Research Labs

Nemours Children's Biomedical Research, Delaware

 

Applied Clinical Genomics

Molecular Regeneration & Neuroimaging Lab

The Molecular Regeneration and Neuroimaging Lab focuses on mechanisms underlying neuronal regeneration.

 

Motor Neuron Diseases Research Lab

The Motor Neuron Diseases Research Lab focuses on neurodegeneration and neuroprotection mechanisms.

 

Musculoskeletal Inherited Disease Lab

The Musculoskeletal Inherited Disease Research Lab focuses on genetic analyses of pediatric diseases.

 

Pediatric Urology Research Lab

The Pediatric Urology Research Lab focuses on exploring genetic and biological causes of cryptorchidism.

 

Rasopathies Research Program

The Rasopathies Research program investigates Costello syndrome and a variety of genetic mutations referred to as rasopathies.

 

Translational Rheumatology Lab

The Translational Rheumatology Lab focuses on finding new and effective treatment options for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis as well as Lyme arthritis.

 

Asthma & Pulmonology Research

Noninvasive Pulmonary Evaluation Lab

Nemours Noninvasive Pulmonary Evaluation Lab is a pediatric lung center.

 

Cancer Biomarkers & Therapeutics

Cancer Epigenetics Lab

The Cancer Epigenetics Research lab focuses on pediatric cancer research related to curcumin, nanotechnology-based delivery and brain tumors.

 

Clinical Biochemistry Lab

The Nemours Biomedical Research Lab is a pediatric biomedical research center focused on the biological roles of intracellular proteases.

 

High-Throughput Screening/Drug Discovery Lab

The High-Throughput Screening/Drug Discovery Lab seeks to discover and develop new drugs to treat childhood leukemia.

 

Cancer Stem Cell Laboratory

Focuses on developing disease models with custom generated induced pluripotent stem cells and CRISPR/Cas9 technologies for pediatric leukemia to understand the start and progression of the disease.

 

Clinical Diagnostics & Therapeutics Research

Immunology Lab

The Nemours Immunology Lab, one of several pediatric labs within the Center for Clinical Diagnostics, studies infectious and inflammatory diseases.

 

Immunity & Infectious Disease Lab

The Immunity and Infectious Disease Lab performs immunity and infectious disease research in immunology and rheumatology.

 

Clinical Research & Development

Tissue Engineering/Regenerative Medicine Lab

The Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Lab focuses on the heart and children with cerebral palsy.

 

Neurodevelopmental/Musculoskeletal Research

Auditory Physiology/Psychoacoustics Research Lab

The Auditory Physiology & Psychoacoustics Research Lab (APPL) studies the functional development of hearing in children.

 

Balance and Vestibular Disorders Lab

The Balance and Vestibular Disorders Lab researches and analyzes balance-related disorders in children.

 

Craniofacial Outcomes Research Lab

The Craniofacial Outcomes Research Lab, one of many pediatric labs at Nemours, studies speech and resonance disorders.

 

Pediatric Engineering Research Lab

The Pediatric Engineering Research Lab is one of two pediatric labs at the Center for Orthopedics Research and Development at Nemours.

 

Speech Research Lab

The Speech Research Lab is one of several pediatric labs within the Center for Pediatric Auditory and Speech Sciences at Nemours.

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Clinical Trials

Browse our comprehensive list of clinical trials currently underway at Nemours Children's facilities in Delaware and Florida.

Areas of Research

Much of our work is concentrated around four large medical areas. Our primary areas of research include: