50 Remarkable Discoveries and Accomplishments in 2024
Post Date: May 2, 2025 | Publish Date:

Investigators from 50 research divisions at Cincinnati Children’s produced more than 3,400 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and other publications in FY2024. The following summaries represent the most significant findings, as selected by each division.
Adolescent and Transition Medicine
Trusted Clinicians Can Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy
Allergy and Immunology
Two Studies Changing the Field for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Anesthesiology
Long-Lasting Pain Memory in Newborns
Asthma Research
Overactive Natural Killer Cells and Asthma Progression
Biomedical Informatics
New Tool Accelerates Hunt for Cancer Immunotherapy Targets
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Developing a Framework for Studying Lung Function Decline in Cystic Fibrosis
Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute
Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency
Vitamin A May Reduce CVHD Risk After Stem Cell Transplantation
Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology
First Skeleton-Wide Study of Blood Cell Formation Yields Surprising Findings
Hematology
Prevalence and Predictors of HHT and CM-AVM in Children
Oncology
Improved Chemotherapy and Surgery Eliminating Need for Radiation for Low-Grade Gliomas
Critical Care Medicine
Community-Led Interventions to Address Food Inequity
Dermatology
Consensus Guidelines for Inpatient Management of EB
Developmental Biology
Pioneer Transcription Factors: Guardians of Cell Fate
Emergency Medicine
How to Identify Patients at High Risk for Cardiac Arrest with Intubation
Endocrinology
Continued Home Insulin Pump Use Proves Safe for Children in Hospitals
Every Child Succeeds
Maternal Depression May Affect Infant Epigenetic Aging
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Engineered Liver Organoids Offer New Hope for Severe Jaundice
General and Community Pediatrics
How COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Kindergarten Readiness
Heart Institute
Cardiology
Mental Health in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heart Surgeons Here Among Architects of New CHD Guidelines
Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
Breakthrough in Understanding Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Hospital Medicine
Can Behavioral Response Teams Reduce Staff Injuries?
Human Genetics
Utilization of Maternal Copper Concentration to Predict Preterm Birth Risk
Immunobiology
How the Microbiome Affects Type 2 Immunity
Infectious Diseases
How Moms ‘Remember’ Their Babies
James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
How Health System Hesitancies Increased COVID-19 Risks
Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children
Epigenetic Differences in Stress Response from Abusive vs Accidental Injuries
Mental and Behavioral Health Institute
Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Early Behavioral Problems Linked to Family Stress
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Proactive Leadership to Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Social Activities and Depression in Youth with ASD
Nephrology and Hypertension
New Paradigm for Kidney Fibrosis: Focus on the Distal Tubule
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Stimulating V2a Neurons Improves Breathing in Mice After Spinal Cord Injury
Ophthalmology
Impact of Lighting on Rod Development in Preterm Mice
Orthopaedics
Zinc-Iron Alloy Shows Promise in Nerve Repair
Otolaryngology
Versatility of Slide Tracheoplasty
Pathology
Updated Classification of Pediatric Hepatic Vascular Tumors
Patient Services Research
Early Interventions Can Improve Hearing for Preterm Children
Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology
Shared Algorithm Supports Ovary-Sparing Surgery
Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
Cone Beam CT Wins the Race for Evaluating Alveolar Bone Grafts
Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Two Possible Ways to Break Mother-to-Offspring Cycle of Fatty Liver Risk
Perinatal Institute
Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology
Single-Cell Atlas for ACDMPV Sheds New Light on Lung Development
Plastic Surgery
New Mouse Model May Shed Light on Alopecia Mechanisms
Pulmonary Medicine
Gene Editing Shows Promise for Correction of CFTR Variants Currently Without Treatment
Radiology
AI Model Outperforms Radiology Experts in Diagnosing Crohn’s Disease in Children
Rehabilitation Medicine
ROCS Tool Helps Confirm Optimal Care in Cerebral Palsy
Rheumatology
UDON Method Reveals Shared Gene Programs Across Inflammatory Diseases
Sports Medicine
Psychological Readiness May Outweigh Physical Readiness for Post-Surgery Return to Sport
Translational and Clinical Pharmacology
MTXPK.org Model Now Calibrated for Diverse Populations
Urology
Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Surgical Care in Pediatric Urology
Explore the 2024 Research Annual Report