Research is a vital part of the daily activity at Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong and in the University of Rochester Department of Pediatrics.
From bench research to clinical trials, clinical studies, and health services research, we have a long history of bringing safer, more effective drugs and treatments to children in need.
One of the Top 20 Pediatric Research Programs in the United States
- More than $22 million in grant money now funds the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester where our pediatric faculty hold approximately 225 grants
- Twenty-one physicians at Golisano Children’s Hospital have at least one grant of $100,000 or more for research
- The hospital’s research activities are enriched by its affiliation with the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, the University of Rochester School of Nursing and the Aab Institute of Biomedical sciences
Promising New Investigations are Under Way
- An investigation into the mechanism and prevention of lung damage resulting from the organism Pneumocystis carinii
- A study within Hematology/Oncology of how red blood cells are formed in the embryo and later in development
- An examination of the physiology of lung damage during conditions such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, oxygen toxicity, and environmental pollutants
- Research to gain a better understanding of how the normal kidney adapts to metabolic acidosis and what goes wrong in renal tubular acidosis
- Through the National Children’s Oncology Group, testing of specific therapies for various forms of pediatric cancer
- We are an active AIDS Clinical Trial Center
- We are members of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Neonatal Network. As one of only 16 centers chosen by the NICHD we originate and conduct multi center clinical trials on promising neonatal therapies
More Neonatal Research - Research to improve the delivery of immunizations and health care to the poor, to end smoking in teenagers, to manage asthma in early childhood, to integrate telemedicine and home nursing in the care of children away from the hospital, and to measure the impact of NY Child Health a Improvement Program
Unique Educational and Research Opportunities
- Pediatric Links to the Community
- David Hamilton Smith Pediatric Medical Student Year-Out Fellowship
- Summer Training Program
- The Gilbert B. Forbes Visiting Scholar Program
- Haggerty-Friedman Psychosocial Fund for Research in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
- Physician/Scientist Track
- Resident Research Track
- Samuel A. Clausen and William L. Bradford Awards
Pediatric Research Centers
Strong Children’s Research Center
AAP Julius B. Richmond
Center of Excellence for Children
(Created by the American Academy of Pediatrics)