{"id":15,"date":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/default-wordpress\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:26:58","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Advances in pediatric research have improved the lives of infants, children, adolescents, and society at large.\u00a0 We are on the edge of exciting discoveries and initiatives to improve the lives of children and the adults they will become. We feel that the inclusion of children and adolescents in clinical research is essential to ensure that these individuals benefit from important scientific discoveries. Furthermore, studying child health across the stages of development is critical for understanding the pathophysiology of disease and is the basis for developing preventive and curative treatments for all.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;] \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized\" href=\"https:\/\/scholars.uthscsa.edu\/en\/organisations\/pediatrics\" title=\"\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-microscope\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 >Our UT Scholars Department Activity<\/h3>\n            <p><\/p>\n        <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\n        <div class=\"panel colorized-border border-institutional single-border single-border-top\"  >\n              <div class=\"text-center\">\n              <div class=\"circle colorized-institutional close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-uth-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n                <h2>Pediatrics - Research Links<\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n                <div class=\"loose-list line-delimited\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/research\/\">Child Abuse Pediatrics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/critical-care\/research\/\">Pediatric Critical Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/endocrinology\/research\/\">Pediatric Endocrinology &amp; Diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/hematology-oncology\/research\/\">Pediatric Hematology &amp; Oncology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/ccncr\/\">Center for Child and Neonatal Clinical Research (CCNCR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gccri.uthscsa.edu\">Greehey Children&#8217;s Cancer Research Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n            <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\n        <div class=\"panel colorized-border border-institutional single-border single-border-top\"  >\n              <div class=\"text-center\">\n              <div class=\"circle colorized-institutional close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-flask\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n                <h2>Pediatrics - Research Links<\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n                <div class=\"loose-list line-delimited\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/chrome-18\/\">Chromosome 18 Research Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/general-pediatrics\/research\/\">General Pediatrics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/immunology-and-infectious-diseases\/research\/\">Pediatric Immunology &amp; Infectious Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/neonatology\/research\/\">Neonatology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.uthscsa.edu\/clinical-trials-and-research\/pediatric-cancer-clinical-trials\">UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n            <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5536&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Overview Advances in pediatric research have improved the lives of infants, children, adolescents, and society at large.\u00a0 We are on the edge of exciting discoveries and initiatives to improve the lives of children and the adults they will become. 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