Le Bonheur Children’s is committed to the prevention, treatment and elimination of pediatric disease.
At the Children's Foundation Research Institute, our researchers are looking for new discoveries and treatments to promote the health of children. Le Bonheur continues to develop an infrastructure to support research and enhance collaboration among our physician-scientists.
Areas of Research
About the CFRI
The Children’s Foundation Research Institute is a partnership of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Foundation of Memphis. The Children’s Foundation was created by community members who wanted to promote the health and well-being of children in the Memphis area. Since 1993, it has provided significant resources to the Children’s Foundation Research Institute.
The CFRI is based in a 300,000-square-foot Research Center dedicated to basic, translational and clinical research. The CFRI provides the infrastructure and resources to make discoveries in the field of pediatric medicine.
COVID-19 Resources
Guidance for Research at Le Bonheur Hospital during COVID-19 Pandemic
Research Matters - Fall 2020
Untangling Neural Crest Cell Migration in Hirschsprung Disease
Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, recently published a new study in "The FASEB Journal" delineating interactio...
Gosain, Towbin Receive NIH R01 Grants
Le Bonheur Pediatric Surgeon Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, and Cardiology Chief and Heart Institute Execut...
Fighting Obesity Family Style with MEALS
Thomaseo Burton, PhD, and Webb Smith, PhD, have developed a novel intervention to address obesity in...
New Faces in the CFRI
The CFRI welcomes new staff members....
