children

Getting There

March 8, 2016

What does it take to care for mothers and their babies in remote Ghana? UNC researchers are evaluating systems in place to help some of the world’s most vulnerable women and children.

Eliana Perrin

March 2, 2016

Eliana Perrin oversees the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Office of Research Development as an associate vice chancellor for research. She is also a tenured professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and a nationally known researcher in the area of child health — particularly obesity prevention and treatment.

Setting the Stage

December 16, 2015

A lifelong passion for theatre influences one undergraduate student to research how the art form helps children learning to read

Kids’ Chronic Care

February 10, 2015

Imagine taking five or ten medications a day—before you even graduate high school. An undergrad researcher helps young adults transition to managing their own care.

Safer Supplements

May 7, 2014

Millions of children live with anemia, and treating it can be dangerous. Carla Cerami’s lab wants to make it safe to take iron throughout the developing world.