Seattle Children’s Research Division

At the forefront of pediatric medical research, the research division at Seattle Children’s is working to cure childhood disease and improve outcomes for children all over the world.

Featured Research

STRIDE Study Aims for Better Treatments for Children With IBD

Newly launched study seeks answers to how and why inflammatory bowel disease begins in children, targeting cure.

CIIT Researchers Highlight Achievements in Novel Therapies at Gene and Cell Therapy Meeting

Key findings from the CIIT will be shared at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy’s Annual Meeting, May 7-11 in Baltimore.

Advocacy for Equitable School Recess Introduces New State Law

Dr. Pooja Tandon and colleagues, on behalf of the King County Play Equity Coalition’s Advocacy Action Team, see new equitable recess law pass in Washington, which outline and require school recess best practices.

New Vaccine Candidate Holds Promise to Conquer Malaria

Using genetic engineering, Dr. Stefan Kappe and colleagues in the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research developed a novel vaccine with unprecedented potential to eliminate malaria.

A History of Groundbreaking Discoveries

Since the first research lab opened in 2004, researchers at Seattle Children’s have focused on discovering and improving treatments. Seattle Children’s Research Institute and Seattle Children’s Therapeutics are internationally recognized for their work in cancer therapies, genetics, neuroscience, immunology, infectious disease and bioethics.

Research Institute

Our researchers are improving pediatric healthcare by leading and participating in hundreds of research projects.

Therapeutics

Learn about our novel non-profit therapeutics development enterprise, devoted to envisioning and testing next-generation cell and gene therapies for pediatric diseases.

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Take a virtual tour of the Research Division for an insider's view of our buildings, labs and collaborative spaces.

Invent at Seattle Children’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program

The Invent at Seattle Children’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program is an investment in training early career scientists historically underrepresented in or excluded from biotech in the development of therapeutics for childhood conditions. Learn more.

Find a Research Study or Clinical Trial

Our dedicated researchers are working relentlessly to improve treatments for more than 200 diseases and conditions to discover the most effective, least invasive and best options for the kids who need it most through research studies and clinical trials.

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More than half of the kids who come to Seattle Children’s live with serious conditions that they will have for the rest of their lives. Research can give them a different future. Your donation makes it possible.