A Breakthrough in Childhood Asthma Research at UPMC Children’s
Researchers at Pitt and UPMC Children’s have developed a non-invasive nasal swab test to diagnose a specific asthma subtype, or endotype, in children.
Celebrating All You’ve Achieved in This Moment
This year, UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation launched its largest-ever fundraising campaign, This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First, which will raise $200 million for UPMC Children’s to revolutionize children’s health.
UPMC Children’s Researchers Benefit from Multi-Million Dollar Grant From the Richard King Mellon Foundation
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant of $2.1 million toward UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s fundraising campaign, This Moment. The grant will support three researchers at UPMC Children’s.
Home is Where the Heart Heals: Innovative Care for Infants
Philanthropy enables the Heart Institute to invest in personnel and infrastructure, allowing the team to pioneer new and innovative programs for young cardiac patients.
Ariel Memorial CrossFit Fundraiser
This past May, Sonya Silvaggio and her fellow CrossFit enthusiasts hosted the 5th Annual Ariel Memorial WOD (Workout of the Day), a heart-pumping fundraiser to honor Sonya’s late daughter.
Giving Back in Honor of Anya
Earlier this year, Sandra and Bob La Mar, founders of the Anya Elyse La Mar Foundation, established an endowment at UPMC Children’s to advance scientific discovery at the Mario Lemieux Institute for Pediatric Cancer Research.
Grantmakers 2024: Children’s Trust Grants $170,000 for Startup Pediatric Research
Children’s Trust, an exclusive group of rising philanthropists, hosts the Grantmakers meeting every spring. The meeting brings together a group of hand-selected researchers whose work aims at improving pediatric health.
Using AI to Diagnose Ear Infections in Children
As director of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics and president of UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics (CCP), Alejandro Hoberman, MD, recently led a team of researchers in developing a new smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately diagnose ear infections in children.
“BelleDozer” Triumphs over Thalassemia
Belle was adopted from China when she was 19 months old. When her parents first met her, they knew she was special. They also knew Belle had potentially devastating blood disorder called thalassemia, which would require a lot of medical care.
YourMomCares Announces Heather Joseph, DO as Brilliance in Research Award Winner
YourMomCares has named the winner of its inaugural Brilliance in Research Award — Dr. Heather Joseph, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh.