Transforming research into therapies that doctors and patients can use in daily life.

Center for Clinical and Translational Research

Building on a history of ground-breaking achievements, our investigators and research teams are working together to develop next generation therapies for a wide range of pediatric diseases and disorders. Learn more.

Featured Research

New Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis Identified

Drs. Scott Watson and Jerry Zimmerman contribute to national pediatric guidelines to better identify and treat patients diagnosed with pediatric sepsis.

Seattle Children’s Researchers Represent Washington State in National Pediatric Emergency Care Research Network

Seattle Children’s Emergency Department Research group contributes emergency care research to national network.

New RSV Vaccine Offering Protection for Infants Approved

Seattle Children’s researchers contribute key findings to study supporting CDC approval of new RSV vaccine offering protection for infants.

Equity Initiatives Improve Healthcare-Associated Infections

May 30, 2023 – Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections dropped after researchers identified disparities and initiated equity-focused measures.

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Our researchers offer patients and families access to the latest medical studies, known as clinical trials, aimed at finding better ways to diagnose and treat childhood diseases. Family participation in our efforts helps this process.

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More than half of the kids who come to Seattle Children’s live with serious conditions that they will have for the rest of their lives. Research can give them a different future. Under designation, select “Other” and enter Clinical and Translational Research.

Center for Clinical and Translational Research

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