The window is now open to make a difference in CHRI's effort to provide a healthy life for every child through leading-edge innovation and discovery. We have two match campaigns now open through which you can double the impact of your gift. www.greatergoodgivingday.org/organization... Thank you!!
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Scientific poster on AI research
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CHRI researchers had a great opportunity to present their current projects to attendees at the @unmc.bsky.social #AI in Healthcare Conference yesterday! Great work! @aandersonberry.bsky.social
Study suggests link between prenatal exposure to certain medications and increased autism risk @aandersonberry.bsky.social @unmc.bsky.social @unmccom.bsky.social www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202...
The #FortheGreaterGood campaign will take place in one week! It's a great opportunity to support CHRI and the health of children. And, your money will go even farther by taking part in one of our two gift match opportunities. @unmc.bsky.social www.greatergoodgivingday.org/organization...
Our Seminar Series this Friday will feature Yingying Wang, PhD, associate professor, @unlincoln.bsky.social, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders. The subject of her talk will be - What we can learn from functional and structural brain imaging data. See you at noon!
Congratulations CHRI researcher, Dr. Kate Hyde, named @unmc.bsky.social Outstanding Teacher! Great work! Dr. Hyde is an integral member in our Pediatric Cancer Area of Emphasis! @aandersonberry.bsky.social www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202...
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We are so excited to share our 2025 CHRI Annual Report! It contains a great overview of our organization and highlights of the the previous year! Check it out! @aandersonberry.bsky.social go.unmc.edu/chriannualre...
Dr. Suzanne Haney
When is treatment refusal medical neglect?: Ethical considerations contextualized to pediatric oncology - This the topic of an article in the journal Child Abuse and Neglect. CHRI member, Dr. Suzanne Haney, is among the authors. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41793970/ @aandersonberry.bsky.social
Dr. How-Chih Lee
Next Monday, at noon, our AI Seminar Series will feature How-Chih Lee PhD, senior computational scientist, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Lee's topic will be Teaching AI to See and Read: Vision-Language Models in Radiology. Should be a great talk! @aandersonberry.bsky.social
In less than a month, we will be asking for your support of life-changing pediatric research through the Greater Good campaign. Donations help us empower our members to achieve breakthroughs in children's health. More information to come! @aandersonberry.bsky.social
Graphic for 2026 CHRI Scientific Conference, November 13 at the Scott Conference Center
It's never too early to reserve the date for the CHRI Scientific Conference on November 13. We are lining up speakers and building out the agenda already. More information to come! @aandersonberry.bsky.social @unmc.bsky.social
We are so excited for CHRI member Chris Shaffer, PhD, being appointed to this new role. Dr. Shaffer also leads the CHRI Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit. @aandersonberry.bsky.social
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The CHRI Mentorship meeting today at noon will feature Kim Harp, MLS, who will discuss resources for #pediatric researchers. She is the education and research services librarian for the @unmc.bsky.social McGoogan Health Sciences Library and for Children's Nebraska. Should be a good one!
CHRI members - do you have an AI or Machine Learning research project idea? If so, apply for one of pilot grants. More information is available on our website - www.unmc.edu/chri/researc... @aandersonberry.bsky.social @unmccom.bsky.social
We enjoyed attending the Completely KIDS Stronger Together Luncheon yesterday. Really inspiring stuff. Very proud to be associated with such an impactful organization for our community's children and families. @aandersonberry.bsky.social
Look at this! The chief of our director of research Informatics Ellen Kerns, PhD, has a new leadership position in the Vice Chair of Research's Office. Congratulations! @aandersonberry.bsky.social
Two new leaders named in research operations www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202...
We recently ran some numbers for our upcoming 2025 annual report. Since our beginning in 2018, the number of CHRI members who have received external funding is up a stunning 400%. We are proud to engage with so many impactful researchers. @aandersonberry.bsky.social
Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.
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Congratulations on the the article - Dr. Jeffrey Salomon!
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Next Monday, CHRI will be hosting Dr. M.R. Hasan, assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNL, as the featured speaker at our AI Seminar Series. His talk will be "What AI Gets Wrong about Human Experience and Why It Matters for Early Intervention." @unmc.bsky.social
You never know what you are going to learn at CHRI Events! Today's Seminar series featured Rebecca Barall, who shared her research on hand gestures of children with autism. CHRI scientific writer, Matt Sandbulte, PhD, then provided valuable instruction on using the new NIH Common Forms and SciENcv.
Wow! CHRI member, Russell McCulloh, MD, received a grant of $829k from the University of Kansas Medical Center for a data and operations center for the ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network, a program that links children in rural communities with research studies.
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Great job to CHRI executive director @aandersonberry.bsky.social, MD, PhD, and CHRI members Don Coulter, MD, and Tammy Kielian, PhD, for your important advocacy for research!
Now is the time when Summer Undergraduate Research Programs candidates are applying and indicating their preferred areas. We are proud to announce that CHRI/Pediatrics was the number one program of interest for applicants. Excited for the summer! @aandersonberry.bsky.social @unmc.bsky.social
CHRI Researcher and @UNMC_Pediatrics Allergy and Immunologist, Russell Hopp, DO, recently had three articles published. The subjects of his research range from the inflammatory basis of #asthma, #pollen #foodallergysyndrome and pediatric asthma and allergy diseases. Great work!
Sharing some exciting news for CHRI researcher Gwenn Skar, MD, PhD. Dr. Skar received funding for a material transfer agreement - Pediatric #CSFBiomarkers. Nice work! @aandersonberry.bsky.social @unmccom.bsky.social
Nephrologists Morgan Beebe, MD, and Melissa Muff-Luett, MD, are listed authors of the article, #Dialysis modality and mortality of the Contemporary Infant and Neonatal Dialysis Cohort: a Pediatric #Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC) study. Check it out! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41526758/
We are looking for a nursing coordinator to join our fight against #pediatriccancer. The position offers excellent career growth opportunities, the ability to maintain a healthy work-life balance, paid holidays and remote work opportunities. @unmccom.bsky.social unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/94906
CHRI researcher Brad Brabec, MD, recently received funding to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of new migraine medication for children 6-11. Congratulations and good luck with your study! @aandersonberry.bsky.social
May, and its warmer weather, will be here eventually! The 2026 Pediatric Research Forum will be on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8. The Research Forum is the opportunity for pediatric researcher trainees to share their work with the CHRI community. Mark your calendars! @aandersonberry.bsky.social