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GENETIC SEQUENCING
October 13, 2021
Research is rarely the work of a single individual. It is a complex and dynamic process that requires interacting within the scientific community and building upon the earlier work of others. Much of
TEAMWORK: HOW CHLA STAYED AHEAD OF THE COVID-19 CURVE
October 13, 2021
Discoveries moved from the lab to the patient in record time.
5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19 RESEARCH
October 13, 2021
The pandemic stopped the world in its tracks, forcing many industries to shut down. Research was affected, with labs closed and investigators asked to work remotely. But while many projects were
2020: LIFE AFFECTS RESEARCH
October 13, 2021
How national and international events influenced the work of The Saban Research Institute
MOM KNOWS BEST
October 13, 2021
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are unraveling the biological mechanism that triggers pain in people with sickle cell disease—and confirming what mothers have been saying all along.
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
October 13, 2021
Tracy Grikscheit, MD, discusses her groundbreaking clinical trial, how optimism drives her and why she was made for pediatric surgery.
CAN A TINY FISH TRANSFORM TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD CANCERS?
October 13, 2021
A physician-scientist is harnessing the power of zebrafish—and a new, state-of-the-art facility—to develop innovative treatments for solid tumors in children.
Living Donor Liver Transplants: Better Outcomes for Children
September 21, 2021
In a worldwide pediatric study, researchers from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles show the clear benefit of using living donor liver tissue for transplants.
A Pediatric Research Institution is Setting the Pace for Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Mutations and COVID-19 Variants
September 1, 2021
As the coronavirus evolves, health authorities across the globe rely on the work of scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, who use genomic sequencing to track mutations.