The grant consists of $25 million to help fund a new pediatric research building located on the Emory campus, and the remaining $5 million will support the Marcus Autism Center and its strategic vision of delivering excellence in clinical care, expanding research efforts and advocating for improved outcomes for children with autism and related disorders.
Some of the pediatric research expected to be conducted in the new building will include cardiac, cancer, vaccines and new drug discoveries as well as serving as an attractive recruiting tool as Children’s and Emory attempt to attract top investigators from around the world.
Research in the new facility will be dedicated to pediatrics and will provide the necessary infrastructure for investigators conducting pediatric research to improve the quality of care and develop better treatments for Georgia’s pediatric population. The grant has implications for the city of Atlanta as a growing research community, building on collaborations with Emory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse School of Medicine and others.
