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Giving Kids Hope benefiting the Research Institute for Children's Health

 
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Learn more about the Research Institute for Children's Health.

The Research Institute for Children’s Health was launched at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2015 to provide resources and infrastructure for scientists studying rare, genetic diseases and pursue therapeutic approaches to treat those disorders.  

Giving Kids Hope is an annual event designed with two primary goals: Raise financial support for research on these devastating disorders and create community awareness about the research efforts going on right here in Cleveland.  This gala raises funds critical for the Research Institute’s mission, to initiate research projects on underserved diseases, to provide our researchers with state-of-the-art instrumentation, and to encourage young scientists of nearly any age by providing internships and other opportunities for them to experience biomedical research firsthand.

Past recipients of the Giving Kids Hope Award include:

  • MPB Family Foundation and the Boodjeh Family (2018)
  • Pamela B. Davis, PhD (2019)
  • The Doris and Floyd Kimble Foundation (2020)
  • Jim Demuth (2020)
  • Kim Sowinski (2022)
  • Steve Demko (2023)
  • Mike Darrah (2024)
  • Natalie Herbick (2025)
  • TBD (2026)

Past recipients of the Research Institute for Children's Health Young Scientist Award

  • Christina MacAskill (2024)
  • Karen Schelde (2025)
  • TBD (2026)

You can learn more about the Research Institute at https://case.edu/medicine/childrenshealth/.