CVP News & Announcements

CHOP researchers recognized as Fellows of the ACMI and Distinguished Scientist by the AHA. This and more In The News.

Researchers receive recognition for their contribution to genetics, single ventricle heart disease, and more in this week’s news.

The CHOP Violence Intervention Program (VIP) serves as a bridge from the hospital to the community.

CHOP researchers In The News partner for violence prevention, evaluate long-term complex cardiac outcomes, and receive honors for their scientific contributions.

Researchers embarked on a quality improvement initiative at CHOP’s emergency departments to improve firearm safety conversations.

CHOP Research celebrated its clinical research staff and their excellence in conducting clinical research at the annual RE@CH Awards.

Researchers are developing a virtual environment to allow children’s practice of social and emotional skills to reduce bullying.

This edition of In the News reports on how researchers are partnering with schools to help staff alleviate occupational stress and burnout.

Meet seven women in STEM at CHOP Research Institute nominated by their Centers of Emphasis for their excellence and inspiration.

This week’s In The News highlights the legacy of Dr. Audrey Evans, newly elected AACR fellows, and a novel approach for rare disease.

Practice-based Scholar Ashlee Murray, MD, MPH, shares the importance of staying educated on issues related to domestic violence and more in this Q&A.

Research news highlights the value of serum cytokine panels in disease management and preclinical work to develop a mRNA vaccine to treat and prevent C. diff.

The Pilot Grant Program supports CHOP researchers in launching research studies on clinical effectiveness and policy-oriented health services.

CHOP researchers study the effect of high-stress neighborhoods on mental health and the implications of improved rare disease diagnosis.

Our research news roundup highlights newly approved gene therapies, insights into common genetic epilepsy disorders, and head injury prevention for young athletes.

Today, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) marks a major milestone -- 10 years of unified programming and research focused on reducing exposure to and impact of violence on youth and their families.

Joel Fein, MD, MPH, and Stephen Leff, PhD, co-directors of the Center for Violence Prevention at CHOP, reflect on a decade of research and programming, in this Cornerstone Q&A.

In part two of Where Discovery Leads, a multimedia story telling project, learn about CHOP physicians and researchers and their evidence-based activism for helping to find solutions to gun violence.

Take a multimedia look at our scientific research aimed at addressing gun violence and prevention. This is part one of two.

In this news roundup, we celebrate research tools new and old, from RNA sequencing to gene editing to the best tool of all: collaboration.

A joint research effort compared the diagnosis and recovery for youth with assault- versus sports-related concussions.

In our second installment of a three-part series, more women in STEM share their advice for the next generation.

This week in the news: a pediatric cancer summit, early diagnosis of Leigh Syndrome, quality of life in severe epilepsy, and more.

A new grant is allowing researchers to study a program educating teachers to detect, prevent, and respond to bullying in the classroom.

CHOP study is first to show important disparities between concussions sustained from assaults compared with sports-related injuries.

The CRC RE@CH Awards celebrated the professionals whose exceptional work contributes to important research at CHOP.

ACTS recognizes Flaura Winston, MD, PhD, for translating her research into effective public policy.

This week’s In the News features firearms research, stillbirths during COVID, donations to the Friedreich’s Ataxia Center of Excellence, and postdocs highlighted for diversity.

CHOP researchers find children particularly vulnerable as most mass shootings happening more than 10 miles from a pediatric trauma center.