At The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, our laboratories are hubs for pioneering research in pediatric health. Our faculty experts span several fields, including allergy, asthma, cardiovascular disease, neurodevelopmental disorders, obesity, diabetes, among others. We harness the latest genomic advances to decipher the genetic and environmental influences on childhood diseases, driving personalized, precision care for young patients.

Guided by a translational research model, our teams serve as a bridge between fundamental discoveries and clinical applications, accelerating the path from scientific insight to real-world impact. From rare, inherited conditions to complex, multifactorial diseases, we employ state-of-the-art sequencing techniques to identify disease-causing genetic variants, then work to develop novel diagnostic tools and targeted therapies.

Capitalizing on recent genomic breakthroughs, our research teams are poised to unravel the genetic complexities underlying several prevalent pediatric diseases, including neurodevelopmental disorders and birth defects. Meanwhile, our pharmacogenomic investigators—who explore how genes influence drug responses—are working to drive personalized treatments for common childhood illnesses that currently require antibiotics and specialized regimens, like chemotherapy for leukemia. Moreover, we can now comprehensively investigate the interplay between a child's genetic makeup and environmental influences, which is key to understanding increasingly prevalent conditions such as asthma and obesity.

Our Research Laboratories

Beker Laboratory

Studying neurodevelopmental disorders and how they affect human interaction with the environment.

Bevacqua Laboratory

Improving human pancreatic beta cell mass function through diabetes research.

Bieker Laboratory

Identifying novel erythroid-specific genes for hemoglobin disorder research.

Breen Laboratory

Uncovering mechanisms of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders.

Bond Laboratory

Using advanced cellular and molecular techniques to investigate neural stem cell function.

Brown Laboratory

Advancing microRNA biotechnology for autoimmune disease regulation.

Bunyavanich Laboratory

Investigating genomic and environmental factors in asthma and allergic diseases.

Buxbaum Laboratory

Studying psychiatric and neurological diseases through multidisciplinary approaches.

Chu Laboratory

Exploring sugar metabolism and cell proliferation in zebrafish models.

Cunningham-Rundles Laboratory

Investigating immune cell function in primary immunodeficiency diseases.

De Rubeis Laboratory

Examining developmental defects from mutations in autism and intellectual disability.

Gelb Laboratory

Researching Noonan and related syndromes through genomics.

Harony-Nicolas Laboratory

Examining social behavior deficits and oxytocin system in autism spectrum disorder.

Hubmacher Laboratory

Investigating the role of the extracellular matrix in the formation and function of musculoskeletal tissues.

Itan Laboratory

Studying human disease genomics with the goal of expanding precision medicine.

Krauss Laboratory

Analyzing pattern formation and cell differentiation in development and regeneration.

Kontorovich Laboratory

Researching genetic traits that modulate risk and evolution of cardiovascular diseases.

Lafaille Laboratory

Examining the immunological basis of allergic diseases.

Mahjani Laboratory

Discovering the developmental mechanisms of childhood neuropsychiatric disorders.

Morishita Laboratory

Investigating perceptual and cognitive development.

Panagiotakos Laboratory

Building a rigorous mechanistic understanding of mammalian brain development.

Pinto Laboratory

Exploring the foundations of autism, intellectual disability, and epilepsy.

Rendl Laboratory

Investigating dermal papilla cells as instructive niche for hair follicle stem cells.

Rommel Laboratory

Illuminating the relationship between parental factors and long-term developmental outcomes.

Scott Laboratory

Studying metabolic regulation of gene expression to develop diabetes therapies.

Sturgeon Laboratory

Researching hematopoietic development to build novel cell-based therapeutics.

Turro Laboratory

Statistical genomics with a dual focus on rare diseases and blood-related traits.

Wagenblast Laboratory

Identifying the genetic vulnerabilities of leukemia through functional genomics.

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New York, NY 10029-6542