. Learn how this breakthrough is delivering faster answers, fewer tests, and new hope for families f...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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#LegacyContent: Characterization of Reference Materials for DPYD: A GeT-RM Collaborative Project. Authors from @research.childrensmercy.org @mayoclinic.org

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October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Scientific breakthroughs with real-world impact: Google’s VP & Head of Research shares how Children’s Mercy researchers used DeepSomatic to uncover 10 new genetic variants in samples of childhood leukemia, opening doors to more precise diagnoses and treatments for kids.
https://cmkc.link/42YgBL3
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October 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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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