Children’s National Research Institute
Driving Pediatric Breakthroughs
Academic Annual Report 2022 - 2023
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From the Interim Chief Academic Officer
Welcome to the 2022-2023 Children’s National Research Institute Academic Annual Report
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Leadership Spotlight
Five decades of leadership and mentorship
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Innovation
Children’s National awarded nearly $7.5 million by FDA to lead pediatric device innovation consortium
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Research Funding
Research primarily supported via external sources including the NIH
Spotlights
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RIC HIGHLIGHT
The breakthroughs at the RICThe Children's National Research & Innovation Campus (RIC) is a state-of-the-art, award-winning urban innovation ecosystem and the home of the Children’s National Research Institute focused on advancing research and pediatric care.
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CCIR
Decades of progress: Milestones in blood, marrow and cell therapy programs at Children’s NationalOn April 28, 2023, Children's National celebrated significant milestones in two critical programs.
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CGMR
A beacon of hope in genetic medicineThe Center for Genetic Medicine Research (C.G.M.R.) is a pioneering institution that has made significant strides in genetic medicine.
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CNR
The gift of breakthroughs in pediatric brain tumorsThis academic year, Children’s National Hospital received a $96 million investment from an anonymous donor family to transform rare childhood brain tumor research and care.
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CPNMHR
Innovating to understand health and disease in the mother-baby dyadChildren’s National Hospital has nurtured a dynamic clinical community of pediatric researchers for many years.
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CTR
Driving future pandemic readiness with the Pediatric Pandemic NetworkDespite lacking an established vaccine trials unit, Children’s National Hospital became one of the top recruiters worldwide for children in the 6- to 23-month-old age group, usually the hardest group to recruit.
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SZI
The AI in pediatric breakthroughsThe Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation (SZI) at Children's National Hospital has been making significant strides in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve pediatric healthcare.
Facts & Figures
1,980 active clinical research studies
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1,108 publications in the medical literature in 2022-2023
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236 principal investigators conducting research projects, including more than half of the clinical division chiefs at Children’s National
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132 issued patents
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130+ inventors named on issued patents
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$98M in total research and support, almost all from external sources such as the National Institutes of Health
2022-2023
From the Interim Chief Academic Officer
Having recently celebrated Children’s National Hospital’s 150th anniversary, in the last year our institution has focused on efforts to grow and build for team science and discovery.
Institutes, Centers, & Offices
- Center for Cancer and Immunology
- Center for Neuroscience Research
- Center for Prenatal, Neonatal and Maternal Health Research
- Center for Translational Research
- Center for Genetic Medicine Research
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Children’s National (CTSI-CN)
- Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
- Rare Disease Institute
- Medical Education