CHOP Research Announces New DNA-Protein Interaction Affinity Group
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, there has been a natural surge in biomedical research aimed at gene discovery.
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, there has been a natural surge in biomedical research aimed at gene discovery.
Gene therapy researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have produced a bioengineered decoy that by fooling the immune system prevents it from undermining benefits delivered by a corrective gene.
As part of its mission to find “a cure for all children with cancer,” Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation recently announced more than $7 million in new grants to researchers around the country, including four at The Children’s Hospital of P
Noted microbiologist and Children’s Hospital alumnus Joseph W. St. Geme, III, MD, was recently named CHOP’s Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. St.
Pediatrician and healthcare economist Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, PhD has been named the first Nancy Abramson Wolfson Endowed Chair in Health Services Research at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
According to the CDC, approximately 4 to 6 percent of U.S. children under the age of 18 have food allergies. Food allergies can lead to a range of symptoms, from hives to abdominal cramps to serious, life-threating conditions like anaphylaxis.
On its research advocacy blog Research Means Hope, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently highlighted an innovative immune therapy trial led by researchers from CHOP and Penn tha
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs recently announced the selection of two new research administration fellows.
Lisa Speicher, PhD, recently decided to leave her position at Children’s Hospital to assume an exciting new role as the Executive Director of the Office of Clinical Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.