Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition News & Announcements

In research news, CHOP researchers honored, investigators reveal molecular cause of allergic trigger for eosinophilic esophagitis, and more.

In this Q&A, Dr. Kamath shares her vision for the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, especially in the realm of research.

CHOP-based teams receive Penn Health-Tech support to bring healthcare innovations to the marketplace.

Sleep promotion, along with diet and exercise, may be another non-pharmacologic option to help reduce hypertension in pediatric patients.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Binita M. Kamath, MB BChir as Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

The hourly rates for flow cytometry and cell sorting services in the Flow Cytometry Core have been decreased.

The study also found that increased fat and protein intake may improve muscle strength and quality of life in patients with mitochondrial disease.

Save the date the 2023 Joint Microbiome Symposium, Dec. 4-5.

By studying lab-grown organoids derived from patients’ stem cells, the Hamilton Lab seeks to better understand and treat IBD.

A high school student in the lab of Dr. Kathryn Hamilton won two science fair awards for research he conducted at CHOP.

Learn what makes these faculty members excellent mentors to their postdocs and research fellows.

The Emerging Innovators in Collaborative Research Program highlights non-faculty researchers.

CHOP and its individual departments ranked high in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2021-2022.

Our March featured faculty member, Kathryn Hamilton, PhD, studies gastrointestinal epithelial stem cells.

The findings could lead to the development of novel therapeutics for bowel motility disorders.

Jessica Breton, MD, is recruiting participants for a study exploring how inulin, a prebiotic fiber, can improve the microbiome in IBD.

Hayat Mousa, MD, a world-renowned motility expert, joins CHOP as Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Center for GI Motility Director.

Researchers at CHOP developed a 3-D imaging method that allows them to see a hard-to-view area of the colon.

Researchers at CHOP are studying whether impaired sleep during adolescence has an effect on bone density.

U.S. News &World Report once again ranked CHOP as one of the top children’s hospitals in the United States

A novel 3-D imaging method allowed researchers to view the colon’s enteric nervous system, which is usually blocked by other colon cells

U.S.News & World Report has ranked CHOP among the nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals — again!

The 2019 Scientific Symposium focused on the advances CHOP researchers have made in the booming area of genomics and data science.

From research to the real world: Meet the six scholars in our Entrepreneurial Science Scholars Program at CHOP.

This week in research news: teasing out genetic clues across the skeleton, a "missing mutation" in infant epilepsy, and studying soy-based baby formulas.

Poster Day at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute is a tradition now in its 26th year. At this event, trainee-level researchers come together to present poster summaries of their work with the CHOP community.

Many of today’s healthy children and teens will develop later-onset chronic conditions including heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.