Pediatric Infections Research Center
The SBUMS Pediatric Infections Research Center (PIRC) was established in 2003 at Mofid Pediatric hospital as part of the National Research Centers group. In accordance with national research policies, the main goals of the center consist of upgrading the quality of applied research, publishing papers relevant to current issues, developing motivation for research among students and the academic staff, and keeping abreast of the latest advances in the field of pediatric infectious diseases.
The specialized and international journal of this center under the title "Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases" is indexed in ISI and Scopus with the efforts of the editorial board members and colleagues of the center.
Largely, the research projects in our center are carried out in four different fields:
1. Vaccines, (efficacy, field effectiveness and safety)
2. Antibiotics, (usage, misuse, abuse and antibiotic resistance)
3. Respiratory tract infections
4. Molecular studies in virology, bacteriology and fungal infections
Missions
• Recruitment of highly specialized human resources (professionals in clinical and basic sciences),to conduct research in topics related to infectious diseases in children
• Providing necessary facilities for researchers, academic staff, and post graduate students to develop and implement research projects
• Collaboration with national and regional health authorities in solving problems with diagnosis, prevention and management of pediatric infectious diseases, including developing vaccination strategies for primary prevention of communicable diseases
• Cooperation with national and international scientific centers to promote the health status at all socio-economic levels, and reduce pediatric mortality
• Guiding students and the academic staff in research methodology to increase the number and quality of applied researches
• Since October 2012, the center has started publication of a peer reviewed, scientific quarterly journal entitled “Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases” which has already been indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, Index Copernicus, SID (Scientific Information Database), IranMedex, Magiran, ISC, Open-J-Gate, Ricest, Google Scholar and Ulrichs Web.
• The center has initiated the PhD by research program since September 2012 and four PhD students are being trained at the present time.
Diagnostic services of the center
•The diagnostic method with BACTEC technology: This technology contains an advanced incubator system with the ability to identify all types of slow and hard-growing bacteria, within 5 to max 14 days in even the samples that the patient has taken antibiotics, previously.
•The establishment of a Covid-19 laboratory in Mofid Children's Hospital by the Pediatrics’ Infectious Research Center, has been a great help in improving children's health since July 2019. Since December 1401, it has got permission to perform the influenza detection test.
•Launching Multiplex Real-Time PCR for the simultaneous diagnosis of influenza and Covid-19 were so useful, especially in critically ill children who required transplantation and chemotherapy. It should be mentioned that most cases in the recent Influenza-like disease outbreak were diagnosed as influenza.
Address:
Shariati st., Mofid Childrens Hospital Tehran, Iran
Zip Code: 15468-15514
Tel: (+98) 21 2222 6941
Fax:(+98) 21 2243 9964
Website: http://pirc.sbmu.ac.ir
Email: pr_pirc@sbmu.ac.ir
Pediatric Neurology Research Center (PNRC)
In June 2006, the Pediatric Neurology Research Center succeeded in obtaining the principal approval of the university. The first meeting of the Board members of the Center was held on January 2, 2006. The main council of this center is made up of pediatric neurologists who review all the research projects submitted to the center. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology (IJCN) an English Journal has been published since June 2005 and since June 5, 2006, it has succeeded in obtaining the scientific-research rank from the Commission of Medical Sciences Publications of the country. This journal is a scientific organ of the Pediatric Neurology Research Center. In the research festival of the university in 2008, the Iranian Journal of Pediatric Neurology (IJCN) was honored as the best journal. Also, this journal is indexed in PubMed, ISI, and more than 10 international index sites and its articles are accessible on these sites
Pediatric Surgery Research Center
Pediatric Surgery Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences was established in 2007 and started working as a sub-set of the research and technology department of the university. This center has been conducting research projects at the highest scientific level in the field of epidemiology, basic statistics and clinical problems related to pediatric surgery for about 8 years. Pediatric Surgery Research Center has quickly become one of the leading centers in pediatric surgery research and training and has provided the necessary scientific and clinical facilities to help those interested in research in the field of pediatric surgery.
