{"id":84966,"date":"2022-08-02T16:44:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T13:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/improving-pediatric-care\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:44:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T13:44:55","slug":"improving-pediatric-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/improving-pediatric-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Pediatric Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThis collaboration, fueled by philanthropy, brings together two world-class institutions, Technion and Cincinnati Children\u2019s, and two leading laboratories, each with complementary skills and assets, to improve pediatric medicine on a global scale.\u201d<\/h3>\n

\u2013Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology are working together to improve pediatric medicine on a global scale by establishing a collaborative data-driven research program to utilize big data in novel ways.<\/p>\n

Through this collaboration, experts within each institution will train a core group of investigators skilled in biomedical informatics, which uses large data sets to help clinicians, researchers and scientists improve precision medicine, discover treatments, and deliver the best possible healthcare.<\/p>\n

These highly trained researchers will support collaborative studies between Cincinnati Children\u2019s and the Technion. The goal: to elevate pediatric medicine on a global scale by leveraging Cincinnati Children\u2019s expertise in patient care, basic research, and translational research with Technion\u2019s excellence in computer science and bioinformatics.<\/p>\n

The collaboration, called the \u201cCincinnati Children\u2019s\u2013Technion Bridge to Next-Gen Medicine,\u201d includes joint workshops, online lectures, faculty\/student exchange visits, and research projects. To date, Cincinnati Children\u2019s and Technion have co-sponsored joint academic symposia to exchange expertise between faculty and students, supported postdoctoral training and launched joint research in multiple areas of medicine. This work has already led to early findings published in the scientific literature\u2014but this is just the beginning.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Children\u2019s\u2013Technion Bridge to Next-Gen Medicine recently announced the first joint bioinformatics research grants, totaling $200,000 and funded through philanthropy. The selected projects for funding will be awarded $50,000 each, and were selected through a joint review process, involving representatives from both institutions. Funded projects include:<\/p>\n