Pediatrics

Pediatric Endocrinology Research

UCLA is one of the leading research institutions in the world and receives more than $1 billion in extramural research funding every year, making it the nation’s 9th largest research university. Our division benefits from this rich research environment, allowing us to contribute to cutting-edge bench, translational and clinical research to improve child health. 

Childhood Obesity Research

  • Obesity Treatment Research
    Vibha Singhal Lab studies how newer treatment regimens affect youth. 

    An Addiction Model Based Mobile Health Weight Loss Intervention

  • Obesity and Leukemia Research
    Steven Mittelman's Lab studies the links between obesity and poor outcome of childhood leukemia. Read more

    IDEAL -  a diet and activity intervention aimed at improving outcomes in patients with leukemia

    We also investigate how body weight increases chemotherapy side effects. These studies are funded by a grant from the NCI.

Autoimmunity Research

  • Translational Autoimmunity Research
    Maureen Su's Lab examines how autoimmunity can affect endocrine function. Read more
     

  • Targeting Diabetes Autoimmunity
    Christina Reh leads our division's efforts to understand and reverse the autoimmunity that causes type 1 diabetes. 

    TrialNet - an international network dedicated to the prevention of Type 1 diabetes

    Teplizumab Registry 

    Breakthrough T1D Walk

Faculty and trainees benefit from the outstanding research environment at UCLA. See below for just a few of the programs and initiatives which impact our division: