Lab profile
About DAIR
The Division of AI Research serves as a hospital-wide initiative and central hub for AI-driven healthcare research innovation at Children's National Hospital. It brings together researchers, clinicians, scientists, and engineers to conduct impactful, trustworthy, and clinically grounded AI research, while building capacity through training, mentorship, and consultation to transform ideas into rigorous science and research-based AI solutions.
01 · Research focus
Research areas and highlights
Topics and recent work as stated on the lab’s own site.
- A Machine Learning Strategy to Predict the Number of High-Acuity Children Who Leave Without Being Seen From the Emergency DepartmentMachine learning model to predict high-acuity children leaving emergency departments without being seen.
- Top AI models unveiled in COVID-19 challenge to improve lung diagnosticsAI models developed for COVID-19 challenge to improve lung diagnostics.
02 · People
Leadership and researchers
People listed on the lab’s team pages, by role.
03 · Research intelligence
Research Intelligence evidence
Publications, grants and clinical trials linked to the lab’s researchers in Health AI Central’s research data.
Publications & preprints
- From classroom to cleanroom: building a skilled cell and gene therapy workforce.Cytotherapy · 2026
- Machine Learning Using Electroencephalography Predicts Acute Cerebral Injury in the Pediatric ICU.Neurocritical care · 2026
- Improved Deep Learning Segmentation of Pediatric Diffuse Midline Gliomas After Treatment.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2026
Active NIH grants
- Enhanced detection of anomaly in bone age X-ray for diagnosis of childhood growth disorderSyed Muhammad Anwar · NICHD · FY 2026
- Postnatal hypoxemia, cardiac immaturity, and the impact on surgical recoveryNikki Posnack · NHLBI · FY 2026
- Image-guided robotic assistance to improve precision and reduce x-ray dose in orthopedic surgery for pediatric SCFEKevin Cleary · NIBIB · FY 2026
04 · Updates
Updates and lab news
News and events from the lab’s own site.
- Research, Education & Innovation Week 2027EventApr 6, 2027 · research.childrensnational.org
- Cell and Gene Therapy Symposium in the Mid-Atlantic Region 2026EventOct 28, 2026 · eventbrite.com
- Honor bestowed on Andrew Dauber, MD, MMScAwardOct 14, 2026 · innovationdistrict.childrensnational.org
- New gene therapy approach shows promise for treating rare muscular dystrophyNewsOct 8, 2026 · innovationdistrict.childrensnational.org
- Children's National Leaders Help Shape the Future of Pediatric Oncology at SIOP 2026NewsSep 23, 2026 · innovationdistrict.childrensnational.org
- Top AI models unveiled in COVID-19 challenge to improve lung diagnosticsNewsJan 12, 2021 · innovationdistrict.childrensnational.org
05 · Official presence
Lab sources and channels
The lab’s own pages and accounts.
06 · Related
Related labs and centers
Labs at the same institution and labs working on similar topics.