The Children's Discovery Institute is a collaboration between St. Louis Children's Hospital, its Foundation and WashU Medicine. One of only a few centers for pediatric research in the United States, the CDI is unique in its cross-disciplinary, collaborative approach to rigorous science intertwined with world-class patient care. WashU Medicine physician-scientists are aggressively pursuing cures to deadly childhood diseases with genetic origins, including cancer, and heart, lung and metabolic diseases. The hospital also conducts research in traumatic brain injury, intellectual and developmental disabilities, newborn medicine, fetal care, pediatric surgery and more.

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