Pediatric Research
The Department of Pediatrics has a long history of basic, clinical and translational research.
Major areas of research include respiratory viral infections, asthma
and allergic disease pathogenesis, lung injury, herpes virus
infections, infectious causes of cancer, genetics of metabolic diseases,
perinatal epidemiology and environmental medicine. An important goal
of our research programs is to help develop more pediatricians and
scientists who are dedicated to advancing the application of basic
science knowledge to the health problems important to children.
Allergen Structure and Function
Research aimed to understand the allergic process in enough
detail to be able to prevent the development or effectively ameliorate
allergic responses that lead to asthma and other allergic diseases. ...READ MORE
Bronchiolitis and Asthma
Research on the role of RSV and other respiratory infections in the development of bronchiolitis and asthma... READ MORE
Clinical Trials
Ongoing Clinical Trials at UTMB Children's and volunteer opportunities... READ MORE
Environment Estrogen Effects on Allergic Asthma
Research on fetal exposure to BPA and epigenetic modulation of the developing immune systems ...READ MORE
Gastrointestinal Inflammation
Research on the Chronic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...READ MORE
Metabolic Diseases
Research on Canavan disease and PKU. ..READ MORE
Otitis Media
Research aimed at understanding the contribution of viruses, bacteria and their complex interactions to the pathogenesis and clinical course of Acute Otitis Media. ...READ MORE
Prematurity
Research on gentle ventilation of preterm infants. ...READ MORE
Vaccines and Other Prevention Strategies
Research focused on developing new vaccines, creating effective
topical microbicides, and fostering attitudes and developing systems
that promote the timely delivery and use of these methods. ...READ MORE
Viruses
Dr. Antonella Casola, a professor of in the Department of Pediatrics
and infectious disease expert at UTMB, and her collaborators tested a
chemical substance that slowly releases hydrogen sulfide against
in vitro
models of viruses such as influenza, Ebola, Far-eastern sub-type
tick-borne flavivirus, Rift Valley fever and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic
fever virus. The test showed that the hydrogen sulfide significantly
reduced replication of all the tested viruses....
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