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Our diverse program allows us to bring together multidisciplinary teams to address issues of child health and disease susceptibility. The work at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles centers around these major scientific priorities:
 Cancer
The Basic and Translational Research Program of the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases integrates laboratory and clinical expertise in the search for answers for children with cancer and blood diseases. Read more.
Community and Behavioral Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
This Program works to promote the health and well-being of children, adolescents and families. In an urban, densely populated area such as Los Angeles, there are numerous opportunities to reduce health disparities and address barriers to healthy living for children and adolescents. Read more.
Developmental Neuroscience
By focusing on key developmental critical periods and incorporating insight gained from clinical observation, the scientists of the Developmental Neuroscience Program work to understand the relationship between abnormal brain development and disease. The long-term goal of the Program is to exploit the inherent plasticity of the neonatal central nervous system to rescue normal function of affected brain circuitry and restore the full range of learning abilities, personality, and physiology that every child deserves. Read more.
Diabetes and Obesity
Investigators in this program work to advance research into the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes with the intent of impacting the predicted global health crisis. Read more.
Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine
This program seeks to discover the basic mechanisms of human organ development, repair and regeneration with a focus on organogenesis, injury repair, tissue regeneration and tissue engineering. Read more.
Human Physiology and Imaging
The focus of this Program is to advance the use of imaging technology in the study of pediatric diseases in the laboratory and in clinical practice. Read more.
Immunology, Infectious Disease and Pathogens
The Program is comprised of a group of researchers engaged in basic, translational and clinical investigations on the pathogenesis, immunology and clinical diagnosis and management of microbial pathogens in pediatrics. Read more.
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