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Over 100 Years of Life-Changing Research

Participate in Research

Our studies in behavioral health, hearing and balance, speech and language, and neuroscience are improving the care provided to children, adults and families in Omaha and around the world. Join a research study today.

Centers and Institutes

Boys Town National Research Hospital is home to cutting-edge research centers such as the Center for Childhood Deafness, Language and Learning and the Institute for Human Neuroscience.

Our Research Labs

Each of our more than 40 research labs has an area of focus that directly supports our outstanding educational and clinical programs.

For Scientists

Boys Town National Research Hospital is an ideal institution for conducting clinic-translational research, in large part due to access to patients. Our pediatrics and audiology practices are the largest in Omaha. We have over 500 cochlear implant patients and continue to add new patients annually. We also house the largest preschool in the area designed to support children with hearing loss.

Upcoming Events

The Teenage Brain Today

April 22, 2025

​Join Giorgia Picci, Ph.D. for the 2025 Nebraska Science Festival Science Café.

PAT Research Conference

May 30 - 31, 2025

​​​​​​Join Boys Town National Research Hospital for the 2025 Pediatric Audiology Translational Research (PAT) Conference on Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31.

Translating research to change the way ​America ​​cares for ​​children and​ ​families

Our research is unique because we take our findings from the lab and apply them to the latest, most innovative care for the children, families and patients we serve. Staying true to our mission of changing the way America cares for children, we share our research nationwide to impact healthy outcomes for children across the country and around the world.