The state and future of pediatric research-an introductory overview : The state and future of pediatric research series

Esther M Speer; Lois K Lee; Florence T Bourgeois; Daniel Gitterman; William W Hay Jr; Jonathan M Davis; Joyce R Javier

doi:10.1038/s41390-022-02439-4

The state and future of pediatric research-an introductory overview : The state and future of pediatric research series

Pediatr Res. 2023 Jan 24:1-5. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02439-4. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Esther M Speer¹, Lois K Lee², Florence T Bourgeois^{2

3}, Daniel Gitterman⁴, William W Hay Jr⁵, Jonathan M Davis⁶, Joyce R Javier⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA. Esther.Speer@stonybrookmedicine.edu.
² Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Public Policy, University of North Caroline, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
⁵ University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics and the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Abstract

This is an introduction to an article series devoted to the current state and future of pediatric research. The role of public-private partnerships, influencing factors, challenges, and recent trends in pediatric research are described, with emphasis on funding, drug and device development, physician-scientist training, and diversity. Potential solutions and advocacy opportunities are discussed.