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Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have received notice of renewal for a program project grant in the amount of $11 million.

Tishya Wren, PhD, of The Saban Research Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study bone development in children with myelomeningocele, the most severe type of spina bifida .  

he Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program has awarded a five-year $4.7 million grant to support the Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases CCCBD) and the creation of the Bogart Leukemia Research Program at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

Hae-Ri Song, M.D., a physician-scientist in the Division of Neurology at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and an assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, will receive the $50,000 Hyundai Research Scholar Award tomorrow night (May 17, 2008) at the Korean Music Festival hosted by the Hollywood Bowl.

Dr. Ilene Claudius, an emergency department physician at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, will join Michael Russo, a consumer advocate with the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG).  Also, three children from the hospital's Child Development Center will play with the toys (under close supervision, of course).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $25 million in health care partnership emergency care grants to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and four other hospitals across the nation to improve hospital surge capacity, emergency care system capability, and community and hospital preparedness for public health emergencies. The five grant recipients, who each received $5 million, were selected by HSS through a competitive process from among 40 applications.

Local police officers, firefighters, California Highway Patrol and other community organizations will join with Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and Kohl's Department Stores who are "Partners in Injury Prevention" through the Kohl's Cares for Kids® program, which awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

Anita Britt, Ph.D., executive director of the Child Development Center (CDC) at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, has been selected as “Outstanding Executive Director of a Non-Profit” by the California State Legislature’s Women in Business Awards.

Stuart E. Siegel, M.D., head of the division of Hematology-Oncology and director of the Childrens Center for Cancer & Blood Diseases at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, is a recipient of a 2003 Boston University Distinguished Alumni Award, which he will receive in a special ceremony in October during the school’s Homecoming festivities.

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles will raise $500 million for new facilities as well as for endowment, program and annual support, according to an announcement by President and CEO Walter W. Noce, Jr. (April 12) at the annual meeting of the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Board of Trustees in Palm Springs.

Chequeta D. Allen, MBA, visiting assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the Pediatric Management Group LLC, has been recognized by the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) as earning the professional designation of Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE). Formal recognition of this accomplishment was given at the ACMPE business meeting in conjunction with the Medical Group Management Association’s (MGMA’s) 76th Annual Conference held October 2002 in Las Vegas.