Laboratory Medicine

The Laboratory Medicine Department of Shanghai Children's Medical Center was established with the hospital in 1998. It provides clinical testing and consultation for children, supports care, teaching and research, and serves as a practical training site. The hospital reports 1,402.6 square metres of laboratory space and seven areas: biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, hematology, clinical laboratory testing, transfusion and molecular biology. It offers more than 460 tests, including specialized tests. The laboratory received China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment accreditation in 2010 and subsequently received several Shanghai quality and service awards.

The department reports 62 staff, including seven with senior and 14 with intermediate professional titles, seven doctoral and six master's degree holders, two doctoral and one master's supervisors. More than ten staff members have undertaken training in the United States, the Netherlands or Hong Kong. Research focuses include hereditary diseases, molecular diagnosis of tumors, disease mechanisms and targeted drug development.

For the five-year period described by the hospital, it reports nine National Natural Science Foundation projects, 11 provincial or ministerial, four municipal or bureau-level and seven institutional projects, with total funding of RMB 16.1 million. Staff published 39 SCI papers as first or corresponding authors and 20 papers in core Chinese journals. The hospital also reports professional appointments, talent-program selections and individual awards.