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Research Discoveries and Milestones at Children's Hospital Colorado
Children's Hospital Colorado's pediatric research efforts formally began in 1978. Today, we're recognized worldwide for our research in the diseases of newborns, children, adolescents and teens.
While it is impossible to capture all of our achievements over the past 30 years, the following snapshot highlights some of our most groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed research -- made possible by collaboration between The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado.
Breakthroughs and discoveries at a glance
Physicians and researchers from Children's Hospital Colorado, in partnership with the University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics, are responsible for numerous nationally and internationally recognized milestones including:
The discovery of toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Methods to save newborns with severe lung disorders, including the treatment of pediatric pulmonary hypertension by using a non-invasive method of inhaled nitric oxide
The first newborn screening program for cystic fibrosis in the U.S.
The development and licensure of a new shingles vaccine
Identifying changes in genes that cause children to develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common form of pediatric cancer
Discovering the effects of Zinc and Vitamin E nutritional deficiencies in infants and children; established the industry standards for adding Zinc to infant formula
Pioneering pediatric AIDS research, as one of a handful of AIDS clinical trial groups in U.S.
Groundbreaking research in the treatment of hemophilia and blood-clotting disorders
Participation in clinical trials leading to the licensure of new pediatric vaccines including influenza and meningococcus
Five faculty members of the University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics (whose physicians practiced at Children's Hospital Colorado) have served as president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
The Department of Pediatrics is responsible for writing one of the world’s most widely used textbooks, Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatments, a "bible" for family physicians and pediatricians.
The University of Colorado School of Medicine is ranked a top-tier research institution according to U.S. News & World Report in 2024.
If your child participated in a research study at Children’s Colorado, please visit ClinicalTrials.gov for information regarding the outcomes. ClinicalTrials.gov is intended under law to provide complete results, information and enhance patients’ access to the results of clinical trials.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please contact the primary investigator and/or your child’s doctor.
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