Off Campus

Academic Program Officer, Jeff Birou, MSEd, embraces the challenge of marathon running through the “most magical place on Earth.”

For Mark DeJesse, a Senior Clinical Research Financial Analyst at CHOP Research Institute, being a Philadelphia Mummer is a family affair.

While hustling her way through Philly’s stand-up comedy scene, she’s found freedom and self-discovery in making people laugh.

A strenuous hiking experience is no match for the preparation and determination of this bioinformatician.

Fasten your seatbelts and go full throttle with the Director of Clinical Trials Financial Management, Ray Goodridge.

When Valentina Graci, PhD, needs to reset and recharge, she dons a wetsuit and volunteers as a scuba diver for a local aquarium.

Grab your pompoms and get your game face on as we go Off Campus to Lincoln Financial Field with CHOP research technician Makenna Higgins.

With wanderlust-a-plenty, immune engineer Leyuan Ma, PhD, wants to see every country in the world.

In this Off Campus blog, Noni Diarra, a research tech in D³b, shares why she balances science and sashes as Miss Pennsylvania USA 2024.

Working on a book about thriving, Christopher Forrest, MD, PhD, proposes a society focused on caring for one another and the planet.