The German Center for Child and Adolescent Health - A new structure for translational research in pediatrics shaping the health of children today and future generations.
Klaus-Michael Debatin, Jutta Gärtner, Christoph Klein, Antje Körner, Marcus A Mall, Ania C Muntau, Neeltje van den Berg
{"title":"The German Center for Child and Adolescent Health - A new structure for translational research in pediatrics shaping the health of children today and future generations.","authors":"Klaus-Michael Debatin, Jutta Gärtner, Christoph Klein, Antje Körner, Marcus A Mall, Ania C Muntau, Neeltje van den Berg","doi":"10.1186/s40348-025-00198-w","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The new German Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DZKJ) founded as part of the German Centers for Health Research provides an unprecedented and unique opportunity for internationally outstanding research that contributes to the health and well-being of children and adolescents by creating a sustainable, multidisciplinary translational research center with a wide spectrum of clinical and scientific disciplines. The DZKJ attracts and motivates some of the best basic and clinical scientists in Germany inside and outside the field of pediatrics to jointly dedicate their research and creativity to unravelling the causes of both common and rare diseases and to developing innovative therapies and prevention strategies. All DZKJ partner sites will join forces for a pivotal, networked lighthouse for clinical and translational science in pediatrics in Germany and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":74215,"journal":{"name":"Molecular and cellular pediatrics","volume":"12 1","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12398444/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Molecular and cellular pediatrics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40348-025-00198-w","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PEDIATRICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
The new German Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DZKJ) founded as part of the German Centers for Health Research provides an unprecedented and unique opportunity for internationally outstanding research that contributes to the health and well-being of children and adolescents by creating a sustainable, multidisciplinary translational research center with a wide spectrum of clinical and scientific disciplines. The DZKJ attracts and motivates some of the best basic and clinical scientists in Germany inside and outside the field of pediatrics to jointly dedicate their research and creativity to unravelling the causes of both common and rare diseases and to developing innovative therapies and prevention strategies. All DZKJ partner sites will join forces for a pivotal, networked lighthouse for clinical and translational science in pediatrics in Germany and beyond.