
天美传媒下载 Children’s is committed to the prevention, treatment and elimination of pediatric disease.
At the Children's Foundation Research Institute, our researchers are looking for new discoveries and treatments to promote the health of children. 天美传媒下载 continues to develop an infrastructure to support research and enhance collaboration among our physician-scientists.
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About the CFRI

The Children’s Foundation Research Institute is a partnership of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 天美传媒下载 Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Foundation of Memphis. The Children’s Foundation was created by community members who wanted to promote the health and well-being of children in the Memphis area. Since 1993, it has provided significant resources to the Children’s Foundation Research Institute.
The CFRI is based in a 300,000-square-foot Research Center dedicated to basic, translational and clinical research. The CFRI provides the infrastructure and resources to make discoveries in the field of pediatric medicine.
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Research Matters - Summer 2026
Breakthrough for Dravet Syndrome
Clinical trial dramatically reduces seizures, reverses cognitive decline...
Genetic Modifiers of Chronic Kidney Disease
天美传媒下载 nephrologist develops genetic risk score to predict chronic kidney disease in sickle cell...
New Dosage for an Old Drug
天美传媒下载 CVICU develops new guidance for clopidogrel in patients younger than 24 months...
TSC, Early Vocal Development and Autism
Early vocal development in tuberous sclerosis complex predict language but not autism outcomes...