ALT The cover of the FY2024 Annual Report for the Children's Mercy Research Institute. It has a darker blue background and over that are small images that look like tiny drops in the colors of blues and yellows along with small helix shapes. A photo of a young boy sitting on his mother's lap smiling directly into the camera is the main part of the cover. It also says "Built for Kids" along the bottom.

ALT This graphic is on a medium blue background. On the right is a portrait of Keith August, MD, MS, Hematology/Oncology/BMT. He is wearing glasses and a light blue thin plain button-up shirt. On the left is text that describes who he received funding from and for what it will be used for: ‘Hyundai Hope on Wheels’ Grant. Funding supports the salaries of two regulatory cancer research coordinators for Oncology, Experimental Therapeutics and BMT.

ALT A photo of Ashley on a maroon-colored background. Ashley has brown hair that falls to about her shoulders. She is wearing a silver necklace and has a blue shirt on.

ALT This is on a medium blue-colored graphic. On the right is a photo of Dr. Jessica Wallisch, Critical Care Medicine. On the left is text that outlines who she received her funding from and what project it's being used on: Innovative Project Award from the American Heart Association". Study: “Early Detection of Acute Brain Injury in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with ultralow-field MRI"

ALT A photo of Dr. Hubert Tse is on the right. He is wearing a dark blue suit. On the left is text that describes his professional background and the talk he's giving: Academic Scholarship Conference, Guest Speaker: Hubert M. Tse, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, & Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, "The genetics of Type 1 diabetes susceptibility in mouse and man"

ALT This graphic has a darker marigold color on the back right side and a lighter yellow color on the back left side. On the right are photos of 5 people who are celebrating 20, 25, and 30 years at Children's Mercy. On the left is a list broken down by those celebrating 5, 10, and 15 years. The list includes the person's name and department.

ALT This graphic is on a medium blue background. On the right is a photo of 5 dogs, all wearing Christmas things like antler ear headbands or scarves. 3 of the dogs are sitting on a bench and 2 are sitting on the ground. Text on the left explains who the Facility Dog Program received funding from and how the funding will be used: "Funding from private Omaha-area foundation and American Cancer Society Pups Assisting with Support (ACS PAWS) Facility Dog Grant Program". "Supports maintenance, expansion of Child's Mercy's Facility Dog Program".

ALT A photo of Dr. Craig Smail. He stands in the middle of a lab, wearing a white lab coat, with his arms crossed over his chest. He is smiling at the camera. You can see equipment behind him."

ALT This graphic is on a medium blue background. On the right is a photo of Lynette Lartey, MPH, MCHES®, Health Services and Outcomes Research, and her mother at her Uzazi Village Doula Training Graduation in December 2024. On the left is text that outlines who she received funding from and for what project it's being used on. "Healthy Blue Birth Equity Mini-Grant from Kansas Birth Equity Network (KBEN)." Project: “Cultural Brokerage in Pregnancy-related Options Counseling in the Midwest”

ALT A photo of Dr. Kulesa sitting at a table with a microscope. He is wearing a light pink button-up, collared shirt. There is a computer monitor on behind him.

ALT This graphic has a darker marigold color on the back right side and a lighter yellow color on the back left side. On the right are photos of 4 people who are celebrating 20, 25, and 40 years at Children's Mercy. On the left is a list broken down by those celebrating 5 and 10 years. The list includes the person's name and department.

ALT This graphic has a medium blue background. On the right is a group photo of Dr. Sampath standing in the middle with members of his lab and study team standing on either side of him. Each person is holding a white piece of paper with words such as "Bacteria", " Premature Babies", and "SIGIRR" printed on it. On the left is text that explains who Dr. Venkatesh Sampath, MBBS, MRCPCH, Neonatology, received funding from: "R01 Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)". Study: "SIGIRR in the Neonatal Intestine"

ALT A photo of Dr. Mollie Walton is on the right of this graphic. The background of the graphic is a medium blue color. On the left is the following text that explains who she received funding from and for what project: "Summer 2024 Fellowship Award through the CM Clinical Fellowship Research Awards program" Study: "MARFAN: Maximizing Atenolol Response through Functional Assessment iNvestigations amongst connective tissue disorders"

ALT Dr. Aswini Betha stands on a stage at a podium. On the large screen behind him is a slide with a blue background that says "Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization" and details their core functions.

ALT Dr. Mark Hoffman stands on a stage at a podium. On the large screen behind him is a slide with a blue background. It has his photo on it, his name, and also says "National Academy of Inventors Class of Fellows 2024".

ALT 10 people stand side-by-side. Some are holding the awards they received. The others are those who presented them with the award or were involved in deciding who should receive the award. Children's Mercy CEO Alejandro Quiroga stands in the middle.

ALT 6 people stand mingling. Some hold the blue glass award they received.