Our Mission

Optimize care of newborns by stimulating innovation and evidence supporting physical, developmental, emotional, and social growth and development from womb to childhood.
 

Our Vision

Stimulate and catalyze basic, clinical, translational research and quality improvement investigation within our department and across the Brown ecosystem, addressing areas of need in maternal-newborn health to improve outcomes for the next generation and beyond, while developing investigative talent and academic careers. 

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Areas of Funded Research in the Department of Pediatrics: FY 2024

Includes observational, experimental, clinical trials, and translational research in the areas of:

Basic Science + Translational Research at the Kilguss Research Institute

This state-of-the-art laboratory facility was designed for established and newly recruited faculty in molecular, translational, developmental, reproductive and cancer biology, genetics and immunology. The initiative came at a critical time when great strides were being achieved in the field of biomedical research and our faculty was experiencing significant new successes in extramural funding. The research design incorporates laboratory modules without full dividing walls surrounding a central core of shared space for cell culture, shared equipment, imaging and molecular instrumentation. More than $5.2 million was invested along with a $1 million award from the Health Resources Services Administration to support the renovation and construction costs. Institutional support for research programs and dedication to faculty research is unequivocal and ongoing. The combination of a supportive environment and a robust scientific setting allows us to enhance the scientific productivity of our entire faculty. The Institute is located at 200 Chestnut Street in Providence, Rhode Island.

In 2005, the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk was established at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital. The mission of the Center is to stimulate outstanding interdisciplinary research, education and clinical services on the biological and social factors that determine the developmental outcome of at-risk children.

Center for the Study of Children at Risk

We are especially fortunate that Brown University is one of the few universities where undergraduate and graduate education in biology and the pre-clinical sciences for medical students are taught by a single, integrated faculty.

Women & Infants Hospital, Brown University and Hasbro Children’s Hospital have closely adjoining research facilities a few miles from the Brown Campus and The Warren Alpert Medical School. The proximity further facilitates collaborations amongst these institutions. There is:

• Close affiliation of faculty in clinical departments with basic science activities
• Opportunity to engage in additional academic career development mentorship
• Active involvement with faculty in the basic science programs and graduate and postgraduate research education in Interdepartmental Programs at the University including:
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Pathobiology
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Physiology and Biotechnology
  • Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering