Children's Mercy Research Institute
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Children's Mercy is dedicated to becoming a leader in pediatric translational research.
Kansas City, MO
Joined July 2018
We're excited to share with you all our FY24 Annual Report. It highlights our translational research efforts to improve the health & wellbeing of children. It also showcases our partnerships with researchers, clinicians, patients, families + communities.
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Dr. Kristin Stegenga is a nurse researcher on @ChildrensMercy's Hematology/Oncology/BMT team. Her research focuses on trying to find ways to make things better along the way for patients and their families. #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Meet Heather, who is the lab manager for our Neonatology research team. She handles a lot, between managing her own projects and setting up her fellow lab mates for success in their projects. #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Dr. Inna Lobeck is shown on the left with Felix. "Felix was diagnosed with a severe form of congenital diaphragmatic hernia at 20 weeks gestation. With a combination of novel prenatal and postnatal interventions, Felix overcame huge obstacles and recently turned one year old!"
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Dr. Susana Chavez-Bueno is physician-scientist in our Infectious Diseases research team. She focuses on E. coli infections in newborns. "I love science!" she exuberantly adds. #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Dr. Dolores Lamb is the co-director of the Research Learning Center, director of Developmental Biology, & Professor of Surgery at UMKC. Last year she received funding to explore links between male infertility & increased risk of cancer: #WomeninScience
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Dr. Kim Randell (shown on the right) focuses her research on intimate partner violence & adolescent relationship abuse. Here she poses with colleagues Dr. Barral and Dr. Miller while staffing a community teen resource event. #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Meet Dr. Geetha Haligheri. She is part of an international UK-based charity called Healing Little Hearts. "This picture is from my recent charity trip to Hyderabad, India where we operated on 19 poor & needy patients over one week." #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Meet Dr. Rebecca Rentea. "Through clinical outcomes research and collaborative studies, we strive to advance care and provide better treatment for children with complex colorectal and pelvic conditions," she said. #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Among the many roles she has, Dr. Rose Reynolds is a senior data scientist on our Research Informatics team. "CMRI infrastructure provides the resources critical for cutting edge computing and research!" she adds. #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Dr. Noel-MacDonnell is a member of our Biostatistics and Epidemiology Core. She is shown here assisting a colleague with their HoloLens study. "Usually I'm on the data end of projects but this time I was a participant," she said. #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Dr. McLennan is a project manager for all of our Genomic Medicine Center research teams at @ChildrensMercy, which means she juggles A LOT! She is shown here with members of the Bradley Lab, one of the groups she supports. #February11 #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Addison is a data scientist involved in Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Therapeutics research. On top of that, she also happens to be a #Swiftie (which may not come as a surprise by looking at her photo)! #February11 #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Dr. Chevalier was also recently interviewed on the @naspghan @bowelsounds podcast. You can listen here:
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Standing in the lab they work in from left to right are Priyanka, a research specialist, Alex, a graduate student, and Laramie Pence, PhD, technical director. All are involved in genetics research here at @ChildrensMercy. #February11 #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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Dr. Laroche of @LifestylesKc focuses her research on social determinants of health & child health. Learn more: In this photo she & Mariah Chrans, PhD, Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, present their research on community health workers.
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As the director of our Biostatistics and Epidemiology Core, Dr. Fridley is a part of our Health Services and Outcomes Research team. She is shown here receiving the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Endowed Chair in Health Outcomes in fall 2024. #February11 #WomeninScience
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Dr. Bakula's research focus is on pediatric psychology, specifically improving the wellbeing of children with pediatric feeding disorder & their families. You can read more about her and her research in this story: #February11 #WomeninScience
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Dr. Hueschen's area of research is in sepsis (a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's immune system overreacts to an infection) improvement and quality improvement. #February11 #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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"Diving deep into discovery, one concept at a time" says RJ, a research nurse coordinator, as she stands in front of a poster board showing study highlights for her Neurology research team. #February11 #WomeninScience #WomeninScience2025
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