Children's Congenital Blood Diseases Research Center
Considering the increasing importance of children's blood diseases and congenital blood diseases in the field of health, treatment, economics and medicine, the quantitative and qualitative expansion of this field in medical sciences universities across the country reveals the necessity of establishing a research center in this field. In this way, the research center for children's congenital blood diseases in 2013 succeeded in obtaining the approval in principle from the Council for the Development of Medical Sciences Universities of the country.
One of the incurable chronic diseases that is under special insurance protection is congenital blood diseases, two thirds of the country's pharmaceutical subsidy is spent on these two diseases. On the other hand, due to geographical and racial location, family marriages, nutritional problems and environmental pollution, many costly diseases occur in the field of blood and children's cancer. Among the reasons and areas available for the expansion of research centers in the field of blood and children's cancer in Iran, we can include strategic blood diseases (thalassemia, hemophilia and cancer), the growth rate of the population and especially the population under 15 years of age in Iran, Iran's location in He pointed out the belt of hereditary blood diseases, especially in deprived areas and the geographical extent of the country, and the problems of moving chronic patients. Considering the sensitive and strategic position of research in children's blood diseases and cancer, the establishment of the Children's Congenital Blood Diseases Research Center is considered a step in the direction of education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the direction of basic and even applied and clinical research.
Pediatric Nephrology Research CenterResearch Institute for children’s Health
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
History:
The Pediatric Nephrology research center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences aims to improve the level of nephrologic knowledge and researches in the country and also in line with the expansion of science production in the field of pediatric nephrology with the approval of the Iranian Ministry of Health in 2014 as the first pediatric nephrology research center in the country.
Goals:
Active participation in solving problems in the field of pediatric nephrology and urology
Seeking support in the field of pediatric nephrology and attracting non-governmental resources (obtaining grants from national and international organizations)
Participation in the transfer of update knowledge in field of pediatric nephrology with the health policy of the country
Preparing a suitable platform for interdisciplinary activities based on national and international priorities
Production of technological products in our field
Expansion of communication at the national, regional and international levels
Vision:
Development of researches in order to promote nephrologic health of pediatric group and active participation in the research and scientific development of the country
Mission:
Conducting epidemiological and community-based studies in order to determine the pattern of nephrologic problems in neonates, children and adolescences.
Scientific and executive supporting and improving the quality of basic, applied and developmental researches in nephrologic fields.
Conducting clinical studies in the field of diagnosis and treatment of kidney and urological diseases and launching single and multi-center clinical trials
Cooperation with the Iranian industry sector and drug production companies in the production of drugs for nephrologic patients
https://pednephrology.sbmu.ac.ir
Pediatric Pathology Research Center
Considering that the provision of children's health is one of the country's priorities, research in the field of pathology and children's diseases can be the foundation of children's and public health
Due to the lack of a research center in the field of pediatric pathology and laboratory medicine in Iran universities, the pediatric pathology research center affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. This center started its official activity as the first pediatric pathology research center since 2013 with the efforts and cooperation of pathology , professors and researchers and has actively participated in many important projects in the clinical and basic science.
Considering the importance of laboratory medicine and pathology in the disase diagnosis, this center can be established to develop knowledge and create an arena for science commiunication in all fields related to pathology and laboratory medicine. Due to valuable position of laboratory medicine and pathology in the diagnosis of many diseases, this center can play an effective role in improvement of basic and clinical sciences
Neonatal Health Research Center
Neonatal Health Research Center started working in September 2017 after obtaining the approval of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. This collection emphasizes the health of the country's newborns to take effective steps in this field. Since the number of highly sub-specialized colleagues in this group in the country is very significant, it can confirm our important mission in the health of babies. The infant mortality rate in the country is the most important health index of any country. which has achieved many successes in recent years due to the cooperation of different groups. Articles in other health fields, such as: pregnant mother and newborn care, breastfeeding promotion, jaundice, neonatal sepsis and asphyxia are among the research priorities of this center.