NEC Research Incubator

Our Research Incubator provides a place for the international NEC community to engage and collaborate on research projects that matter to patient-families.

Collaborate, Connect, and Contribute

With over 150 members, we are accelerating NEC research, by bringing together scientists & clinicians working in partnership with patient-families! Join the Research Incubator.

VISION

Advancing NEC Research Together

Our vision is to accelerate NEC research by fostering collaboration between scientists, clinicians, and patient-families.

Our objective is to improve the prevention and treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) by bringing together multidisciplinary investigators to conduct novel research as a collective team, integrating the patient-family voice.

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Micah
NEC Society Research Incubator

GOALS

multi-center collaboration

  • Foster multi-center collaboration.
  • Support the design and implementation of
    research through seed grants.
  • Engage trainees, new researchers, and other
    interested stakeholders in NEC research.
  • Galvanize the research community around the
    NEC Research Priorities.

PROCESS

Pathways to Nurturing Research

  • Quarterly Virtual Research Roundtables
  • Patient-family Project Advisor Match
  • NEC Investigator Mentorship Match
  • NEC Biorepository
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