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THE VALUE OF KIDS FIRST

KIDS COME FIRST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Thousands of children are diagnosed with cancer and congenital disorders each year, impacting families emotionally and financially. The Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First), funded  and administered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund, aims to alleviate some of that hardship by improving how we diagnose, treat, and eventually eliminate these threats. This program is a valuable resource for researchers and is a critical investment in pediatric research.

The Kids First Data Resource Center (Kids First DRC) provides robust genetic and clinical data for pediatric cancer and congenital disorders. Kids First data is accessible to researchers worldwide, free of charge, to help us understand these diseases better.

While this valuable program is funded through 2024, Kids First needs continued support to pursue its essential work well into the future.

DISCOVER A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

Kids First is the leading global contributor of pediatric studies for research

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Gabriella Miller

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Gabriella’s Story

The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act was enacted in April 2014, less than six months after 10-year-old child cancer research advocate Gabriella Miller died from an inoperable brain tumor.

Her efforts to raise childhood cancer awareness, and its connection to congenital disorders, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for children’s cancer charities. Through her passionate advocacy, Congress passed the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act to direct funding into the NIH Common Fund over ten years to support pediatric research.

Gabriella’s mother, Ellyn Miller, continues her daughter’s work to demand better treatments and cures for kids through the Smashing Walnuts Foundation.

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January 28, 2024 in Articles

NCI Pre-Application Webinar for RFA-CA-19-033: Improving Outcomes for Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

On January 31, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST, the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) will host a webinar to discuss the Funding…
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January 11, 2024 in Articles

Alex Hudson: Merging Science and Service at the Core of the Kids First Program

Dr. Alex Hudson, the latest addition to the Kids First team, has joined the Kids First Program Team as a Presidential Management Fellow. Hailing from a distinguished background in academic…
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December 20, 2023 in Articles

New Data Resources Added to the Kids First Data Resource Portal

The NIH Common Fund-supported Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource Center (Kids First DRC) is a dynamic and ever-growing effort to create opportunities for investigators across the research and healthcare landscape. It…
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December 20, 2023 in Articles, Events

The Gabriella Miller Kids First DRC Partners with the NIH INCLUDE Project to Share Latest Research Breakthroughs at the 2022 ASHG Annual Meeting

The Gabriella Miller Kids First DRC Partners with the NIH INCLUDE Project to Share Latest Research Breakthroughs at the 2022 ASHG Annual Meeting At the Annual Meeting of the American…
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