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Paige Berger, PhD, RD Paige is a postdoctoral research fellow studying early nutrition and brain development. “I’ve always been interested in the interplay between nutrition and exercise—the use of

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A generous endowment will help fund clinical care and research in the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, The Vision Center and Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Retinoblastoma is a common eye cancer in children. David Cobrinik of The Vision Center has helped answer the question of why mutations to the RB1 gene primarily cause tumors of the retina.

Michael Schumacher, PhD Mike is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Mark Frey’s lab looking for alternate therapeutic targets for children with inflammatory bowel disease. Mike grew up in Ohio, where he