Neonatology Research

Research efforts at Nationwide Children's Hospital’s Section of Neonatal Medicine are focused on making advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of premature infants.

The research interests of the physician-scientists within the Section of Neonatal Medicine are vast, but the primary focus is on the prevention of complications of prematurity. By working directly with the Center for Perinatal Research – one of the eleven Centers of Emphasis at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, investigators are using basic science and translational research to develop cutting-edge interventions designed to prevent premature delivery.

Clinical Studies

Clinical researchers at Nationwide Children's are committed to identifying new approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases, taking research discoveries from the lab to the patient's bedside.

Browse current research studies being conducted at Nationwide Children’s related to Neonatology

Neonatology Research Areas of Focus

• BPD
• Feeding Disorders
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• Neonatal Nutrition and Maternal Factors
• Prematurity Prevention
• Neurological Development in Premature Infants
• Extremely Premature Infant Care

Of Note

The Section of Neonatal Medicine Accepted to Neonatal Research Network
The Section of Neonatal Medicine has been accepted to join an elite group of research centers dedicated to studying neonatal medicine. The Neonatal Research Network, developed by the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), is comprised of 18 research centers focused around one cause: to improve the care and outcome of neonates. The Section will contribute patient data to a registry of very low birth weight infants. This registry provides network investigators with information regarding important variables that affect the short and long-term health outcomes of premature infants.

General Neonatology Grants

Randomized Controlled Trial of Early versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Infants with CHD, American Heart Association (Carl R. Backes)

Vascular toxicities of environmental tobacco particulates in children, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (John Bauer)

Improving BPD Predictors and Outcomes for Clinical Trials, National Institutes of Health, Tufts University Clinical and Translational Science Institute, National Center for Research Resources (Robert G. Castle)

Child Health Research Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health (Bernadette Chen)

Genetic epidemiology of life-threatening influenza infection in children, Children’s Hospital Boston, National Institutes of Health (Mark W. Hall)

Monocyte Pyrin Expression in Human Sepsis, National Institutes of Health (Mark W. Hall)

The Roles of MKP-1 in Gram-negative Bacterial Sepsis and Colitis, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Yusen Liu)

The Role of MKP-1 in Innate Immune Responses to LPS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Yusen Liu)

The Function of Dual Specificity Phosphatase-5 in Immune Response, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Yusen Liu)

Multiple Chronic Conditions in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Epidemiology, NICU Care, and Outcome, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (William P.Gardner)