Yale Anesthesiologist Brings NIH Pain Studies to CHOC Physician Connection: Winter 2009 Zeev Kain, M.D., is a recognized international expert in the clinical management of surgery-related anxiety and pain in children undergoing invasive medical procedures.

CHOC Bridges Research And Clinical Practice Physician Connection: Winter 2008 On September 26, The CHOC Research Institute Symposium provided a glimpse into the exciting, behind-the-scenes research being conducted in CHOC research labs and throughout the hospital.

A Message from Dr. Minon Making a Mark: October 2007 As Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at CHOC, it is my pleasure to provide the message for this issue of Making a Mark, which discusses research at CHOC.

CHOC Research Institute at the Forefront of Clinical Research Making a Mark: October 2007 Forty years ago, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) had a cure rate of only 4%; today, the cure rate is 94%. Thanks to years of progressive research, scientists were able to turn the tide, resulting in more children surviving ALL and other childhood diseases than ever before.

Research Spotlight: Making a Mark: October 2007 Disorders like cancer, cerebral palsy and diabetes are often in the research spotlight, but other, lesser-known disorders also have a grave impact on children.

Family Supports CHOC's Cord Blood Bank Making a Mark: October 2007 In 1994, Dr. Tom Broderick, a former radiologist at CHOC and St. Josephﾒs Hospital, and his wife Lisa became pioneers in a very new science by donating and storing their daughterﾒs cord blood at CHOC. The Broderickﾒs daughter Julia, who is now 13, was one of the first cord blood donors at CHOC.

Pursuing A Cure For Cancer Physician Connection: Fall 2006 CHOC neurosurgeon William Loudon, M.D., Ph.D., has come to realize that with all the current clinical therapies available, only some of his brain tumor patients will be completely cancer-free after exhaustion of current treatments. Dr. Loudon has puzzled over this limitation for years.

CHOCﾒS Newest Scientist Shengwen "Calvin" P.H.D. Physician Connection: Fall 2006 Dr. Loudon has recruited Dr. Calvin Li at the newly established CHOC Center for Neuroscience and Stem-Cell Research.

Research News Physician Connection: Spring 2005 Despite all of the media coverage during the past yearﾒs presidential campaign and the passage of Proposition 71 in California, there remains a great deal of misunderstanding about stem cells.

CHOC Clinical Research on the National Stage Physician Connection: Fall 2004 In an ongoing effort to build clinical trial business and to promote research at CHOC nationally, the CHOC Research Institute hosted a booth at the annual Drug Information Association (DIA) meeting in June in Washington, DC.

CHOC Receives NIH Grant To Train Stem Cell Researchers Physician Connection: Winter 2004 The CHOC Research Institute is one of only five institutions in the country to receive a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to train researchers throughout the world on how to grow and maintain human embryonic stem cells.