Texas Children's Research Institute Who We Are

Our distinguished research faculty brings world-class expertise across a wide range of disciplines to advance pediatric and women's health. Some key areas of research focus include:

Cancer biology, with an emphasis on the biology of cancers of childhood such as CNS tumors, leukemias and lymphomas, and sarcomas
Cellular immunology, ranging from developmental immunology, autoimmune disorders, allergy, immunodeficiencies, and immunogenetics
Cancer immunology, including T-cell immunotherapy and innate cell therapyIntestinal biology and nutrition in early life and childhood
Microbiology and microbiome science, probiotics, and signaling between microbial communities and human cells
Nanomaterials and nanoparticles, including nanomaterial-based solutions for medical imaging, nanoparticle contrast agents, and targeted nanostructures
Structural biology of vaccine candidates, ranging from viral proteins to eukaryotic parasites
Women’s health at all stages of reproductive life, including clinical and translational research on causes and treatments of maternal, placental, and fetal diseases during pregnancy, infertility, and conditions such as endometriosis
Innovations in fetal precision medicine, including innovations in prenatal diagnosis and screening, including genomics, advanced imaging, and innovative fetal surgical and medical therapies

Advisory Council

The Texas Children's Research Institute Advisory Council comprises distinguished researchers and clinicians whose multidisciplinary expertise defines our wide-ranging approach to children's and women's health.

Lisa Forbes Satter, MD

Chief, Allergy, Immunology, Retrov
Medical Director, CRA

Updates

Texas Children's Research Institute Who We Are

Advisory Council

Lisa Forbes Satter, MD

Carl Allen, MD, PhD

Helen Heslop, MD, DSc (Hon)

Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD

Ananth Annapragada, PhD

Igna Van den Veyver, MD

Chester J. Koh, MD, MBA

Sundeep Keswani, MD

Research Stars

Christopher Spencer Greeley, MD, MS

Lisa S. Kahalley, PhD

Brent D. Kaziny, MD

Katherine Y. King, MD, PhD

Anna M. Mandalakas, MD

Leonid S. Metelitsa, MD, PhD

Mary E. Paul, MD

Sharon E. Plon, MD, PhD, FACMG

Michael Taylor, MD, PhD, FRCS(C)

Chandrasekhar Yallampalli