Pediatrics About Us Message from the Chair Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Contact Us Education & Training Residency Programs Fellowship Programs UCI/CHOC HEARTi Research Divisional Expertise Faculty Research Home Research Research: Clinical Departments Pediatrics: Home Pediatrics: Research Dedicated to High-Impact Research The Department of Pediatrics is home to internationally renowned researchers and receives numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal and industry sources.The department has a robust research portfolio with nearly 30 NIH grants and research in multiple divisions. 2023 Research Highlights $13,407,508 received in NIH grant funding Ranked 30th by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research in the category of pediatrics departments 210 abstracts were accepted to national/international meetings 222 peer-reviewed manuscripts were published 2 books were published 20 chapters were published Faculty-Led Research Centers, Institutes & Labs Department faculty-run centers, institutes and labs are hubs for focused research, education, outreach and collaboration activities. Conte Center at UCI Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD, director Epilepsy Research Center Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD, founding director; Robert F. Hunt, PhD, director Institute for Clinical & Translational Science Eric Vilain, MD, PhD, principal investigator Kimonis Lab Virginia E. Kimonis, MD, principal investigator Research Center for Exercise Medicine and Sleep (RCEMS) Shlomit Radom-Aizik, PhD, executive director Schuck Child Development Research Lab Sabrina Schuck, PhD, director Recognized for Lifetime Research Contributions Pediatrics Department faculty member Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD, was awarded the 2024 School of Medicine Lifetime Research Achievement Award (Basic Science). Learn More