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State of the Science Research Conference Serves as Incubator for Collaboration

Mar 28, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/03/State-of-the-Science-Research-Conference

Researchers, surgeons and other leaders from across Shriners Children’s gathered in Atlanta for the sixth annual State of the Science conference with a special focus on muscle and bone health.

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Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) Strategy for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Sep 09, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/09/Canada-Research-Continuity-Emergency-Fund-CRCEF-strategy-for-equity-diversity-and-inclusion

On May 15, 2020, the government of Canada announced the Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) as part of its COVID-19 Economic Response Plan.

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Clinical Research at Shriners Children’s Boston Supports Wide Range of Initiatives

Dec 26, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/12/Clinical-Research-at-Shriners-Childrens-Boston

The clinical research program at Shriners Children’s Boston is experiencing a period of exciting growth.

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Staying Ahead of the Curve in Scoliosis Research

Jun 16, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/06/Scoliosis-Research

Shriners Children’s Philadelphia offers a complete scoliosis care program, from regular screenings to surgery.

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Shriners Children’s Research Director Named to National Academy of Medicine

Oct 24, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/10/Guilak-National-Academy-of-Medicine

Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., research director at Shriners Children’s St. Louis, recently received one of the highest honors in the field of health and medicine. He has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

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Shriners Children's St. Louis Advances Groundbreaking Research in Gene Therapy

Oct 17, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/10/Groundbreaking-Research-in-Gene-Therapy

Using gene therapy, a pair of doctors from Shriners Children’s St. Louis have discovered a revolutionary new way to battle childhood obesity by converting harmful fatty acids into beneficial ones.

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Announcing Groundbreaking Research Collaboration with Genome Insight, Inc. for Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Oct 19, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/10/Genome-Research-Collaboration

Project aims to unravel the genetic etiology of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) to revolutionize diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

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Shriners Consortium for Outcomes, Research and Education in Sports

May 16, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2022/05/SCORES

SCORES is basically a "think tank" that brings surgeons, physical therapists, engineers and motion analysis professionals together to collaborate with one another on sports medicine.

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Photography and Medical Research Lead to Advances in Cerebral Palsy Care

Jan 10, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/01/Photography-and-Medical-Research

Motion analysis is a technology used by Shriners Children's to treat cerebral palsy and other orthopedic conditions.

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CHEO Research Institute and Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada Collaborate to Launch First-of-Its-Kind Joint Pediatric Metabolic and Genetic Bone Disorders Fellowship

Dec 06, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/12/CHEO-Research-Institute

Fellows will work in each hospital over two years, thereby developing physicians with expertise in both endocrinology and genetics and allowing children living with rare bone disease to see a single expert instead of visiting clinics at multiple hospitals