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Celebration Featured First Lady Michelle Obama Highlights Impact of Boston Museum BOSTON, MA (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 In a White House ceremony in the East Room, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Director Susan Hildreth to present the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to Boston Children’s Museum. The nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community, the National Medal celebrates...
Spinoff venture will develop genomic sequencing solutions utilizing Ion Torrent technology for clinical applications SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Boston Children's Hospital has partnered with Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) to launch Claritas Genomics, a new company formed to develop next-generation, genetic and genomics-based diagnostic testing solutions. The venture combines advanced instrumentation, software and bioinformatics...
BOSTON, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Boston Children's Hospital announced today the selection of Sandra L. Fenwick, President and Chief Operating Officer of Boston Children's Hospital, as the hospital's next Chief Executive Officer and President. Fenwick will step into the role currently held by CEO James Mandell, MD, who is retiring at the end of September 2013 after 13 years as the hospital's chief executive and a 35-year association with...
LEXINGTON, Massachusetts, November 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) and Boston Children's Hospital today announced a three-year, broad research collaboration in rare diseases. The goal of the collaboration is to develop novel therapies to treat a number of rare pediatric diseases with high unmet medical need, thereby leveraging Boston Children's research expertise and Shire's development and commercialization capabilities. The partnership underscores...
MRI shows decreased grey and white matter among children in institutional care--but white matter can "catch up" if circumstances improve BOSTON, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Severe psychological and physical neglect produces measurable changes in children's brains, finds a study led by Boston Children's Hospital. But the study also suggests that positive interventions can partially reverse these changes. Researchers led by Margaret Sheridan, PhD, and Charles Nelson,...
Ranked in the Top 4 in all 10 Specialty Areas BOSTON, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Boston Children's Hospital ranks first in the U.S. News & World Report's 2012-13 Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Honor Roll. With evaluation results released today, Boston Children's is first in Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery; second in Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Urology; third in Neonatology and Orthopedics;...
Grant Funds the Museum's STEM Kit for Teachers Program Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 23, 2011 Boston Children's Museum today announced that it has received a $40,000 grant from National Grid. The Museum will use these funds to create a new teaching kit designed to improve teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) among young children and their educators and childcare providers. Kits are interdisciplinary teaching units, packed with artifacts, hands-on...
