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The American Academy of Nursing has selected a nurse leader from Children's National Hospital to join the class of 2020 Academy fellows.

Stem and progenitor cells exhibit diversity in early brain development that likely contributes to later neural complexity in the adult cerebral cortex. This research expands on existing ideas about brain development, and could significantly impact the clinical care of neurodevelopmental diseases in the future.

T-cells taken from the blood of people who recovered from a COVID-19 infection can be successfully multiplied in the lab and maintain the ability to effectively target proteins that are key to the virus’s function, according to a new study published Oct. 23 in Blood.

Washingtonian magazine’s annual list of the region’s “Top Doctors” recognized 62 Children’s National Hospital physicians from a wide-array of specialties including Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Endocrinology, Neurology, Oncology/Hematology, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, General and Thoracic Surgery and Urology.

New study shows benefit of pediatricians taking a self-directed approach to better serving their patients

Children’s National Hospital today announced a $5 million gift from The Boeing Company that will help drive lifesaving pediatric discoveries at the new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus. The campus, now under construction, is being developed on nearly 12 acres of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Children’s National will name the main auditorium in recognition of Boeing’s generosity.

Children’s National Hospital attains Clean Facility Certificate from the Association for the Health Care Environment

AlgometRx, a company developing a medical device aiming to objectively measure pain in real time, is among the  companies awarded a JLABS @ Washington, DC Children’s QuickFire Challenge. The award includes one year of residency at JLABS @ Washington, DC, located on the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus.

Children’s National Hospital is now offering saliva collection as a new and less invasive way of testing some patients for COVID-19.

Children’s National Hospital has received 2020 Digital Health Most Wired recognition by The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as a certified level eight.