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An experimental treatment for Down syndrome regression disorder is helping one young teen recover her ability to function in the world.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Awards Innovation Grants to CHLA Researchers
August 7, 2015
Robert Seeger and Shahab Asgharzadeh have each been awarded an Innovation Grant, for experienced researchers with “a novel and promising approach to finding causes and cures for childhood cancers.”
Creating a Safe CAR T-Cell Therapy to Fight Solid Tumors in Children
January 22, 2021
Scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles develop newer CAR T therapy that promises to be more effective and less toxic for children with neuroblastoma.
Which ECMO Babies Are at Risk for Readmission?
November 4, 2021
New study identifies factors that may help predict which neonatal ECMO patients will have to return to the hospital.
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.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Researchers Use AI to Help Doctors Fine-Tune Medication Dosing for Children in the ICU
December 5, 2022
CHLA receives $2.8 million award to dynamically predict safe and effective dosing for critically ill children.
Staff Spotlight: Hillary Mahon, LATG
March 22, 2022
Since joining CHLA in March 2021, Hillary has been busy getting the new Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Zebrafish Laboratory up and running.
Meet Some of our Research Trainees
December 17, 2021
Stephanie Yi-Tsi Chen, MD Stephanie is a research resident and fellow investigating immunotherapy resistance in neuroblastoma. Stephanie’s dream is to become a pediatric surgeon at an academic
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