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| Name: | Child Health Research Institute |
| University: | University of Florida |
| Director: | Richard Bucciarelli, |
| Address: |
PO Box 100296 Gainesville, FL 32610-0296 |
| E-mail: |
buccirl@ufl.edu |
| Type: | University Institute or Center |
| Mission: | Primary Goal: Translational research-Latest advances in biomedical research into clinical trials in children. Focus Areas: Cutting edge research in genetics, gene therapy, diabetes, transplantation and stem cell therapy. Specific Aims: Complement to ongoing research in Health Sciences Departments and Centers. The Institute will hold a strong alliance to the Shands Children's Hospital for state of art treatment not offered elsewhere in US including highly innovative techniques such as transplantation, investigational gene therapy and/or cell therapy, and novel seizure prediction devices as a highly recognized magnet for patients, particularly those requiring investigative therapies to be positioned for a leading role in higher academic achievement and national recognition realistically hoping to enter the top 10 among American medical schools. |