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Rebecca Riba-Wolman, MD Director, Glycogen Storage Disease Program & Disorders of Hypoglycemia
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Christine Trapp, MD Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, UConn Health
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Christine Longyear, MSN, PNP-BC Nurse Practitioner, Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders
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Nancy Street Dunbar, MD, MPH, FAAP Director, Bone and Mineral Disorders Program
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- Endocrinology & Diabetes
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Clinical Trials Our mission in Clinical Trials is to support Connecticut Children’s Research Institute investigators in advancing pediatric health care by partnering with external Sponsors to conduct high quality multi-center and investigator-initiated trials. We provide a highly skilled, multi
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Institute for Nursing Research Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice The Institute for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) at Connecticut Children’s has a history of producing nurse-driven pediatric and family-centered research. Nursing Research and EBP is fundamentally grounded in its
Connecticut Human Milk Research Center The Connecticut Human Milk Research Center’s efforts are focused on three umbrella research initiatives: A NICU-specific nutrition and clinical database Researchers are creating a database to evaluate at least 15 clinical epidemiologic questions related to human milk use and
Human Research Protection Program The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is a comprehensive system to ensure the protection of human subjects participating in research. The objective of the HRPP is to assist Connecticut Children’s in fostering an ethical culture in our research programs and ensuring that we
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Beyond Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: Air Force Pilot Achieves His Dream Since he was a little kid, John Kostal dreamed of flying. At 21 years old, he was on the verge of achieving it as part of the United States Air Force. Then he got the bad news. After years of working toward a coveted pilot’s slot, his medical exams had detected a lingering heart
Office for Sponsored Programs The Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) supports the research community at Connecticut Children’s by facilitating the preparation, submission, and management of external funding. Our services include pre-award, post-award, contract management, and clinical trials finance. We are